'Aspire 2017' an inter school competition for female students was organised by Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science for Women. The annual event was hosted for students who are studying in the higher secondary classes. The aim of this event is to provide the female students a platform to display their talents and skills.
Mayiliragu K.Sundararajan was chief guest and this event was graced by Dr. A. Ebenezer Jayakumar Academic Director of the college and Dr. K. Chitra principal of this college.
Dr. A. Ebenezer Jayakumar in his address said that “About 250 students from 25 schools have participated in this event. The students participated in various competitions such as paper presentation, model making, English and Tamil elocution, dumb charades, power point presentation and maths puzzle solving.”
The chief guest, Mayileragu K.Sundarajan is a motivational speaker and he currently serves as correspondent of Gurukulam Kids School. He is the voice behind the famous show Mayileragu broadcasted in All India Radio (AIR). In his special address to the audience today he shared his life experiences, about his stint with AIR and Doordarshan (DD) which gave him the fame. He encouraged the students to always have a positive attitude and instilled in them the thought that they are the best.
“Nothing in the word is impossible for you, but, you just have to work hard to achieve it. Perseverance is very important to achieve your goals.” He also advised the teachers not to judge any student based on their academic performance. “Each kid has a different talent so teachers should pave way for that talent to bud and provide an apt platform to bring out the talent of the individual student. The best profession in the world is teaching profession. Students should love their school and teachers. Rather than forcing a student to do something teachers should attempt to create an urge and interest among the students to learn and teachers must work towards moulding them accordingly.” Mayileragu K.Sundarajan said.
Dr. K. Chitra, Principal of the college shared the objective behind conducting such programme. She said "One of the visions of the SNR Sons Trust is to empower women. So Aspire 2017 is conducted with an aim to make every participant to aim something and achieve it. Every woman faces challenges and opportunity but very few women dare to overcome it. This competition will enable the girls to discover themselves by facing various challenges by competing in various events.”
The day concluded with the valedictory function and the winners of each contest were recognised.