A variety of competitions in Sanskrit were organised by
the Samskrita Sahitya Parishad on December 1 and 8 in the city. The
competitions were conducted in different categories for school and
college students. A total of 200 students from 10 educational
institutions (seven schools and three colleges) participated .
The music competition was on Sanskrit Kritis and held on December 1 in four categories.
Each
group was allotted two composers and expected to be prepared with one
kriti of each. Personalities include Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Syama Sastri
and Jayadeva. All the other competitions were held on December 8.
The
sloka recitation competition was held in five categories. Students were
tested on slokas of Adi Shankaracharya and Valmiki among others. In
drama competition participants were given 15 minutes to enact a drama.
The essay and elocution competitions were conducted for college
students. Topics for the essay were ‘salient features of Indian Culture’
and ‘Kalidasa excels in similes’. The winners will be declared in the
Parishad’s website in a few days time, said V.Balakrishna Sarma,
secretary, Samskrita Sahitya Parishad.
Courtesy:thehindu dot com
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