On 15th July 2005 the Manu Library conducted the essay and elocution competitions for the nineth and tenth standard students on K.Kamaraj, ex-chief Minister of Tamil Nadu to award prizes to the winners on the latter’s memorial day and the Gandhi Jeyanthi which would fall on 2nd October 2005.

            The next item of the programmes the Manu Trust celebrated at the Manu Library premises was the Independence Day of India on 15th August 2005. The function started at 10.00 am with the flag hoisting by Mr.Muthalagan. Mr.Subbiah Nadar presided over the function. The flag song and the prayer song were sung by the students and Mr.Gopalakrishnan respectively. Mr.Chidambaram welcomed the audience and Dr.Muthusamy delivered special address on India’s freedom. The congratulators of the function were Mr.Durairaj, Mr.R.Rajendran, ex-Army, Janab Mohammed Sherib, Mr.M.Periasamy (export), Dr.P.Karuppanan, Mr.Senthamil Subbiah from Sivakasi, Mr.S.Kannan, Suthi Trust, Mrs.Thilagavathi and Miss.Vidhya Sri. The Yoga students of the Sivanantha Vidyalaya did the yoga exercises and the students of Kaluvanacheri Primary School performed the cultural activities. The job of rapprochement was done in a very grand manner by Mr.Muniyandi, Mother Computer. The thanks giving address was made by Mr.R.Bharathan as usual.

            With the help of the Manu Trust The Sekkilar Association of Kariapatti celebrated well the 34th Birth Day celebration of Mr.B.Mohana Saravanan, USA, at the Manu Library premises on 18th September 2005. Mr.Chockkalingam took the chair. The XIIth Thirumurai Associations of Aruppukkottai, Thiruchuli and Kariapatti chanted the Thiruvasagam. Sri.Malaikkeni Swamigal showered mercy on Mr.B.Mohana Saravanan in the presence of Mr.T.M.V.Sundara Vadivel Raja, Jamindar of Chengulachi, Dindugal. Mr.Bharathan welcomed the gathering and Chidambaram proposed the vote of thanks.

            The 2nd October is the most important day in the history of India on which Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bhagadur Sastri were born and Kamaraj passed away. So this Day was celebrated well here this year.Mr.Subbiah alias Alagiri, ex-INA, Acted as the President of the function. Mr. Bharathan welcomed the audience and Chief guests and some students sang the prayer song. Mr. Durairaj, Mr. Subbaraj, Mr. Muthalagan and Mr. Govindaraj appreciated the style of functioning the Manu Library and of the function itself. Mr. Gopal Professor from Madurai made a very long speech on the services and legacies of Gandhiji, Sastri and Kamaraj. Mrs. Thilagavathi distributed prizes to the winners of the essay and elocution competitions held on 15th July 2005. Mr. Chidambaram acted as the proposer of the vote of thanks.

            The Manu Library conducted drawing compettions for the students of Ist to V standards and the General knowledge competitions for the students of VI to VII standards on 25th September 2005 to give prizes on the Third Annual Day of the library which was to be held on 16th October 2005.

            The Third Annual Day of the Manu library was celebrated at the Subbaiah Nadar-Amala Marriage Hall , Kariapatti on 16th October 2005. Mr. Subbiah Nadar was the president of the function. The library awarded prizes to Three hundred students. So the function was named Prize Distribution Function. Mr. Durairaj and Mr. Bhahirathan were chief guests. Some students sang the prayer song. The grandsons of the T.V. singer Mr. Karuppiah hosted the guests with the their fanfare .Mr.Muthalagan welcomed the audience and Mr. Chidambaram read out the Annual Report of the Manu Library. Mr. Bilavendran, Mr. Chockkalingam, Mrs. Thilagavathi, Janab Doab Mohammed, Mr. Ponraj, Mr. Senthamil Subbiah, Mr. Srinivasagam, Dr. Karuppanan, Mr. Periasamy, Dr. Muthusamy, Mr. Asokan, Mr. Manickavasagam, Mr. Packiaraj and Mr. Anandhakrishnasamy felicitated the function. Mr. G. Krishnamoorthi, SSI, made a special address on the importance of a library. Mr. S. Bharathan, Asst. Manager, Ayyanar Mills, Mallankinar, distributed prizes to the winners of the competitions held on 16th October 2005. Janab Mohammed Sherib did the thanks giving address. Mr. Nihil Muniandi was the announcer of the programmes listed for the function.

            One of the most grand functions of the Manu Library was the Children’s Day Celebration, held on 14th November 2005. The function was very colourful with masquerade competitions and cultural activities made by the school students, Kaluvanacheri. Mrs. Jeya performed well the prize distribution ceremony.


            Moreover the Manu Library wanted to praise the skills of ladies who knew the drawings of kolams. So the Library conducted Kolam competitions on 10th January 2006 for the women belonged to the Korandi village. They drew two kinds od kolams, The Pointing Kolam and the Rangoli Kolam. Mr. Arumugam valued the competition sheets of Kolam drawings and chose the winners. The President of Korandi panchayat, Mr. M.R.G. Siva Sakthi, distributed prizes to these winners at the function held on 15th January 2006 under his presidentship.

            The Manu Trust, The Government Hospital, Kariapatti and the Farmer Federation of Irrigation jointly conducted symposium on Herbals and the Free Siddha Mega Special Medical Camp on 21st March 2006. Our District Collector, Mr. A. Mohammed Aslam, I.A.S., was the chair person of the function held at the premises of the Manu Library. Mr. R. Bhahirathan, member of the Manu Trust warmly welcomed the District Colletor. Mr. K. Rengaraj, BIM, Virudhunagar District Siddha Doctor spoke on the benefits of the Herbal cultivation. Mr. K. Murali, Manager, State Bank of India, Kariapatti, Mr. C. Sarath Babu, Planning Commissioner, ASSIFA, Kariapatti, Dr. P. Bothiraj, Government Hospital, Kariapatti. Dr. N. Parimalachelvan, Siddha Medicines, Mallankinar Primary Health Centre,Dr.Mrs.Thilaka Mani, Primary Health Centere,Pandalkudi and the officials of the Indian Homeopathi Department were the speial guests to this function. Janab S. Muhammed Sherib mde the proposal of vote of thanks to all.

SPECIAL EFFECT:-

            To give an Opportunity to the Housewives, aged people and drop outs for learning activity, we have been conducting tentatively the Rotation Library in Kariapatti for the past one year. It our attempt finds successful in this village, we want to extended the same learning facility to other villages.

            In Korandi village , we have been conducting as a voluntary service the tuition classes to the weak students from the Panchayat Union Higher Elementary School to enhance their learning capacity. If we get any monetary assistance, we can also extend this scheme to some other places which require tution facilities.

Thanking You,

Your’s faithfully,
Mr.R.Bharathan.