17.30 : Tea with the Vice-Chancellor, Annamalai University.

18.30 : Visit to the Temple and Reception by the Citizens of Chindambaram.

21.37 - 22.42 : Interviews at the Guest House:

Prof. S. Vaidyanatha Ayyar, Head of Economics and Commerce Department, Annamalai University.

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Dr. A. Chidambaranatha Chettiar, Professor of Tamil (Arts), Shri R. Ramanujachariar, Prof. of Philosophy, Shri L. P. K. Ramanathan Chettiar, Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies.

CHIDAMBANAM: TUESDAY, 12th February, 1957.

7.54 :Departure from Chindambaram.

TANJORE: TUESDAY, 12th February, 1957.

13.43 : Arrival at Tanjore. Visit to and -

15.30 -17.45 :Interviews at the Saraswati Mahal Library

Representatives of the Advaita Sabha, Kumbhakonam: Shri S. Vaidyanatha Iyer, Secretary, Shri S. Mahalinga Iyer, Shri Ramanatha Dikshitar, Samavedin. Sanskrit Pandit, National High School, Mannargudi, Shri Narasimhacharya Ghanapathi, Head of the Annaswami Aiyangar Pathasala, Mannargudi, Dr. Mahalingam Iyer, Govindakudi Veda Pathasala Kumbhakonam. Representative of Sanskrit School at Melattur: Shri R. Sitarama Sarma, Shri Kasi Laxmi Narayana Sastri, Shri A. Raghunatha Sastri, Shri M. S. Venkatarama Iyer, Shri P. R. Nagesvara Sastri, Sanskrit Pathasala, Agara Mangudi, Shri A. Krishnamurthy Sivacharya, Poondi. Samaganam by Shri Ramanath Dikshitar, Samadeva Srauti and Sanskrit Teacher, Mannargudi.

18.15 :Visit to Temple of Brihadisvara. 19.30 :Visit to and Reception at Lakshmi Skt. Vidyalaya.

TANJORE: WEDNESDAY, 13th February, 1957.

7.00 :Departure for Tiruvaiyaru. 7.30 - 9.00: Visit to and Reception at the Raja's College of Sanskrit and Tamil Studies. 9.5 - 10.12: Interviews at the Raja's College:

Shri P. S. Krishna Rao, Correspondent, Shrinivas Rao High School, Shri R. Saundararajan, Head Master, Shri V. Subrahmanya Iyer, President, Bar Association, Shri C. V. Rajagopalacharya, Chairman, Administrative Committee, Raja Veda Pathasala, Ammal Agraharam, Shri B. K, Panchapagesha Iyer, Advocate, Pt. Aghora Sarma, Sanskrit Teacher, Shri H. Rajagopalan, Principal, and Shri Srinivasachariar, Vice-Principal, Raja's College, Shri T. S. Rama Rao, Tamil Teacher, Shrinivasa Rao High School,

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Shri S. Vijaya Raghavan, Proprietor, Shrinivasa Press, Shri M. R. Subbaraman, Head Master and Manager, Sir Sivaswami Iyer School, Shri D. Sesharama Sastri, Head Master, Raja Veda Pathasala, Shri K. Subrahmaniam, Judicial Sub-Magistrate, Shri T. R. Krishnamurty Iyer.

10.20 : Visit to Composer Shri Thyagaraja's Samadhi. Departure for Tanjore. 11.25 -12.22 : Interviews at the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjore:

Shri S. Gopalan, Secretary, Sarasvati Mahal Library, Shri Krishnaswami Mahadik, Rao Saheb. Library Staff Shri N V. Venkata Subrahmanya Sastri, Shri K. Vasudeva Sastri, Shri N. S. Devanathacharya, Shri V. Sundara Sarma, Shri K. S. Subrahmanya Sastri, Shri V. Shrinivasacharya, Libriarian Representatives.of Sanskrit Seva Samajam, Tanjore: Shri V. Gopala Iyengar, Vice President, Shri A. S. Ranganathachariar, Joint Secretary, Shri P. Muttukrishna Sastrigal, Member, Shri A. R. Laxminarasimha Iyengar, Advocate, Committee, Member, Shri S. Shrinivasa Iyer, Ex-Secratary, Tanjore Teachers' Guild, Shri Sundaresa Sarma, Shri N. Seshadri Tatachariar, Committee Member, Shri D. S. Balasubrahmanya Sastri.

14.00 : Departure for Tiruchirapalli.

TIRUCHIRAPALLI: WEDNESDAY, 13th February, 1957.

16.00 :Arrival at Tiruchi and tea at Shri V. Seshasayee's Bungalow. 18.00 - 18.30: Visit to and Reception at Bala Gurukulam, Muttarasanallur. 18.50 :Visit to Shri Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Tiruparaithurai and Interviews:

Swami Chidbhavananda, Shri R. Ramakrishna, Head Master, Vivekananda High School. Visit to Srirangam Temple and Reception at the Vani Vilas press.

21.00 :Reception and Dinner at Srirangam High School Srirangam 22.00 (Hosts: Shri K. V. Srinivasa Iyengar and others)

TIRUCHIRAPALLI: THURSDAY, 14th February, 1957.

7.50 - 8.10 :Interviews at Shri Seshasayee's Bungalow. Shri A. V. Gopalachariar. 8.10 - 12.05 :Interviews at the National College: Shri P. Vanchhanathan, Rameswaram Devasthanam Pathasala, Madura. Shri Srikantha Sastri, Principal, R. D. Pathasala,

Representatives of Old Boys' Association of R. D. Pathasala: Shri V. Janakiraman, Secretary, Shri N. Ramasubrahmanyam and others, Shri Ramasubrahamanyam, Sanskrit Lecturer, , Madura College, Shri K. V. Subrahmanya Sastri, Sanskrit Lecturer, Thyagaraj College, Madura. Representatives of Saurashtra Sabha, Madura: Shri K. B. Padmanabhayya, Shri K. V. Ramamurthy, Shri S. B. Krishnamacharya, Shri S. Vaidyanath Sastri, Advocate, Pudukottai, Shri V. Jayarama Iyer, President, Bar Council, Tiruchi, Dr. P. S. Subrahmanya Sastrigal, Retired Principal, Sanskrit College, Tiruvayyaru, Shri K. Mahadeva Sastri, Shri A. Ramadesikachariar, Correspondent, Ahobil' Mutt, Srirangam, Shri C. V. Rajagopalacharya, Correspondent,

Shri Kundalam Rangachariar, Shri Sauriraja Iyengar, Singam Iyengar Pathasala, Srirangam, Shri Mahalinga, Ghanapathigal, Veda Pathasala, Manekkal, Shri S. M. Krishna Sarma (demonstrated Varnakrama), Shri C. Kandaswami, Correspondent, Bala Gurukulam, Muttarasanallur, Shri Mahadeva Iyer, "Amara Bharati" Representative, Shri Sthanikam Parthasarathi Iyengar, Editor, Devasthana Patrika, Srirangam, Shri R. Panchapagesa Iyer.

12.15 : Lunch at the National College.

13.25 -16.25 :Interviews at the National College:

Shri V. B. Nataraja Sastrigal, Ayurvedic Doctor, Shri Rama Sarma, Ayurvedic Doctor, Karur, Representatives of the Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad: Shri K. Tirumalaiswami Iyer, Vice-President, Shri A. V. Subrahmanya Iyer, Pazhuvur, Shri M. K. Vaidyanatha Iyer, Members, Managing Committee, Shri E. S. Sundaram Iyer, Treasurer, Shri Rama Subrahmanyam, Member, Managing Committee, Shri P. K. Nagaratna Sarma, Member, Managing Committee, Shri M. V. Krishnamurthy Rao, Advocate, Member, National College Council, Shri S. Annadurai Ayyar, Shri A. V. Viswanatha Gurukkal, Allur. Representatives of Advaita Sabha, Kumbhakonam: Brahmasri Polagam Sundara Sastrigal,

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Shri L. S. Parthasarathi Iyer, President, Shri M. K. Vaidyanatha Iyer, Ex-Secretary, Shri A. V., Subrahmanya Iyer, Secretary, Shiri V. Balagopala, Rev. Fr. Sequiera, Principal, St. Joseph's College, Shri G. Varadachariar, Principal, National College, Shri N. Ramaswami Iyer, Founder, and Smt. Maithili, Sanskrit Lecturer, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Pt. Narayana Iyengar, Ayurveda Practitioner, Karur, Shri R. V. Rama Iyer, Ayurveda Practitioner, Karur, Pt. Bhoovarahacharya, Chettiar Sastra Pathasala, Karur, Presentation of Svagata-Patrika, by Amara-Bharati representatives.

16.30 : Reception at the Seetalaksmi Ramaswami College. 17.00 - 19.30 : Reception on behalf of the Citizens of Tiruchi at the Saraswati Halt of the National College.

TIRUCHI, KEELAKADAYAM, TRIVANDRUM: FRIDAY. 15th February, 1957.

04.05 : Departure from Tiruchi for Trivandrum.

12.00 :Arrival at Tenkasi and then proceed to Keelakadayam by Car. 15.06 - 15.48: Interviews at Keelakadayam:

Shri R. Krishnaswami Iyer, Mm. Anantakrishna Sastri, Panditaraja K. Sankarnarayana Sastri, Ex-Professor of Nyaya, Maharaja's College, Mysore.

16.00 - 16.50: Call on His Holiness Shri Sankaracharya of Sringeri and Interview. 17.30 :Departure from Keelakadayam. 22.00 :Arrival at Trivandrum.

TRIVANDRUM: SATURDAY, 16th February, 1957.

08.45 - 09.15 :Visit to the Oriental Manuscripts Library. 09.15 - 09.45 :Interviews at the Library: Shri S., Kunjan Pillai. Editor, Malayalam Lexicon and Director, Mss. Library, Shri K. Mahadeva Sastri, Curator.

09.45 - 11.00 :Visit to Sanskrit College and Interviews:

Shri Gopala Pillai, Principal. Members of the Staff of the College: Shri Nilakantha Sastry, Shri N. V. Damodaran. Shri K. B. Panikkar. Shri Harihar Sastry, Shri S. V. Krishnan, Shri Guruswami Sastry.

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11.08 - 11.27: Call. on Shri Ramunni Menon, Adviser to the Governor of Kerala.

11.40 - 12.50 : Interviews at the Park View Bungalow:

Shri Kerala Varma, Educational Secretary, Kerala State. Shri N. E. S. Raghavacharya, Chief Secretary, Kerala State, Shri Sundararajulu Naidu. Pro-Vice-Chancellor. Travancore University. Prof. C. S. Venkateswaran, D.P.I., Kerala State.

15.00-15.50: Visit to the Sanskrit Department, Travancore University and Interviews:

Prof. P. K. Narayana, Pillai, Head of the Department, Staff of the Sanskrit Department: Shri C. K. Narayana Kurup. Shri Venkata Subrahmanya Iyer. Shri A. G. Krishna Warriar.

15.50 :Reception at the Sanskrit College 16.00 :Call on H. H. the Maharaja of Travancore. 17.00 :Visit to Padmanabhaswami Temple.

TRIVANDRUM: SUNDAY, 17th February, 1957.

08.35 - 09.42 :Interviews at the Park View Bungalow:

Representatives of the Chitrodaya Pandita Parishad: Shri Justice R. Sankaranarayana Aiyar, President, Shri K. Balarama Panikkar, Secretary, Shri S. Neelakantha Sastri, Secretary, Shri L. A. Ravi Varma, Retired Hon. Director, Palace Mss.library

10.30 - 11.30: Call on the Governor of Kerala, Shri B. Rama Krishna Rao. 11.38 - 13.15 : Interviews at the Park View Bungalow:

Shri A. S. Narayana Pillai, Professor of Philosophy, Travancore University, Shri Veda-Bandhu, Shri Swaminatha Pillai, President, Devasvam Board, Representatives of All-Kerala Sanskrit Association Shri R. Karunakaran, President, Smt. Saroja Nair, Shri P. K. Gopakumar, Treasurer, Dr. A. Lakshmipati, Principal, Ayurveda College.

17.05 -18.15: Reception at the Sanskrit College.

TRIPUNITTURA:MONDAY, 18th February, 1957.

04.00 :Departure from Trivandrum. 12.00 :Arrival at Tripunittura. 09.25- 11.20:Lunch at the Elaya Maharaja's Palace.

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13.47 - 15.32 :Interviews at the Palace:

Shri T. Rama Warriar, Retired Professor of Nyaya, Sanskrit College, Tripunittura,

Pt, Sankara Narayana Sastri, Retired Professor of Vyakarana.

Shri Achyuta Poduval, Professor, Sanskrit College,

Shri V. Rajaraja Varma, Shri K. Mantitta Nambudiri, Nyaya Pandit, Shri Setumadhava Dikshita, Mimamsa Pandit. Shri A. Chandrahasan, Head of the Department of Indian Languages, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. Shri P. V. Krishnan Nair, Professor of Sanskrit and Malayalam, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. Smt. Ambadi Katyayani Amma, Ernakulam.

16.00 - 16.20: Visit to the Sanskrit College (Ramavarma Sanskrit Kalalaya); seeing the Mss. Library. 16.20 - 16.45 : Interviews at the College: Principal T. A. Warriar and Staff. 17.00 - 17.47: Call on H. H. the Maharaja of Cochin. 18.30 - 19.30: Public Reception at the 'Woodlands', Ernakulam. 20.00 :Dinner at the Palace. 21.05 - 22.15 :Interviews at the Palace:

Shri K. R. Pisharoti, Shri T. A. Warriar, Principal, Sanskrit College, Vedic Recitation from Krishna Yajurveda by Shri K. Narayana Nambudripad.

KALADI:TUESDAY, 19th February, 1957.

07.00 :Departure from Tripunittura by Car. 09.00 :Arrival at Kaladi. 09.00 - 09.35:Visit to Shri Ramakrishna Advaitashram and Interview: Shri Swami Atmananda, of Chittor Pathasala. 09.25 - 11.20:Visit to Temple of Shri Adi Sankaracharya and Meeting Staff and Students of the Sringeri Mutt Pathasala, Kaladi. Shri S. Krishna Sastri, Ved and Teacher, Shri N. N. Ramaswami Sastri, Veda and Kavya Teacher. 12.00 - 12.50: Interviews at the Advaitashram:

Shri Swami Agamananda, Shri R. Ramasubrahmanyam, Sanskrit Lecturer, Shri C. K. Raman Nambiar, Retired Principal, Sanskrit College, Tripunittura. 12.50 -13.00: Meeting the staff of the High School. 13.00 :Lunch at the Advaitashrama. 14.00 :Visit to Shri Sankara College, Kaladi. 14.20 :Departure for Trichur.

TRICHUR: TUESDAY, 19th February, 1957.

16.00 :Arrival at Trichur by Car.

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16.00 - 17.20 :Interviews at the Government Guest House (Ramanilayam):

Shri P. K. Subrahmanya Iyer, Retired High Court Judge, Travancore, President, Akhila Kerala Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad. Shri P. V. Rama Iyer, Principal, Shri Nilakantha Sanskrit College, Pattambi, Representatives of the Sahitya Dipika Sanskrit College, Pavaratty: Shri P. T. Kuriakkos, Principal, Shri P. C. Vasudeva Elayath, Nyaya Teacher, Shri P. K. Francis, Shri A. B. Shanmukha Nair, Head Master, School Section, Shri A.B. Nair , Shri K.V Narayana Sastri, Retired Principal Sanskrit College, Pattambi. Shri K. Narayana Pisharoti, Head Master, Government High School.

17.40-18.50: Reception at Shri Subrahmanya Iyer'splace on

behalf of Trichur branch of Sanskrit Vishva Parishad, and Interviews: Shri S. Hariharan, Secretary, Sanskrit Vishva Parishad. Shri A. Narayana Nambudripad, Lecturer in Malayalam and Tamil, Shri A. Krishna Pisharoti, President, Sanskrit Vishva Parishad, Trichur Branch, Shri Erangalur Narayana Nambudri, Rajarshi Secondary Sanskrit School, Shri P. S. Subbarama Pattar, Smt. Svarnalata G. Shenoy, Lecturer in Sanskrit, St. Mary's College. Visit to Siva Temple.