My Dream - Kandhasamy (I Prize, Class XI-XII)

(Translation of prize winning essays from the competition. This is by Kandhasamy who won the first prize in Group 3 - Class XI-XII. This is an artwork cum essay, Checking out the original scanned essay is highly recommended even if you don’t know Tamil.)

Hearty thanks to Mrs. Chithra Krishnamurthi for the translation.

Introduction:
"You Should Keep Dreaming and Then Strive to Realize Those Dreams"
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, President of India

With these golden words of our President, I would like to offer my thoughts and dreams in the form of an essay on this white paper and gladly submit to you.

Content: My dream is to become the President of India.

New Translator On Board

If you had been waiting for the next translated essay, this is to announce -- no, not a translation, but a new translator, all the way from Malaysia. :)

Mrs. Chithra Krishnamurthi (Sangi’s mom) was so impressed with the first essay (Sasi Kumar) that was posted here that she has volunteered to translate the next essay. Thanks Amma.

Essays written in Tamil Nadu, India; translated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; posted online in Washington DC, US – what more proof do you need of the connected world?

Await the next installment of the translation…

My Dream - Sasi Kumar (I Prize, Class VI-VIII)

(Translation of prize winning essays from the competition. This is by Sasi Kumar who won the first prize in Group 1 - Class VI-VIII)

Introduction
Everyone who is born in this world has a dream. Let us see what my dream is in this essay.

And the winners are…

The results for the first annual essay competition are in. And the winners are…

Group 1 (Classes VI-VIII)

1. S. Sasi Kumar, VIII


2. S. Kathiresan, VII


3. M. Sakthi, VII

Group 2 (Classes IX-X)

1. S. Balasubramaniam, IX


2. M. Vignesh, X


3. V. Prashanth, IX

Group 3 (Classes XI-XII)

1. P. Kandhasamy, XII


2. S. Suresh, XI


3. M. Karthi, XI and R. Yuvaraj, XI

Group 4 (Girls)

1. T. Tamilchelvi, XI


2. A. Priya, IX


3. M. Pavalarasi, XI

Prizes will be distributed Tuesday morning during the school assembly and prayer time. More details to come, including photos from the event.

We are also planning to scan and translate some notable essays. So, do check back.

Essay Competition - Evaluation Update III

I should have known! The minute I said we might announce the results early, the scheduling gods heard us and threw a monkey wrench (a.k.a a boatload of snow) into our plans. We got hit by a snow storm and I could not even get to a post office to mail the essay papers to the next evaluator. Finally the papers left the shore (I had to jump across piles and snow and slush, so it is literally a shore) today. We will hopefully have something next week.

Essay Competition - Evaluation Update II

Update on the essay competition: Three evaluations are done. One left. It looks like we will be announcing the results soon…very soon. Come back for more.

Essay Competition - Evaluation Update I

Update on the first annual saheli-sponsored essay competition: Two evaluations are complete. Two more to go. At this rate, we might finish earlier than planned. Keep checking back for more updates.