இளைஞர் விழா (Youth Day) - Feb 9, 2014

In an effort to motivate students to take part in extra-curricular activities, Parasuram Salammal Trust, in co-operation with Naidu Sangam Allinagaram, organised a "Youth Day" for school and college students of Theni District on February 9, 2014. Various competitions were held for more than 150 students, who participated enthusiastically. Special highlight was the speech competition for Class 9-12 and college students - contribution of youngsters for development of India & Vision for "Future India" were the respective topics. Dr. Abhiman Gautam, Ms. Dhivya Darshini, Mr. Ramamoorthy and Mr. Rajendran judged the students participating in the competitions and distributed the prizes to them.  

Leadership program (October 2, 2013)

Parasuram Salammal Trust in partnership with Theni District Naidu Mahajana Sangam organised a special leadership training program for college students in Theni District on October 2, 2013. Eminent personalities from different fields addressed the participants about the importance of leadership qualities among students, who are future leaders of the country. 

The program began with a yoga program for participating students conducted by Dr. Parasuraman. Prof. Mohana Sundaram conducted a session on soft skills, including how to think-out-of-the-box, how to motivate team members etc. Mr. A Amarnath, IFS spoke about Civil Service as a leadership career option for college students. 

An event management company from Madurai conducted special activities on team work and leadership, in which the students were divided into several teams and were assigned tasks. The team that performed well in these activities were awarded prizes and the best participant of the program was awarded the "Leader of the future" prize.

Financial assistance to students - Nagaraj, Vignesh and Padmanaban (2013)

Continuing its effort in supporting the students from economically weaker sections, PST provided financial assistance to the following students in 2013:

Sl No	Name of the Student	Amount	Description
1.	P. Nagaraj Allinagaram Govt Hr. Sec School	Rs. 3000	1st year tuition fee for his course in TN Polytechnique
2.	R. Vignesh St. Allosys Hr. Sec School, Rayappanpatti	Rs. 5000	To enable them attend the Engineering Counseling
3.	S. Padmanaban NS Boys Hr. Sec School, Theni	Rs. 5000

Free Medical camp at Shri Muthalammal Higher Sec School, Vadaputhupatty (June 21, 2013)

A medical camp was organised by PST at Shri Muthalammal Higher Sec School, Vadaputhupatty on June 21, 2013. Dr. VijayaKumrar and Dr. A Anburajan examined 209 students and distributed free medicines for them. The camp was inaugurated by the school Secretary Mr. Radhakrishnan.

வாங்க படிக்கலாம் 2013 - Stundet Career guidance program

PST joined hands with Village Committee of Allinagaram to organise the second edition of வாங்க படிக்கலாம் - a career guidance program for the students of Allinagaram & nearby villages. The objective of the program, which was organised on May 19, 2013, was to provide the students with required information about the "what courses to study" and "where to study" based on their interests. Motivational speaker Mr. Suba Marimuthu spoke to the students about the importance of higher education during the opening ceremony. 

Senior professors, academicians, software professionals, doctors and youngeters manned the four counselling desks - Medical-Agriculture, Engineering, Arts-Sciences and Catering-Polytechnique-Law. Students' queries related to these courses were answered by the experts, who also suggested the colleges best suited for a student based on their education preferences, cut-off marks etc. The queries varied from colleges offering a particular course, the application procedure, fee structures of different colleges etc. 

Fifty four students participated and benefited from the program. Parents of the students also were seen in good attendance to clarify their doubts about the education opportunities available for their children. According to Dr. Shanmuga Priya, a Govt. Doctor who was in-charge of Medical counselling, many female students were interested in knowing about various options available to them in the medicine-related courses like nursing, pharmacy etc. Ms. Dhivya Darshini, another student counsellor, felt that there was clarity among the students about what courses they wanted to study. They utilised this opportunity to know more about the career path that awaits them if they pursue these courses.

Mr. Asokan, Director of PST said that though the program did not receive the same response as the 2012 edition, he was happy that students from far-off towns like Chinamannur came to attend the program. He said, "This year we gave a questionarrie to the participating students to get a feedback about how useful the counselling was. We also asked the parents as to how the program can be improved. The Trust would continue to organise this event in the coming years incorporating these valuable feedback from students and parents. It is very important to provide the information to students from rural background about the various options available to them".

PST sincerely thanks Dr. A Balakrishnana (Agri) & Dr. Shanmuga Priya, M.B.B.S, Er. Muthu Krishnan, Er. B. Ramesh Babu Maharajan, Prof. Kavitha, G. Raja Siva BCE, Ms. M Chitra Devi, S. Senthil Kumar M.Sc I, Thamarai Kannan and Ms. Dhivya Dharshini for extending their valuable time and support for the program.