On 20th December 2019, the Opening Ceremony of Tamil Association, Thiruvalluvar Day and Bharathiyar Day were held as a grand ceremony in Anandha Arangam at 2.00 p.m. The programme commenced with the prayer song and Tamilthai Vazhthu. The dignitaries on the dias lighted the kuthuvizhaku. Ms.K.Priya of III B.Sc. Chemistry welcomed the gathering. The Chairman CA.N.V.Natarjan and the Secretary Mr. T.R.Palanivel of Paavai Institutions honoured the chief guests with shawl and memento. Mr. Kolanthavel Ramasamy, Conference Coordinator, North America Tamil Society inaugurated the grand ceremony and gave his inaugural address. The Guest Speaker Pervurani Thirukkural Maamani Thangavelanar in his special address appreciated Paavai Institutions for organizing such a wonderful programme with the noble thought of enhancing the dignity of Tamil people in the society. He said that only Tamil has the greatness of asserting the meaning of our lives that lie inside us like the words in Tamil, which have their own meaning in themselves. He further detailed that Tamil has Grammar and Literature with high principles which regulates our lives and teaches the values of life such as respecting elders, brotherhood, motivation and moral values. He concluded his speech by asking the students to learn the poems of Poet Bharathiyar and other literary works and enrich our society with the help of Tamil. Earlier, the students of Paavai gave a feast to the eyes by performing dances and skits based on Bharathiyar’s life. The programme came to an end with the Vote of Thanks delivered by Ms.A.Janaranjani of II B .Sc. Mathematics followed by the National Anthem.
