Dindigul Campus Connect
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Dindigul Campus Connect
Annual Day
Sri Kaliswari College, Sivakasi, celebrated its 23rd Annual Day on April 1. A.M.S.G. Ashokan, MLA, and Nalini Ashokan were the chief guests. R. Muthulakshmi, the Vice-Principal, welcomed the gathering. P.K .Balamurugan, the Principal, presented the annual report. A.P.Selvarajan, the secretary, presided over the function. Mr. Ashokan, in his address, urged the students to have a strong mind by accepting disappointments while pursuing their goal. The guest of honour launched the new alumni web portal of the college and released books published by various departments. Academic achievement awards were distributed by Mrs.Nalini Ashokan.N. Nalayini, Head, Department of Commerce with Computer Applications, proposed the vote of thanks.
Best cycle design
The Department of Mechanical Engineering of PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul, and SAE India Southern Section jointly organised a two-day Bicycle Design Competition on April 1 and 2l. As many as 42 teams from all over the country participated in the event. The competition focused on bringing out innovative ideas of the students in designing and fabricating a cost-effective bicycle with unique features to enhance efficiency and safety. The first prize was bagged by a team from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai; the second prize by Vel Tech High Tech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Sakunthala Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai, and the third prize by Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology in Kerala.
The college, in association with StartupTN (Madurai Regional Hub), under the aegis of the Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Google Developers Group-Madurai, hosted a two-day 36-hour Hackathon on March 30 and 31. It was inaugurated by chief guest K.S. Kamala Kannan of Naga Foods.
On feminism
The Department of Tamil of Arul Anandar College organised a seminar on feminism. S. Sujatha, HoD of Tamil, GTN Arts College, Dindigul, the resource person, spoke on ‘Women poets and Tamil literature.’ In Sangam literature, women were highly respected, educated, and they were forward-thinking. There were several women poets in Sangam age - Avvaiyaar, Kaakkai Padiniyaar, etc. They stressed on education of women. Agananooru talks about young women meeting their lovers. This shows the freedom they had in choosing their partners. Ranjani Basu spoke on Education and Gender Equality.
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