Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 01 December 2025
Students from Andaman Law College (ALC) and Tagore Government College of Education (TGCE) secured the top honours at the district-level Elocution Competition held under the Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament initiative, with both institutions bagging five positions each. Notably, all ten winners were female participants.
The first position was secured by a student from TGCE, while ALC claimed the second position. This year’s theme — “50 Years of Emergency and Lessons for Democracy” — inspired powerful speeches marked by clarity, depth and conviction. Participants presented original perspectives, reflecting on constitutional values, civil liberties, and democratic resilience.
A total of 72 students from colleges across the Islands took part in the contest. The top ten were selected by a jury comprising Dr. R.V.R. Murthy (Associate Professor, Political Science), Vishal Yadav (Principal, PM Shri KV-II), Dr. R.G.S. Baghel (Associate Professor, Geography), and Sanjib Kumar Roy (Chief Editor, Andaman Sheekha).
Mr. Rashid Alam, Registrar, Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench Port Blair, felicitated the top performers with certificates during the valedictory ceremony.
Presiding over the function, Principal Dr. P.V.N. Sarma appreciated the participants for their research, articulation and confidence.
Speaking on the occasion, Joint Director of MY Bharat, Mr. Sukharanjan Biswas, informed that the competition was held across all districts of the Union Territory and the top ten from each district will now advance to the upcoming State-Level Round scheduled for the third week of December.
The winners selected from TGCE include Himani Wagh, R. Sanjana, Disha Singh, J. Kavya Sree Sai, and Akansha Chelek Chela, while Komal Peet Kaur, P. Aliya Majeed, K. Nandini, M. Akansha, and Ashlee Chacko represented Andaman Law College among the top ten.
The event was coordinated by NSS Programme Officer of Andaman Law College, Dr. Rajiv Mondal, who also delivered the vote of thanks. The programme was hosted by students Ms. Manisha and Ms. Visakha.
