13.09.2024 – Onam Celebration
Resource Persons
Mrs. S. Suriya Kumari, M A. Former Headmistress
Great Harvest Vidyalaya, Morai.
The Onam was celebrated with the usual gaiety in the college with the Staff and Students arriving earlier than usual in the traditional Onam clothing to take part in the Poo Kollam competition. After the Chief Guest, Mrs. S. Surya Kumari who hails from Trivandaram, judged the best Kollam in the competition in which 6 teams participated, The formal function began in the Lincoln Hall. The programme began with the Tamil Thai Vazhthu followed by a Bharatanatiyam performance by A. Vishnupriya, II B Com. The Chief Guest narrated the religious and social significance of the festival and pointed out its relevance even today. This was followed by a western dance and a traditional Malayalam dance. Thiru B. Thandavamurthy, Asst Prof. Dept of Tamil, presenting an elegy in memory of the lost lives in the Wayanad landslide tragedy. The programme than shifted outdoor.
Games such as tug -of- war, tyre shoot out and musical chair were conducted for both men and women. Prizes were distributed to winners. Refreshments were served to all the students.
The Chief Guest and the Vice-Chairperson lighting the kuthu vilakku to mark the auspicious beginning of the Onam celebration.
The Chief Guest Mrs. S. Suriya Kumari along with the Vice-Chairperson judging the Kollams of the competition
The dignitaries on the dias
A Bharatanatiyam performance by A. Vishnupriya, II B Com
The Chief Guest Mrs. S. Suriya Kumari speaks
A Western dance performance.
A section of the students
A traditional Malayalam dance performance.
A section of the audience
Thiru B. Thandavamurthy, Asst Prof. Dept of Tamil, presenting an elegy in memory of the lost lives in the Wayanad landslide tragedy
…an elegy….
Tug – of – War for men
…… and the opposing team
Tug – of – War for women
…… and the opposing team
Trying his skill in the tyre shoot out game
Trying her skill in the tyre shoot out game
Right into the bullseye
The men in action during the musical chair event
The women in action during the musical chair event
The Chief Guest Mrs. S. Suriya Kumari handing over the first prize of the kollam competition to S. Vidhyalakshmi, II BBA
Mr. Jerry Prashant, Director, MagnaCAS handing over a prize to a winner in one of the competitions
Mr. Jerry Prashant, Director, MagnaCAS handing over a prize to a winner in one of the competitions
The ladies posing before the main floral kollam
The gents posing before the main floral kollam
And it is the turn for the Staff