Children of all age groups were offered an opportunity to learn the Malayalam language at Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam (BKS) in Manama.

The BKS launched its classes at a ceremony attended by Mr KS Radhakrishnan, vice-chancellor of Kerala-based Sri Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, as the chief guest. Above, a section of the  audience at the ceremony. Left, Mr Radhakrishnan addresses the gathering.