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Last Sunday, astatine P.T. Thyagaraya Auditorium successful T. Nagar, the epilogue to The Hindu Downtown “Made of Chennai Kolu Kondattam 2025” was scripted and staged, and it turned retired to beryllium an lawsuit perfectly fitting for a contention that had attracted enthusiastic information from residents of Chennai, arsenic successful the erstwhile years. At this lawsuit that felicitated those who made it to the podium arsenic good arsenic those who astir made it there, the joyousness was multifarious successful its manifestation.
There was the gentle glow of restitution for members of The Hindu Group (THG) who worked indefatigably down the scenes to marque this happen. There was a consciousness of pridefulness for those who partnered with THG to observe erstwhile again an lawsuit that has recovered a imperishable abstraction connected the city’s taste calendar. The Hindu Downtown “Made of Chennai Kolu Kondattam 2025” ushered successful a caller category, “Corporate Kolu Contest” inviting firm houses and institutions to participate the fray. The firm kolu winners are: United India Insurance Co.; Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education & Research; and Sindhi Model Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
In different novelty, histrion Neelima Rani, who had been signed up for this event, acceptable ft successful the homes that housed 5 kolus that won prizes. It was a astonishment the THG squad had planned for apical winners crossed the 5 zones of The Hindu Downtown. It was unwrapped for the contestants lone successful the infinitesimal erstwhile Neelima and the THG squad were astatine this doorsteps. Until that moment, they did not cognize they were connected their mode to the podium. The look of bewilderment being replaced by beaming smiles was a dainty for the eyes. That infinitesimal signified what The Hindu Downtown arsenic good arsenic its Kolu Kondattam is each about: being connected with the radical of Chennai and participating successful the details of their lives successful a mode that makes them consciousness enriched and supported.
In an variation of the contention years ago, a radical of influencers had been signed up to sojourn the kolus that were good enactment unneurotic by contestants. Reinstalling this diagnostic successful this year’s contention proved to beryllium a large decision.
Moment of glory
The felicitation ceremonial connected October 13 took an unhurried course, opening with a captivating Bharatanatyam show by students of Sri Kalakshi School of Dance.
Three winners and eleven consolation prize winners were selected from each of the 5 zones of The Hindu Downtown.
The winners were felicitated by Sekar from Gopuram Products, Sriram Ramesh from ITC Mangaldeep, Bharath Vikram from Kaleesuwari Refineries, Manmohan Ram from Sundari Silks, Praveen Lalwani from Hi-Laptop.com, Aarthi from Naga Foods, and Vinod Balaji from Narpavi.
The Title Sponsor was Gopuram Products, Powered by ITC Mangaldeep and Dheepam Lamp Oil. Associate Sponsors were Sundari Silks, Aroma Ghee, and Hatsun Curd. Tech Partner, HiLaptop.com, Water Partner, Repute.
Gift sponsors were Medimix, Naga, P.S. Tamarind, Vivekananda Sarees, Narpavi, DIFA, RAS Chekku Oil, Maestro Electric Cooker and Cotton House.
Consolation Prizes: Anupama & Bharati; B. Uma Maheswari; Veena Krishnan; Swathi Rajasekaran; Vijayalakshmi; Deepa Jayachandran; Thilagam;Pavitra M; Uma Maheswari & Srividya; Shoba Sridaran Sanjay; Jayasri Ravi
