 'Thiruvasagam' contest for students
Ilayaraja will hand over prizes
 Chennaionline.com, in association with
'Ilayaraja's Thiruvasagam--
Classical Crossover' of Tamil Maiyam, is organising a series of contests for students of schools and colleges in various parts of Tamil Nadu as part of the efforts to promote awareness of Tamil treasures like Manickavasagar's epic contribution,
Thiruvasagam.
Separate contests will be held for students of schools and colleges. The contest for school students will be in two categories - students up to class-8, and those from class 9-12.
The rates OVERSEAS (outside
India) are as follows:
|
Type
|
MRP
|
Discount
|
Early Bird
Offer US $
|
|
Cassette
|
1.16
|
10%
|
1.04
|
|
CD
|
15
|
10%
|
13.50
|
|
*DVD
|
25
|
10%
|
22.50
|
| *(incl
CD and Booklet on the Symphony and the Tamil verses with explanatory
notes in Tamil and English) |
| Note:
Shipping Charges Extra. |
| Early
Bird Offer Order bookings will be delivered from June 30th onwards. |
Rates IN INDIA
| Type |
MRP |
Discount |
Early
Bird
Offer Rs |
|
Cassette
|
50 |
10% |
45 |
| CD |
150 |
10% |
135 |
| DVD |
250 |
10% |
225 |
Note:
Shipping charges extra in India
(barring Chennai where door delivery is free on payment through cash/cheque/credit
card. Delivery around June 30, 2005.) |
 Top
four winners from schools and three from colleges each would be awarded prizes by none other than maestro Ilayaraja himself in Chennai on June 30, 2005, at the function to release the audio CD and cassette of his
'Thiruvasagam'.
Schools, colleges or Tamil associations or any other institution or firm interested in holding the contest in their area in Tamil Nadu can contact Chennaionline regarding hosting/organising a similar contest on their premises.
 They may write to
Chitra, Editor, Chennaionline.com, or R Rangaraj, Chief of News Bureau, Chennaionline,
No 2, North Crescent Road, Fourth Floor, Haveli Apartments, T Nagar, Chennai 600 017
or send a mail to chitra@chennaionline.com
with copy to ranga@chennaionline.com
(Mobile No: 98410-10821),
Chennaionline contact No 52024601, 52071942, 52071943,
Fax 52122754, with details or seeking clarifications. Two Tamil professors can be identified in each area to be judges of the contest.
 Students can recite or sing portions from a verse of Thiruvasagam each for not more than
2 minutes each. Institutions can obtain copies of letters to schools/colleges from Chennaonline seeking entries for the contests. These can be displayed on the notice boards of educational institutions. A local coordinator may be appointed at each centre to look after the arrangements with schools/colleges regarding entries, identifying the judges and preparing the venue for the contests.
A representative from Chennaionline will try to be there on the day of the contest to oversee the arrangements and the contest.
|
KANCHEEPURAM |
TIRUNELVELI, NAGERCOIL
& MADURAI |
TIRUVANNAMALAI |
| Contests for schools and colleges at Pachiayappa's School, Kancheepuram, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Local coordinator Dr Shrimathy Ramalingam,
GVS Entertainers, 98428 11265). |
Coordinator:
T R Somasundaram, Arasu Paper Mart, 36-A, College Road, Nagercoil
629 001, Ph: 98942 31536, 04652- 231536. |
Co-ordinator:
Thiru Kasi Visweswaran, Tiruvannamalai, Ph: 04175 -
229797. Venue: Mavatta Isai Palli, Pavalakundru Madam. Tiruvannamalai.
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 pm. |
|
Schools/colleges/students may contact these
co-ordinators for details/entries/sponsorship. |
R Rangaraj
|
