Kerala, the tiny state in the southern most tip of India which is the first state in India that attained total literacy is all set to achieve another honor in education. Soon, i.e on the 19th of June 2015 the state is going to be declared as the first state in India with 100% primary education..!
'Athulyam' the project that commenced about a year ago by the Kerala State Literacy Mission is becoming fruitful by this achievement. Elaborate arrangements are made for 2,38,569 people to write the exam on June 7th in 6613 examination centers. Out of this 200 people will write in Kannada section and 3659 will write in Tamil section. Those who are writing the 4th class primary examination also include 141 prison inmates from different jails in the state.
The valuation of papers will be completed on 9th and 10th and the 'total Primary education' announcement will be made on June 19th which is the birthday of P N Panicker (the father of library movement in Kerala) which is also observed as the 'Reading Day'. Official declaration will be made later.
Making all people in a state to accomplish complete primary education is not an easy task. It is a remarkable achievement. A worthy reason for all Malayalees to feel proud of and rejoice. To facilitate (sometimes with requests, motivations or with compulsion) the total population in the state to complete the 4th class was a Himalayan task. It is made possible thanks to the collective efforts of the various departments of the government, officials, volunteers, NGOs and friendly associations, etc. under the directorship of Kerala state Saksharatha Mission. It shows the dedication and perseverance of Keralites to complete a service-oriented job with certain determination.
Congratulations to one and all who played some role in this great mission.
Flowers TV channel which has been test transmitted successfully for the last many days is going on air as a full time 24x7 entertainment channel right now at Bristow Grounds, Wellington islands of Kochi in Kerala. It is another new entertainment channel in Malayalam language eagerly awaited by the local and global Malayalee community.
Flowers TV is a coveted project of Insight Media, which has been set up as the 3rd of its type in the entire world and first of its kind in India. Insight media is expected to become a center for media studies in the years to come. The brain behind this mega project is Sreekantan Nair, an experienced journalist who worked with popular TV channels like Asianet and Mazhavil Manorama. The administrative and executive team of this great venture consist of many talented personalities from all walks of life. Many partners of this group are NRIs from the gulf countries. Kerala's one of the leading business men Gokulam Gopalan is the chairman of this group.
According to the promoters of this channel, it is expected to be a different one from the existing Malayalam TV channels with novel and creative entertainment shows giving priority to education, society and culture.
Though the promoters assured the people that it will be a non-partisan channel and follow ethics and values strictly, some people feel that to survive and to succeed, it is imminent for any channel to be inclined to some side...!
The mega launching event is being attended by many Bollywood film personalities and celebrities. Most of the leading celebrities of Mollywood, Kerala are invited to witness the grand celebrations. The super star celebrities include Kamal Hassen, Asha Bonsley, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Jayaram, Dileep and many leading actors and actresses.
Watch the spectacular and colourful inauguration event online here:
The official website of flowers TV:
http://www.flowerstv.in/ and facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/flowersonair
