Noted Carnatic Classical Violinist 'Kalaimaamani' Sikkil Shri R Bhaskaran passed away. He started learning the Violin at the age of 11 from Thiruvarur Shri Subba Iyer and later trained under Mayuram Shri Govindarajan Pillai.
The government has decided that it might not sell a 10% stake in Life Insurance Corp. of India through an initial public offering but instead choosing to sell 5 or 6% which will be followed by a second public offering.