Case6-April-2014
Students who were pursuing M.A., English Literature in Fathima College, Madurai have produced a documentry film to create awareness on the need for a plastic free environment.
The documentry titled “A Clarion Call’ was produced by the first year postgraduate students of English Department with the support of Centre for Development communication, DHAN Foundation was released by Jospin Nirmala Mary, Pricnipal and Francis Pauline, Secretary of Fathima College, on 2nd April, 2014. P.Krishnamurhti, Team Leader, Centre for Development Communication of DHAN Foundation, received the first copy of the documentry film. The documentry narrated in the view of a young girl attending college, expresses her concern for maintaining a healthy environment by protecting tress and avoiding usage of plastic and runs for ten minutes. It also talks about the 3500 students of Fathima College who are maintaining1500 trees in the campus and also a plastic free environment in the campus. Speaking on the event Ms.Geetha, Head of the English Department said that this is the ninth docuemtentry produced by the department with the support of DHAN and she acknowledged the technical guidance and provision of equipments by DHAN for producing the documentry. Eighteen students were involved in the production of documentry of which two students Ms.A.Shinee and Ms.Mrinalini shared their experience in documentry film making.
Winners of Essay and Drawing competitions held at Madurai were announced by DHAN Foundation. The competitions were held in two categories for each- 6th to 9th Standard and 10th to 12th Standard. In the 6th to 9th standard category, 988 entries were there for essay competition and 166 entries for drawing. In the other category there were 653 entries for essay and 21 entries for drawing. Students from thirty schools in Madurai participated in the contest. The winners are
| Category | Prize | Essay Competition | Drawing competiton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th to 9th standard | First Second Third | K.B.Hemapriya, 8th Std, Sourashtra Girls
Higher Secondary School U.Nivedhitha, 9th Standard, Seventh Day Advenstist School, Jeeva Nagar, Madurai R. Rampravin, IX E, Mahatma Montessori Matric and Hr. Sec school, surveyar Colony,Madurai |
S.Pradheepa, 9th Std, Sourashtra Girls
Higher Secondary School S.K Gokulshri, 8th Standard, Sourashtra Boys Higher Secondary School Y.P Sai Krithika, VII C , Holy Family Girls Higher Secondary school |
| 10th to 12th Standard | First Second | C. Muthumeena, X D , Jothy Hr. Sec school,
Narimedu K. Senthil Kumar, XI B , Nadar Boys Hr.Sec School, South Gate, Madurai N. Naga arjun XI D , Sourashtra Boys Higher Secondary School |
S. Sangeetha, XII A Virudhunagar
Hindu Nadar Grls Hr. Sec School P.Aruna Devi, XI B, Velliveedhiyar Corporation Higher Sec School |