Club of Rome: Eco-nomics for an Ecological Civilization
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VOICE OF SRINIVAS YOUNGMEN’S ASSOCIATION
From Editor’s Desk . . .
Regd.No. 200/6
Syma Website : www.syma.in
For internal circulation only
Estd : 1977
Volume 14 Issue 1 JANUARY - 2017
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The harvest festival of Pongal is one of the most significant festivals celebrated throughout India.
Pongal means “overflow” or “boiling over” – SYMA wishes you all a Happy Pongal flowing with joy and
wishes continued prosperity.
Much water has flown under the bridge. On 8th Nov night, our respected PM Shri Narendra Modi took
the Nation by surprise, announcing demonetisation and ruling that currencies of denomination of Rs.500/
- & Rs.1000/- would cease to be legal tender. Margazhi month in general would be calm, cool, a month
of festivity and Carnatic singing. The State was saddened by the passing away of Hon’ble CM
MsJayalalithaa. The shocked State reacted most sensibly as there were no violence or untoward incident
in form of damage of public property, as lakhs queued to pay respect to departed leader. Noted political
writer, actor, journalist, film director, lawyer, editor of Thuglak Cho Ramaswamy also passed away.
Decades ago, in 1964, a powerful cyclone made its landfall off Rameswaram and carried away a
passenger train, killing in its wake thousands of people, makingDhanushkodi a ghost town. Every year,
we hear about tropical cyclones – some making landfall in Cuddalore, most moving away to Andhra –
Nellore, Ongloe, Masulipatnam, Kakinada and away. This year things experienced have been much
different.
Cyclone Nada threatened, but weakened to a deep depression. Chennai were to experience more
turmoil as Cyclone Vardah made a landfall in the city, leaving behind a trail of destruction, including a
few deaths and massive damage to property. The city was shaken by its sheer velocity and devastation.
By the next morning, the calm after the storm had settled over the city, though it took more days to resume
normalcy. Thegutsy winds uprooted thousands of trees, removed sheets on tops, felled hoardings and
towers across the city, many of which fell on power lines and caused outages. Many places in the city
were without electricity for a couple of city, while mobile connections and internet too were affected
badly. The city has lost most of its green lung and there is need for replenishing trees.
On the political front, 17th Assembly elections are to be held in Uttar Pradesh, where the incumbent
Samajwadi Party is in news for its leader squabbles. The elections are to be held in 7 phases in UP
along with Goa, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarkhand.
On 28th& 29th Jan 2017, our ‘Goldwinner – SYMA Childfest 2017’ is to be held in a grand manner.
This issue carries full details of the competition. Request you all to be there and assist us in conduct of
the grand event for children. With regards – S. Sampathkumar.
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All roads in Triplicane will lead to NKT Girls Hr Sec
School, the venue for - Goldwinner – SYMA Child
Fest 2017. SYMA Childfest the grand Inter-school
competitions is back again. Besides, our Medical
Service and Educational Service, we conduct various
activities that include providing free uniforms,
educational aid, health camps, blood donation,
environmental cleanliness, civic programmes and
more.
Childrenareourfutureandinculcatinggoodqualities
in them and making them responsible citizens is the
responsibility of the Society. SYMA all along has been
striving betterment of society and imbibing discipline,
commitment, mental strength, self-consciousness and
other virtues. Child Fest is one such attempt aimed at
imbibing in them the skill sets, confidence and more
importantly competitiveness. Child Fest provides a
competitive platform for showcasing talent in various
fields.
Conductedforover2decadesnow,SYMAChildfest,
has become immensely popular with schools and with
students, as the numbers are growing multifold year
after year. The fete is a two day affair with individual
participation in Drawing and Fancy Dress – the rest
are representation through schools. Goldwinner has
been the full event sponsor for the past few years and
we are thankful to Goldwinner and Mr CR Sredhar for
the support. This year, at Goldwinner- SYMA Childfest,
We will have the following competitions, being held at
NKT National Girs High School, Triplicane, Chennai 5.
Theschool, alandmarkbyitselfisnearVivekananda
House, Ice House Police Station and Sri Parthasarathi
Swami temple on Dr Besant Road. This great
educational institution was founded way back in 1944
by Shri N.K. Thirumalachariar, a leading Member of
the Bar. Shri C.R. Pattabiraman, a doyen of the Bar
was also one of the Founders of the Society. The trust
is managingN.K.ThirumalachariarNationalBoys’High
School Triplicane, N.K. Thirumalachariar National Girls’
Higher Secondary School, and the Staff training college
also. Childfest would be conducted on 2 days and here
is the schedule of the competitions and some brief
details of them.
GOLD WINNER - SYMA - CHILD FEST 2017
Day 1 : Saturday, 28th Jan 2017
Group Singing @ 8.45 am (Group A) : Team
event open to students of 1st – 5th Std. One Team
from School comprising a minimum 5 and max of 10
students. Accompaniments permitted, will have to be
brought by the teams. Participants to sing mandatorily
songs penned by Mahakavi Subramaniya Barathiyar
or Barathidhasan only.
Group Singing @ 8.45 am (Group B) : Team
event open to students of 6th to 12th Std. One Team
from School comprising a minimum 5 and max of 10
students. Accompaniments permitted, will have to be
brought by the teams. Participants can perform any
song of their choice.
Quiz Competition @ 11 am : to be held in 2
Groups. Group A (6th to 9thStd) & Group B (10th to
12th). One entry per school in each group.Team to
consist of 2 students. There will be a preliminary written
round, top 4 teams (in respective group) will move to
Finals.
Art Work from Junk material @ 10am : Team
event aimed to promote creativity in making an art out
of otherwise junk material. Open to students from 6th
to 12th Standard. One team per school – comprising
of min 3 students and not more than 5 students. No
specific topic for the competition and waste material
will have to brought by the participating teams.
What an Idea Sirji @ 12 noon : Team event aimed
in promoting innovative thinking for students of 6th to
12thStd – team of 3 students. No specific topic.
Powerpoint presentation @ 2 pm : Team event
open to students of 9th to 12th Standard. Entry
restricted to 25 schools on first registration basis. 1
team per school – consisting of 2 students. Laptops
will be provided at the venue and to be used. Topics
are : Digital India, Women empowerment; Sports (other
than Cricket); India in Space; Cyclone Vardah – rescue
and relief efforts of civic society.
Fancy Dress @ 5 pm : Individual event open to
children of Lkg, Ukg and 1st Standard. No dialogues /
verses.