Dr. Shamarao Kalmadi Memorial State
Level Elocution Competition was held at Kannada Sangha’s Kaveri College of
Arts, Commerce and Science, Pune on 7 September 2018. In its 8th
year, the competition has a successful tradition of providing a platform for
the students to
hone their oratorical
skills, persuasive skills and leadership skills.
Mr. Kushal Hegde,
President, Kannada Sangha, inaugurated the Competition. Mrs. Indira Salian Vice-President,
Kannada Sangha, Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Kaveri College, Dr. Muckta
Karmarkar, Vice Principal, Mrs. Shweta Bapat, Head, Elocution and Debate
Committee, were present on the occasion.
Dr. Rajendra Kumbhar,
Professor, Library and Information Science, SPPU was the Chief Guest for the
prize distribution ceremony. In his address, he appreciated Kannada Sangha and
Kaveri College for providing a big platform to participants and thereby keeping
the rich tradition of public oratory alive.
The Competition received
stupendous response from the participants. Hrishikesh Deshpande (COEP) bagged the First prize, which consisted of a
Rolling Trophy, Rs. 5000/- Cash prize, Memento and a Certificate. Aboli Dhawde
(Fergusson College) and Krishna Tawale (Abasaheb Garware College) were the
first and second runners-up respectively. They won Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- Cash
prizes, Mementos and Certificates respectively. The topics for the
Competition were: 1) Plastic and Environment, 2) J.R.D.Tata : A Visionary of
Indian Industry, 3) Changing Educational Scenario and Youth, 4)Indian
philosophy and Modern India, and 5) Sports , Sportsman and Sportsmanship.
In the impromptu competition, Krishna Tawale won won
the First Prize, Yashwant Khade won the Second Prize whereas Imaad Ul Hasan won
the Third Prize.
Dr. Supriya Sahastrabuddhe, Dr. Bhalchandra
Kaprekar, and Prof. Vaishali Deodhar were the judges for the Competition.
Prof. Bhakti Dandekar compered the programme and
Prof. Shweta Bapat proposed the vote of thanks.
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