Gita Chanting Competition was organised by Chinmaya Mission, madurai, on 25th October (Sun day) under the able guidance of Acharya Br. Srinivas Chaithanyaji, at Sethupati High School. The competitions are being organized consecutively, for the past 12 years, in Madurai.
This year 7543 children from 20 schools have participated at the prelims level, out of which 433 were short listed for the finals. The contest was open for all the students from L.K.G to std IX, who were split into five categories .. A,B,C,D and E ..In Group A, all the participants who recited the portions completely, were given Certificates and mementos. For other groups semi-finals, were conducted in the morning and the winners were selected,for the finals, in the afternoon.
Gifts worth of Rs.1,000, Rs.750 and Rs.500 (Wrist watches and Chinmaya Publication Books), were awarded to the winners of I, II and III places, respectively. Participation Certificates and mementos were given to all the children.
In the morning, Smt Premi Indra Kumar, inaugurated the function, by lighting the Lamp and Sri Indra Kumar I.R.S. (commissioner of Income Tax-I, Madurai) gave the inaugural address. Sri M.S. Meenakshi Sundaram, President, Chinmaya Mission, Madurai presided over the function.
Sri. Thilagar, Secretary, welcomed the gathering. Sri Gopalsamy, coordinator, submitted the report.
The Prize Distribution Function,was organized in the evening.. the prizes were given away by Sri N. Srinivasan (Exe. Director, M/s Reyvish Associated (P) Ltd., and Sri G.R. Sridharan, Tahsildar, Peraiyur and Smt. Sulochana Hariharan ..The participated Schools and the School co-ordinators were honored with the Gifts and shields. Acharya Br. Srinivas Chaithanyaji, explained from Mahabaratha, the greatness of Bhagawan Sri Krishna and on the fourteenth day of the War, how he maintained the equanimity of the mind, even in the battlefield. The objective of this contest was to ensure that the message of the Bhagawath Gita to reach the children, at their young age, he explained.
The Judges, Devi Group Members, Volunteers were honored with the mementos. Sri Krishnamoorthy, Treasurer, thanked the Donors, Sponsors, Judges, School Managements, Teachers, Parents, Children, Guests and the members of the Chinmaya Devi Group, Chyk and Mission, for the success of this grand finale. Lunch and Biscuits / tea, were arranged to the visitors.
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