Social Activities

SPECIAL DINNER : There will be a special dinner on the evening of January 9th, 2020 (Thursday). This will be a more traditional south Indian dinner served on a banana leaf at the ISI Guest House. There is no charge for the same.

EXCURSION : This will be on January 8th, 2020 (Wednesday). This is a paid event and the participants have to pay in cash during the meeting.


The charges (including lunch) will be as follows :

INR 750.00 for Ph.d. students / Postdocs ;

INR 1500.00 for Faculty.


Register for this via the registration form by December 10th, 2019.

Here is the tentative itinerary.


11.15 AM : Departure from ISI.

12.15 PM : Lunch (North Karnataka Meals) at Kamath Lokaruchi, Ramanagara.

1.00 PM - 2.00 PM : Quick visit to Janapada Loka.

2.00 PM - Departure to Somnathapura.

3.45 PM - Guided tour of Chennakesava Temple, Somnathapura.

5.30 PM - Departure from Somnathapura and arrive at ISI by 8 PM for dinner.


See more details below about the sites to be visited.

Somnathapura_Excursion_proposal.pdf