R. Venugopal inaugurated the District Cultural Competitions 2011 at Thripunithura

R. Venugopal inaugurating the District Cultural Competitions 2011. (from left to right) K. Annalakshmi, N. R. Parameswaran, N. Ramachandran, K. G. V. pathy, Dr. V. Ramalingam, Dr. P. S. Raman, V. Krishnaswami, R. Ramakrishnan, M. Vanchiswaran

The cultural competitions of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, especially designed to make the youth enthusiastic on the rich tradition of the community was held here at Thripunithura Upasabha on 17^th of July 2011. More than fifty participants competed in the events. R. Venugopal, Chairman of Thripunithura Municipality inaugurated the competitions by lighting the Nilavilakku. The inaugural meeting was presided by V. Krishnaswami, District President and Dr. V. Ramalingam, State President delivered key note address. Dr. P. S. Raman (State Vice President and President of Thripunithura Upasabha), N. R. Parameswaran (Secretary, Central Zone), N. Ramachandran (District Vice President), R. Ramakrishnan (District Secretary, Ernakulam), K. Annalakshmi (District President, Vanitha Vibhagam), K. Venugopal (Secretary, Thripunithura Upasabha), M. Vanchiswaran (Convener, Cultural Competitions and Secretary, Ernakulam City Unit) were present on the occasion.

The competitions were held in four disciplines – Bhajana, Kolamidal, Slokam Chanting and Manthram Chanting – each in Group A (age 7 to 11) and Group B (age 11 to 15). The Slokam Chanting and Kolamidal competitions are restricted for girls and Manthram Chanting are for boys. The judges observed that all the participants rendered a performance of good standard.

R. Ananthanarayanan (Vice President, Ernakulam City Unit), S. Narayanan (Joint Secretary, Ernakulam City Unit), Ganesh Venkitachalam (District Treasurer), H. Vanchiswaran (District Vice President, Yuvajana Vibhagam), Ramachandran M. (District Committee Member), R. Hariharaputhran (District Joint Secretary), P. R. Sankaranarayanan (Joint Secretary, Ernakulam City Unit), J. Subramony (President, Ernakulam City Unit), T. V. Krishnamani (Vice President, Ernakulam City Unit) and Mohandas S. (District Joint Secretary) were behind the screen for the smooth conduct of the events. The hospitality of the volunteers of Thripunithura Upasabha was really commendable.

The Winners names are given below with their names of Upasabhas in brackets.

KOLAMIDAL (for Girls)

Group A

1^st – Harsha V. (Mattancherry)

2^nd – Saikripa S. (Mattancherry)

Group B

1^st – Aparna S. (Mattancherry)

2^nd – Pavithra C. V. (Thripunithura)

BHAJANA

Group A

1^st – Vegdhanathan S. & Party (Mattancherry)

2^nd – G. Shradha & Party (Ernakulam City Unit)

Group B

1^st – K. M. Subramania Iyer & Party (Thripunithura)

2^nd – Rohit Krishna & Party (Perumbavoor)

SLOKAM CHANTING (for Girls)

Group A

1^st – Saikripa S. (Mattancherry)

2^nd – G. Shradha (Ernakulam)

Group B

1^st – Pavithra C. V. (Thripunitura)

2^nd – Anuradha K. J. (Mattancherry)

MANTHRAM CHANTING (for Boys)

Group A

1^st – Vengdhanathan S. (Mattancherry)

2^nd – Shravan Venkateswaran (Ernakulam)

Group B

1^st – V. N. R. Subramanian (Thripunithura)

2^nd – V. Ramakrishnan (Ernakulam)

Bhajana (Group A) 1st - Vengdhanathan S. & Party, Mattancherry

Bhajana (Group A) 2nd - G. Shradha & Party, Ernakulam

Bhajana (Group B) 1st - K. M. Subramania Iyer & Party, Thripunithura

Bhajana (Group B) 2nd - Rohit Krishna & Party, Perumbavoor