Shrimati Indira Gandhi College won the overall shield at the two day inter-collegiate cultural festival ‘Nacofest 2012' held at the National College here recently. Students from various colleges across the central districts enthusiastically participated and displayed their talents in elocution, essay writing, poem composing, drama, and folk songs at the competitions. The festival was inaugurated by the noted author Indra Soundararajan. K.Raghunathan, secretary of the college and P.M.Mansure, principal, MIET Arts and Science College, offered felicitations. Yugabharathi, lyricist, was the chief guest at the valediction. He said that students should cultivate a sense of perseverance, without falling prey to defeats and disappointments, failure and hurdles. Success could be the climax of their efforts, but it could not be achieved overnight. A sustained effort with a sense of confidence and optimistic approach would lead them towards their goals, he added. M.Ramasamy, professor, Department of Drama, Tamil University, Thanjavur, urged the students to face and overcome the future challenges with total confidence. Mr.Yugabharathi and Dr.Ramasamy gave away the prizes. A pattimanram also formed part of the festival and Dr. Mansure was the moderator.
Winners' row:Students of Shrimati Indira Gandhi College receiving the overall shield from lyricist Yugabharathi and M. Ramasamy, professor of drama, Tamil University, Thanajvur, in Tiruchi on Saturday.
PHOTO: R. M. Rajarathinam, THE HINDU.
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