Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri



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Inter-school quiz competition on Culture and Heritage organized by Sri Vidyateertha Foundation, Chennai

 

October 17, 2014

This year marks the 25th Aradhana of Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal, the 35th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham and the Silver Jubilee of the Peetarohanam of the present Shankaracharya, Jagadguru Sri Bharathi Theertha Mahaswamigal.

As part of the celebrations, Sri Vidyatheertha Foundation is conducting an Inter-School Quiz Competition on Indian Culture & Heritage titled “Punitha-Bharatham”. The main goal of this competition is to inculcate moral, ethical and traditional values in students.

The topics for the competition include but not limited to

  • Ramayana, Mahabharatha and Bhagavatham
  • Life of Saints and Sages of India
  • Life of Tamil Saints – Nayanmars and Alwars
  • History of major temples in India and Tamilnadu in particular
  • Life and compositions of Saints who promoted our culture through Music and Bhajan
  • Sacred texts like Bhagavad Gita, Thirukural etc
  • Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham

Rules

  • Students from 9th to 12th Standard are eligible to contest
  • Three students make a team and maximum of five teams are allowed from a School
  • The medium of quiz is English & Tamil
  • The decision of the judges is final

Prizes

  • I Prize – Rs. 75,000
  • II Prize – Rs. 60,000
  • III Prize – Rs. 45,000
  • IV Prize – Rs. 30,000
  • Sponsored trip to Sringeri to all Finalists
  • Prizes for Eliminated Teams:
    • Pre-Quarters – Rs. 3000
    • Quarter Finals – Rs. 9,000
    • Semi Finals – Rs. 15,000
    • Valuable of books to all the teams from pre-quarters
    • Certificate of participation and a special memento to all participants

Preliminary Round

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There was an overwhelming response from the schools and all the prominent schools participated with enthusiasm by sending the maximum number of teams. 122 teams from various schools participated in the preliminary round. The preliminary round was conducted on 14th September 2014 and 4th October 2014 at Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai.

Quarter Finals

The quarter finals was conducted at Sri Sringeri Jagadguru Pravachana Mandiram on 12th and 13th October 2014.

 
  • The Self (Atma) is never born nor does It ever die; neither does It cease to exist after having once existed nor does the Self come into existence, like the body, having not existed before. Unborn, eternal, It undergoes no change whatsoever and is primeval; It is not destroyed when the body is destroyed. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • A person who hears about the condemnation of another incurs sin. What need be said about the sin incurred by a man who actually engages in nit picking? Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Prabodha Sudhakara
  • If you pray with faith and devotion, the Lord will certainly listen to your earnest prayers. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Our nation and its culture have a hoary past and we should all be proud of it. Mere aping of the West is not beneficial for us. For example, care of aged parents is something that has come down to us traditionally and we must never neglect this duty by imbibing concepts of some free societies, wherein concern for one’s own parents is at low ebb. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • It is a great blunder not to make proper use of the body and mind that has been given to us by God. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names