General
State Bank of Travancore Staff Union: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac and Planning Commission Vice-Chairman Prabhath Patnaik speaks at the seminar on ‘Global Financial Crisis and India,’ AKG Hall, 5.30 p.m.

State government: Health Minister P. K. Sreemathy inaugurates month-long campaign for creating awareness about the benefits of vaccination against preventable and contagious diseases, Government Model High School, 9.15 a.m.

Kerala Grama Panchayat Association: Law Minister M. Vijayakumar inaugurates 25th general body, Sebastian Paul, MP, inaugurates media seminar, VJT Hall, 3 p.m. onwards.

Kerala Muslim Cultural Forum: Vijayan Thomas, chairman Jai Hind Television, inaugurates Id sammelanam and solidarity meeting against terrorism, Press Club Hall, 11 a.m.

State government: Education Minister M. A. Baby inaugurates cleaning operations as part of the week-long Gandhi Jayanti celebrations, Radiography Department premises, Medical College Hospital, 8.30 a.m.

YMCA and Uni-Y: Professor of Economics, Arts College, Alex Thomas speaks on ‘Special Economic Zones-Boon or Bane,’ YMCA Youth Centre, 5.15 p.m.

Loyola Extension Services: Counselling training for teachers and potential teachers, Loyola College of Social Sciences, Sreekariyam, 9 a.m.

Muthoot Securities Limited: Seminar for investors on currency derivatives, Mini Hall, Trivandrum Club, 5.30 p.m.

CULTURE
Navaratri Mandapam: Navaratri festival followed by Carnatic music concert (Thodi-Bharathi Mamava) by M.K. Sankaran Namboothiri; S.R. Mahadeva Sarma on violin, Mavelikara R. Rajesh on mridangom and Adichanalloor Anilkumar on ghatom, Navarathiri Mandapam, 6 p.m.

Gomathiamba Sametha Sri Sathyavageeswara Swamy Temple, Karamana: Navaratri festival followed by Carnatic music concert by Chennai Saranathan; Mavelikara S. Easwara Varma on violin, Professor Vaikom Venugopal on mridangom and Trivandrum Rajesh on ghatom, temple premises, Karamana, 7 p.m.

Sri Udayanoor Devi Kshetra Yogam: Navaratri festival followed Carnatic vocals by Thenkarai Maharaj; Srimathi Padmakrishnan on violin, Thiruvananthapuram Raveendran on mridangom and Thiruvananthapuram Rajesh on ghatom, temple premises, 6.45 p.m.

Kerala Brahmana Sabha: Navaratri festival followed by Carnatic vocals by Visalakshi Nityanand (Chennai); Manjula Rajesh on violin, Ramanathapuram V. Ramanathan on mridangom and Neyyatinkara Sri Krishnan on ghatom, Sree Durga Devi Temple, Sreekanteswaram, 6.30 p.m.

Kilimanoor Sri Swathi Thirunal Sangeetha Sabha: Navaratri Sangeeta Utsavam, Carnatic vocals by Kumari N. J. Nandini; Nedumangadu V. S. Binu on violin, Praveen Sarma on mridangom and Attingal M.R. Madhu on ghatom, Town Hall, 6.45 p.m.

Soorya: Guru Pooja by Machattu Vasanthi followed by Bharathanatyam by Shobhana, Tagore Theatre, 6.45 p.m. onwards.

RELIGION
Attukal Bhagavathy Temple: Kalababhisekham, 7 a.m. and Bhagavathy Seva, 7.15 p.m.