Date:22/03/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/03/22/stories/2007032222120500.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

YMCA organises rally of children

Nearly 1,000 schoolchildren are expected to take part in the rally being conducted by the Young Men's Christian Association on the occasion of World Water Day.

It will be flagged off in front of the Vidhana Soudha at 9 a.m. and will end at the YMCA centre on Nrupathunga Road.

Blood donation

BEL First Grade College is conducting a voluntary blood donation camp at BEL Primary School auditorium at Jalahalli post at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday. For details, call 22195737.

Book release

Asking We Talk — The South as New Political Imaginary, published by Streelekha, will be released on March 24 at 4 p.m.

The book is an anthology of essays and its contributors include Majid Rahnema, Noam Chomsky, Fatima Meer, Gustavo Esteva, and Ashis Nandy.

The book release will take place at CIEDS Collective, 33/1-9, Thyagaraja Layout, Jaibharath Nagar, M.S. Nagar. For details, call 25492783.

Free camp

Padmabhushan Dr. M.C. Modi Charitable Trust is organising a free diabetic eye camp on March 25 at the hospital on M.C. Modi Road, M.L.P. Layout from 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. For details, call 23492233.