About Department
Southern Cultural Association is a team of enthusiastic teachers and students who aim at organizing various literary and extra-curricular activities every year. Students enthusiastically await festivals like Pongal and Onam which are celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and zeal besides participating in literary competitions like short story writing, poetry writing, Thirrukkural Recitation Competition to name a few.
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Objectives
- To encourage Tamil and Non-Tamil students to participate in various competitions and events organized by the committee.
- To imbibe the values and culture of south India into the students in innovative ways.
- To motivate the students to showcase their talent in the form of participation in events like Pongal Making, Pookolam, Dance, Cooking-without-fire to name a few.
- To develop leadership skills in participants by encouraging their active role in coordinating events during festivals.
Major Highlights
- Participation of Tamil and Non-Tamil students in competitions like Thirrukkural Recitation, Pongal Making, Pookolam to name a few competitions held by the association.
- Each year, Pongal is celebrated with a theme that sensitizes students towards the society and makes them more aware & responsible.
- “The secret of having is giving”- is the basic motto of that the association believes in. Donation in the form of Jaggery, Sugar, Rice and Dal is collected and distributed to an NGO.
Faculty
Activities
Chief Guest for the occasion – Mrs. Varsha Gaikwad – The Education Minister for schools, Government of Maharashtra, SIWS Managing Committee Chairman-Shri R.Radhakrishnan, Hon. General Secretary- Shri. M.Ananthasubramanian and Principal Dr.Usha Iyer at the inauguration ceremony of Pongal 2020 on 24th January, 2020
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Pookalam competition on 17th September 2016
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Pookalam competition on 17th September 2016
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Pookalam competition on 17th September 2016
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Rangoli on Onam 22/09/2017
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Onam Celebrations 22/09/2017
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Skit on Onam 22/09/2017
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Shri. S. Santhanam, Chairman Emeritus, S.I.W.S. Managing Committee and other member enjoy the deliberations of Pattimandrum 2016 on 14/12/2016
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Student participation in Tamil Pattimandrum on the topic, ‘Who is more responsible for the growth of Young India – Society or Family?’ 14/12/2016
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Student participation in Tamil Pattimandrum on the topic, ‘Who is more responsible for the growth of Young India – Society or Family?’ 14/12/2016
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Dignitaries on the dias – Smt. Amala Stanley, CEO, SVPM Schools, Thane; Shri. Hariharan, Advocate, High Court, Mumbai; Smt. Rajasri Nagarajan, Advocate, High Court, Mumbai; Shri. Venkatraman, Practicing Cost Accountant; Shri. Bhuvana Venkat, Director, Software Firm, Ddar, Mumbai; Shri. Micheal Antony, Secretary, Mumbai Tamil Sangham; Smt. Praveena Sekar, Accu Healer as judges during Tamil Pattimandrum on 14th December, 2016 14/12/2016
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Shri. S. Santhanam, Chairman Emeritus, S.I.W.S. Managing Committee welcomed during Tamil Pattimandrum on 14th December, 2016 14/12/2016
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Principal Dr. Usha Iyer expresses her views during Pattimandram 2016 14/12/2016
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Various dances like ‘Karagattam’, ‘Kummiattam’, ‘Samukhaattam’, ‘Bharat Natyam’ based on folk culture were performed during Pongal celebration on 13/01/2017
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Various dances like ‘Karagattam’, ‘Kummiattam’, ‘Samukhaattam’, ‘Bharat Natyam’ based on folk culture were performed during Pongal celebration on 13/01/2017
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Various dances like ‘Karagattam’, ‘Kummiattam’, ‘Samukhaattam’, ‘Bharat Natyam’ based on folk culture were performed during Pongal celebration on 13/01/2017
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Various dances like ‘Karagattam’, ‘Kummiattam’, ‘Samukhaattam’, ‘Bharat Natyam’ based on folk culture were performed during Pongal celebration on 13/01/2017
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Outstanding Dance Performances like Kummi, Karragattam, Puliattam and thematic songs in Tamil wonderfully performed by the students on 17/01/2019
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Outstanding Dance Performances like Kummi, Karragattam, Puliattam on thematic songs in Tamil were wonderfully performed by the students on 17/01/2019
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Outstanding Dance Performances like Kummi, Karragattam, Puliattam and thematic songs in Tamil wonderfully performed by the students 17/01/2019
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Theme for Pongal Celebration was celebration with farmers as the event was planned on Farmers day on 17/01/2019
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Teachers and students participate in huge numbers to listen to the deliberations of Pattimandrum 2020 organized by Southern Cultural Association on 11th January, 2020 11/01/2020
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Teachers participation in Pattimandrum 2020 held on 11th January, 2020 11/01/2020
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Teachers participation in Pattimandrum 2020 held on 11th January, 2020 11/01/2020
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Teachers participation in Pattimandrum 2020 held on 11th January, 2020 11/01/2020
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Inauguration Ceremony of Pattimandrum 2020 held on 11th January, 2020 11/01/2020
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Principal Dr. Usha Iyer felicitate the judges of Pattimandrum 2020 organized on 11th January, 2020 11/01/2020