M. Shajahan, student of Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, and R. Nachal of Sri Saradha Nikethan College for women, Amaravathiputhur, shared honours in the Karaikudi Kamban Kazhagam’s State level annual oratorical competition for college students.
Sixty students from 28 colleges took part in the competition and Mr. Shajahan walked away with first prize in oratorical competition in ‘Kambaramayana’ and second prize in Thirukural, while Nachal won the first prize in ‘Thirukural’ and second in ‘Kambaramayana.’ The competitions were held here on Sunday.
They would be given cash awards of Rs 3,500 (first prize) and Rs 1,000 (second prize) at the annual Kamban festival to be held here on March 21, said Pala Palaniappan, Kamban Kazhaham secretary, in a press release here on Monday.
Six students from various colleges were selected for the consolation cash prize of Rs 750 each, he said.
In the ‘Kambaramayana’ song recitation competition for school students, M. Banupriya of Karaikudi Kalaivani School and S. Arunkumar of Devakottai Muruganada Middle School won the first prize.
They would be given cash award of Rs 1,000 each, he said. Twelve students from different schools won second prize, which carried cash award of Rs 250 each, he added.
He said the competitions were organised to motivate the younger generation to development their literary skills and instincts for Tamil literature.
School students were divided into two categories and in the first category, the students recited 20 songs from ‘Guga padalam’ in Ayodhya Kandam and in the second category students recited 20 songs from ‘Veedanin Adaikala padalam’ in Utha gandam, he said.
