The technical students enthusiastically participated in the Hindi literary festival Tooryanaad 2013. The month long fest concluded here on Sunday at Student Activity Centre (SAC) Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) premises with a lot of fervor.
To mark the grand finale of Toornayaad 2013, inter-college events Akhil Bharatiya Yuva Kavi Sammelan, Sansadiya Vaad - Vivaad (Parliamentary Debate) and Chakravyuh (Treasure Hunt) were held. Chief Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Manoj Shrivastava was present as the chief guest on the event and Vice Chancellor of Atal Bihari Hindi University Mohan lal Cheepa was present as the guest of honour.
To promote Hindi among technical students Hindi Rajbhasha Samiti MANIT, Bhopal had organized various Intra College events. These events included extempore, short poem recitation and general knowledge quiz where students from all the years and all the streams participated enthusiastically in large numbers.
Students from various esteemed technical institutions submitted their entries for Akhil Bharatiya Yuva Kavi Sammelan out of which the five best poets were selected who got the opportunity to present their poems at Student Activity Centre (SAC), MANIT. Each of the selected poet was honoured with Rs 5000.
On the other hand, the prelims of Sansadiya Vaad - Vivaad (Parliamentary Debate) were held on September 28 for MANIT students and on September 29 for students of other colleges. Based on prelims, 16 students were shortlisted for the Final round of Sansadiya Vaad — Vivaad. Therafter in each The total prize money for Sansadiya Vaad - Vivaad was Rs 30000.
Appu Kuttan K.K., Director, MANIT said, “Rajbhasha Karyavayan Samiti of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology has successfully celebrated the Hindi month as a festival in the form of Tooryanaad. I am overwhelmed by the scale of participation and exuberance of the participants and I hope that in the coming years this festival will reach new heights. I congratulate the organizers for successfully organizing Tooryanaad 2013, the biggest Hindi literary fest of the nation.”
At the end, prize distribution ceremony was held in which all the winners as well as selected participants of all the events were awarded with their respective prize money and certificates.