Dramas and Villupattu: At Samskrita Bharati’s annual event

More than 150 people attended the ‘Samskrit Day’ celebrations held by the Mylapore chapter of Samskrita Bharati on Aug 4.

Mylapore MLA R. Nataraj, the chief guest for the evening, surprised the audience by starting his speech in Sanskrit.

There were songs and dramas in Sanskrit, the highlight however was a villupattu describing Lord Krishna’s childhood by young Mylaporeans.