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The Hindu
13-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
District Central Library to hold coaching classes for supplementary exams
District Central Library and its Readers' Forum in association with the State School Education Department, will be launching free coaching classes on May 15 to July 1 for supplementary exams for secondary school students who have failed or wish to improve their current performance in the Plus 1 and Plus 2 exams held in March this year. According to an official press release, the inaugural in-person class will be held at the library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This would be followed up with tutorials on WhatsApp and online video classes from 6 p.m. Those interested must be accompanied by their parents while registering for the classes at the library. They will be required to bring their text books and stationery to class, and present their Aadhaar card as identity proof. Students who perform well in the tests will be additionally trained in artificial intelligence skills, said the release. More information may be had from (Mob) 8072226768.


The Hindu
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Impressive line-up of activities awaits participants at Tiruchi District Central Library summer camp
Tiruchi District Central Library and its Readers' Forum will be holding a summer camp for children from May 5 to 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on its premises on West Boulevard Road. According to an official release, the camp will kick off with craft classes in origami paper folding to be conducted on May 5 and May 6 by K. Arunabalan, art teacher at Government Higher Secondary School at Arasangudi. On May 7, children will be taught how to convert waste material into art. Among the other activities planned are sessions in writing Tamil essays and drama. Orientation will be given in subjects including archaeology, science, and story-writing. A puppet show will be among the highlights of the camp.


The Hindu
29-04-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Tiruchi District Central Library to hold Bharathidasan poetry recitation contest for schoolchildren on May 4
The Tiruchi District Central Library and its Readers' Forum will be holding a poetry recitation competition for schoolchildren on May 4, to celebrate the 135th birth anniversary of Tamil poet 'Pavendhar' Bharathidasan. According to a release, the contest will be held as part of the 'Tamil Week', being held between April 29 and May 5. Students from Classes VI to XII are eligible to participate by reciting poems of up to 32 lines. The top three students will be given a cash prize of ₹500 each. Second place winners will get ₹300 and those in third place will win ₹200 respectively. All the winners will be gifted a book of Bharathidasan's poems. Those interested can register their names on the WhatsApp (ph: 9344754036) on or before May 3, the release said.