PUNCH in Brief

A lecture by Peter Savodnik

Commemorating World Press Freedom Day, The American Center is hosting a lecture by US Investigative Journalist and Writer Peter Savodnik, titled ‘WHAT ROLE DOES JOURNALISM PLAY IN A FREE AND OPEN SOCIETY?’ on May 7 at 4pm at the American Center Auditorium. Savodnik has written for The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, GQ, BusinessWeek, Harper's, The New Yorker, Conde Nast Traveler, Wired, W, Time, The New York Review of Books, The Washington Post and Commentary, among other venues.

His article, ‘The Chessboard Killer,’ which was first published in GQ, was anthologised in The Best American Crime Reporting 2010.

For more details and reservations of seats contact:

Arun - Tel. 011 2498151, 077 7324921

Email: [email protected]

Omar -Tel. 011 2498150, 0774772313

Email: [email protected]

Note: No parking, you are allowed to bring personal electronic devices such as cell phones and laptops.

A cultural programme by the Kalmunai Scout Society

A cultural programme was conducted by the Akkaraipattu - Kalmunai Scout Society at the Kalmunai Zahira College Auditorium recently to mark the 156th anniversary of Lord Baden Powel, the founder of the scout movement. Here, a group of school children singing a song at the programme.