Margazhi festival, basketball tournament at Sivaswami Kalalaya

A Margazhi cultural festival will be held as part of the National Youth Day Celebration on Jan 12 at Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Senior Secondary School, Mylapore

An endowment has been created for this festival by a member of the school’s management committee, Dr. Prema Kasturi in memory of her grandfather K. S. Krishnaswami Iyengar for the promotion of music and dance. Dances will be presented by an alumna and the students of the school. At 1 p.m.

An inter-school basketball tournament hosted by the school will be held at the NBGES Playfield at Chitrakulam North Street, Mylapore from Jan 10-12. The event will be inaugurated by S. Dharma Krishnan, former international basketball player on Jan 10. Mihir Pandy, senior manager, IOB Cathedral Road branch, is the chief guest at the valedictory event to be held on Jan 12.