All-Kerala Carnatic Music Contest

The All-Kerala Carnatic Music Contest, conducted by Sree Poornathrayeesa Sangeetha Sabha for Augustine Joseph Memorial Award and other endowment awards, will be held on January 7 at Kalikkotta Palace.

The contest will be conducted in two sessions - Junior (below 14 years) and Senior (between 14 and 20 years). Separate competitions will be held for boys and girls. The school or college which bags the maximum number of points will be awarded the Augustine Joseph Memorial Ever-Rolling Trophy.

The contestant who scores the highest marks will be awarded special prizes instituted by celebrated singer K J Yesudas in the name of Augustine Joseph. The winners will also get cash awards. Those who had bagged the awards in the previous years are not eligible for contesting in the competitions.

Interested candidates should submit their filled in application forms on white paper, together with the certificate showing their age, from the respective colleges and schools.

The address is: Secretary, Sree Poornathrayeesa Sangeetha Sabha, C/o Karakulathu House, Vaikom Road, Tripunithura-682301, before December 21.