Fest of plays, events in Sanskrit

The twelfth Samskrta Nataka Utsav is being conducted by Dharmakesari Solar K S Subramaniya Iyer Trust and the Lioness Club of Nandambakkam on Saturday,

October 23 at the Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, P S School campus, Mylapore 8.30 a.m. onwards. Samskrta skit, Antharaksari, Kathakalakshepam, Amarakosha and Bharatanatyam competitions are part of the day’s programme.

At 3.30 p.m. the prize distribution and award function will take place.

The title of ‘Samskrta Ratna’ will be conferred on Dr. O. R. Devanathan, lecturer, Dept. of Sanskrit, Presidency College, Chennai.

For more details call Chandra Ramani at 2464 3024, 98407 98456.

There is another event being conducted by the same Trust on October 24 at 12.30 p.m. at the same venue. It is the 12th Devi Kanyakumari Music Festival competition for school boys and girls. Call 2464 3024, 4234 7777 to sign up