Message from Hon Minister of Education and Human Resource for Teachers Day

Message from Hon Minister for Teachers Day

Mahatma Gandhi Institute

School on Indian Studies

Department of Tamil Studies

Celebration of the 117th Birth Anniversary of Perarignar Anna - 2026

In the context of the Birth Anniversary of Perarignar Anna, the Department of Tamil Studies of

the Mahatma Gandhi Institute is organising the following competitions:

1. Essay Writing Competition (Tamil & English)

2. Story Writing Competition (Tamil)

1. Essay Writing Competition

The Essay Writing Competition is open to the following categories of participants, both in

Tamil and English:

Category 1: Category 2: Upper Secondary Students (Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 & Grade 13)

Participants above 20 years old (Teachers, University Students & Public)

*** Tamil ***

Category 1: Upper Secondary Students (Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 & Grade 13)

Title in Tamil: பேரறிஞர் அண்ணாவின் இலட்சியங்கள்: நவீனச் சமூகத்திற்கு ஒரு

வழிகாட்டி

No. of words: Around 600 - 800 words

Category 2: Participants above 20 years old (Teachers, University Students and Public)

Title in Tamil: பேரறிஞர் அண்ணா: காலத்ததக் கடந்த சிந்ததனயாளர்

No. of words: Around 1000 - 1200 words

*** English ***

Category 2: Upper Secondary Students (Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 & Grade 13)

Title in English: Perarignar Anna: A Great Orator

No. of words: Around 1000 - 1200 words

Category 3: Participants above 20 years old (Teachers, University Students and Public)

Title in English: Perarignar Anna’s Search for an Egalitarian Society

No. of words: Around 1500 - 1800 words

Guidelines for Essay Writing Competition

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. This competition is open to Mauritian residents only.

Submission could be either in handwritten or typewritten form.

You may participate in the essay competition in both Tamil and English according to your

category.

Participants should not write his/her personal name on the essay. They will have to use

a pen name on the essay. Participant’s pen name, personal name, age, residential address,

mobile phone number, fixed home number and email address should be enclosed in a sealed

envelope and submitted together with the essay. The participants’ personal names should

be written as per the Birth Certificate or National Identity Card (NIC).

Word count should be mentioned on the cover page.

All submissions must be original. Previously published essay will not be accepted.

Essays should not be copied from the internet or any other sources.

All essays received in the competition will become the property of MGI which reserves the

right to publish them in any form - electronic or print.

The decision of the jury shall be final and shall not be subject to any appeal.

The MGI shall not take any responsibility in any matter arising out of any dispute as regards

to the originality of the essay.

Submission could be made either by post or in person to the Head, Department of Tamil

Studies, MGI, Moka or through email in PDF format to (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Interesting prizes will be awarded to the winners and Certificate of Participation will also

be awarded to all participants.

m. Last date for submission is Wednesday 30 September 2026 by 3.00 p.m. Envelopes

should be clearly marked with Perarignar Anna - Essay Writing Competition (Tamil or

English) and addressed to the Head, Department of Tamil Studies, Indian Studies Complex,

MGI, Moka.

n. For more details, please visit our website on www.mgirti.ac.mu.

For further information, kindly contact the Head, Department of Tamil Studies. Phone

number: 403 2000 - (Ext: 2176)

2. Story Writing Competition in Tamil

The Story Writing Competition is open to the following categories of participants in Tamil

only:

Category 1: Category 2: Category 3: Lower Secondary Students (Grade 7, Grade 8 & Grade 9)

Upper Secondary Students (Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 & Grade 13)

Participants above 20 years old (Teachers, University Students & Public)

*** Tamil ***

Category 1: Lower Secondary Students (Grade 7, Grade 8 & Grade 9)

Topic in Tamil: அறிபவ ஆயுதம்.

No. of words: Around 400 - 600 words

Category 2: Upper Secondary Students (Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 & Grade 13)

Topic in Tamil: மானத்ததக் காத்த மனிதன்.

No. of words: Around 800 - 1000 words

Category 3: Participants above 20 years old (Teachers, University Students and Public)

Topic in Tamil: புதிய விடியல்.

No. of words: Around 1200 - 2000 words

Guidelines for Story Writing Competition

a. b. This competition is open to Mauritian residents only.

Submission could be either in handwritten or typewritten form.

c. Only one entry per participant is allowed.

d. Participants’ attention is drawn to the fact that this competition is not about essay writing,

e. but about story writing and each story should reflect the philosophy of Perarignar Anna.

Participants should not write his/her personal name on the story. They will have to

use a pen name on the story. Participant’s pen name, personal name, age, residential

address, mobile phone number, fixed home number and email address should be enclosed

in a sealed envelope and submitted together with the essay. The participants’ personal

names should be written as per the birth certificate or National Identity Card (NIC).

f. g. Word count should be mentioned on the cover page.

All submissions must be original. Previously published stories will not be accepted.

h. i. Stories should not be copied from the internet or any other sources.

All stories received in the competition will become the property of MGI which reserves

j. the right to publish them in any form - electronic or print.

The decision of the jury shall be final and shall not be subject to any appeal.

k. The MGI shall not take any responsibility in any matter arising out of any dispute as regards

to the originality of the story.

l. Submission could be made either by post or in person to the Head, Department of Tamil

Studies, MGI, Moka) or through email in PDF format to (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

m. Interesting prizes will be awarded to the winners and Certificate of participation will be

awarded to all participants.

n. Last date for submission is Wednesday 30 September 2026 by 3.00 p.m. Envelopes

should be clearly marked with Perarignar Anna - Story Writing Competition and addressed

o. to the Head, Department of Tamil Studies, Indian Studies Complex, MGI, Moka.

For more details, please visit our website on www.mgirti.ac.mu.

For further information, kindly contact the Head, Department of Tamil Studies. Phone

number: 403 2000 - (Ext: 2176)

This is to inform you that the deadline for submission of entries for the Story Writing Competition and Essay Writing Competition has been extended from 30 September 2026 to 16 October 2026. Participants are kindly requested to submit their entries by the extended deadline.

Application Form

A little later than usual, but just as vibrant as ever.

Salon de Mai

is here! 

This year, the celebrated Salon de Mai exhibition blooms in July - an exceptional twist for an exceptional event!

Dear artists, we invite you to send your applications:

• Regular participants: Deadline 1^st June 2026
• New participants (those who have not yet taken part in at least three editions of Salon de Mai): Deadline 8^th June 2026

Information & Application: https.//www.mgirti.ac.mu

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                                            403 2039, 4032000 (ext: 2210, 2025)

General Guidelines for Salon de Mai

Participation Form for New participants

Participation form regular artists