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Postgraduate diploma in mental health

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's H.B. College of Communication and Management has started a postgraduate diploma course in mental health as well as M.S/MA in mental health. These courses are conducted in association with Manasa Educational Foundation, Shimoga, under the Kuvempu University's distance education programme. Contact 22201959 for details.

Art workshop for children

The Centre for Artists, Bangalore, is organising a workshop Kalavikasa for children, conducted by artist M.S. Murthy. It aims at helping parents identify and nurture creative abilities in children. For details, call 267722775.

Felicitation to Sanskrit scholar

The Tattvajnana Parishat will felicitate scholar Vysanakere Prabhanjanacharya, who has been conferred the Independence Day President's Award for his services to Sanskrit, on October 9 at the Gayana Samaja at 5.30 pm. D. Veerendra Heggade of Dharmasthala and former Chief Minister Veerappa Moily will attend the function.

Honour

The Madhya Pradesh Hindi Prachar Samithi has conferred the Vishishta Hindi Sevi Sanman on V. Venkatesh, president, Shiksha Samithi of Mysore Hindi Prachara Parishad. He is a retired principal of MES College, Malleswaram.

Wild wonders

Wild Wonders, an exhibition of the works of wildlife photographer H.V. Praveen Kumar will be organised at Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishat from October 8 to 12. The theme will be conservation of wildlife.

Elected

The Karnataka State Council for Child Welfare has elected Nina P. Nayak as its president and Meera P.R. Nayak and Meenakshi Sivramakrishnan as vice-presidents. Sudha Raghunandan is general secretary, T. Meenakshi, Treasure and Vatsala Srinivasan, joint secretaries.

Scholarships

In memory of its founder-chairman K.M. Makhija, the vocational training Trust, Battrahalli, will offer 75 scholarships to needy students. They can undergo training in vocational skills at the Makhija Rotary Indiranagar Vocational Training Institute. For details, contact 25617780 or email rkmakhija-rotary@ vsnl.net

Ayurveda camp

Poornayu Ayurveda Hospital will offer a special consultation for various chronic disorders including diabetes and hypertension at the hospital on No 621, Dr Rajkumar Road, 2nd Block, Rajajinagar, from 9.30 a.m. on October 9. For details, contact 23528787.

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