A week-long essay and elocution competitions were organised at Thiagarajar College here to celebrate the contribution of Radha Thiagarajan, the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu, to the field of education.
Students from 20 colleges affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University participated in the competitions. An essay competition on Saiva Siddhantha was conducted for the public.
S. Priyadharshini of SLS MAVMM Ayira Vaisya College, Madurai, won the fist prize of Rs. 10,000 and the second prize of Rs. 5,000 went to S. Muneeswari of Madurai Kamaraj University College, Aruppukottai, and J. Selva Muthumari of Thiagarajar College, Madurai. The management of Thiagarajar College proposes to organise the competitions annually as part of Women’s Day celebrations, according to a press release.