- The winners (school students) would be given Rs one lakh as cash prize and a certificate.
- The winning college students would get Rs two lakh as cash prize and a certificate.
- They would be felicitated during Republic Day (January 26) at the Raj Bhavan
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CHENNAI, PUDUCHERRY, DEC 13
Hon'ble Governor Thiru.R.N.Ravi, paid floral tribute to #Mahakavi #SubramaniaBharati at his parental home at Ettayapuram and visited his Memorial. #AmritMahotsav@PMOIndia@HMOIndia@MinOfCultureGoI pic.twitter.com/DH36hBj6TV
— RAJ BHAVAN, TAMIL NADU (@rajbhavan_tn) December 13, 2021
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has announced a State-level essay competiton for high school and college students to commemorate the 139th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar and 75th year of India’s Independence, the Raj Bhavan said on Sunday.
The idea behind the competition was to create awareness among the youth about contributions of Bharathiyar to the freedom movement and to help learn more about the legend from Tamil Nadu, a Raj Bhavan press release here said.
As desired by Governor, the Raj Bhavan is conducting the competition in Tamil and English. Bharathiyar’s birth anniversary falls on December 11. The topic for the school students is: “Contribution of Mahakavi Bharathiyar to Independence of India” and for college-goers it is: “India in the Imagination of Mahakavi Bharathiyar”, the release said.
The length of the essay should be 3,500 to 4,000 words and it should be sent via e-mail to Raj Bhavan on or before January 8. Professor of Central Institute of Classical Tamil R Chandrasekaran and Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University Dr Sudha Seshayyan would chair the committee for evaluation of the essays.
The committees (for English and Tamil) would recommend four winners in both languages.
The winners (school students) would be given Rs one lakh as cash prize and a certificate. The winning college students would get Rs two lakh as cash prize and a certificate. They would be felicitated during Republic Day (January 26) at the Raj Bhavan, the release said.
Lt Guv Tamilisai pays tributes to nationalist poet
Witnessed ‘Natyanjali’, a cultural extravaganza, emphasizing on patriotism & Self Reliance, on 140th birth anniversary of #Bharathiar, at #Puducherry.
Appreciated a special child for her heart-warming performance.
Thank Art & Culture Dept for organizing the wonderful program. pic.twitter.com/t70R4kc1KS— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (மோடியின் குடும்பம் ) (@DrTamilisai4BJP) December 11, 2021
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan, Chief Minister N Rangasamy, Assembly Speaker R Selvam, Transport Minister Chandra Priyanka, legislators, and officials paid tributes to the statue of nationalist poet Subramania Bharathi on his 139th birth anniversary on Sunday.
The Lieutenant Governor and others attended a cultural programme presented by school children at the Bharathiar Palkalaikoodam, a multi-cultural institute, run by the Puducherry government in neighbouring Ariyankuppam.
The local legislator Dakshinamoorthy delivered the welcome address. The poet spent 11 years in Puducherry (when it was under French rule) during the freedom movement and penned several soul-stirring devotional songs and spread the spirit of freedom among the people through his works.
The Lieutenant Governor told reporters on the sidelines of the celebration of the anniversary that a committee would be formed soon to initiate steps to erect a tall statue of Bharathiar in Puducherry.
She said she has been getting calls from several organisations abroad appreciating her announcement to have the statue on the seashore.
