Voice Traditional Dances – Feast to our eyes

Village Traditional Dances must be saved              -              R. Saipriya, 10-A

                Many years before, the entertainment means traditional dances like Kummi, Karagam, Puppet show, silambam, Poikal Kudirai for the people. But now, the improvement in technology has changed to television, radio, computer and the traditional dances are not in custom.

Karagam :

                Karagam is a folk dance accompanied with musical instruments and balancing a pot on the head. Traditionally this dance is performed by the villagers in praise of the rain goddess.

Kummi:

                Kummi is one of the most important and ancient forms of village dances of Tamilnadu. It was originated when there was no musical instrument.  Mostly this is performed by women clapping their hands. They perform during temple festivals and Pongal. The first line of the song is sung by a lady, which is repeated by others.

Poikkal Kudirai Dance:

                The dummy horse dance is a dance where the dancers wear the figure of horse on their hips. This is made of light weight material. The dancer also wears wooden legs which seem like hooves of the horse. This dance needs much training and skill.

Silambattam :

                Silambattam is fighting with a long stick with opponent and each of them will show their power. Olden days, these fighting were considered as a self defence.

                Now, these dances and fighting are not known to our generations and these must be made to known to all the people. Last year 2010 Sangamam encouraged these dancers. And many folk dance programmes must be performed and we must save our traditional folk dances and dancers to protect our culture and traditions.

An eye opener

A GUEST LECTURE     S. Parasuraman, 8A

                  On July 2, 2011 (Saturday) our school principal Mr.J.Thanukrishnan had arranged a guest lecture by Mr.K.Srinivasan, Founder of Prime point foundation. The guest lecture started around 9.30 am with the prayers to God. At first, the guest Mr.K.Srinivasan showed us an interview (which was held on 60^th Independence Day) with former president of India ‘Dr.A.P.J.Abdul kalam’.  In that ‘Dr.A.P.J.Abdul kalam’ had given advice to the media and to the students.

Advice to the media:

1. Ensure accuracy of news reporting.                    

2. Reporting real time events.                                      

3. Describe the life of the rural.                                

4. Report progress and problems in our country.

 Advice to the students:                

1. Excel in education.                                                                

2. Plant 5 saplings and grow trees.                                     

3. Clean home to make the neighborhood clean.              

4. Meet great teachers and real life heroes.                                                            

5. Keep your mother happy.                                                   

6. Obey and take care of grandparents and elders.

                         Then he taught us how to write articles and what the basics are, for writing articles.

5 W & 1 H – are the basic things to write articles..

1. Who      2. What      3. Where        4. When     5. Why     6. How    

                    At last the guest lecturer finished the session by saying:

 I can do it                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             We can do it                        

India can do it