Personality Development Activities

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

i) Yoga & Meditation

The Yoga and Meditation class is a regular feature in the hostel for the students. 250 students from the hostel have been already benefited from the program. The students are trained with physical and mental exercises by the experienced teachers.

Lectures on the topics such as ‘How to avoid anger’, ‘Wealth and life’, ‘Introspection’, ‘Kayakalpam’, ‘Cleanliness is next to godliness’ are given to the students. The timings for the classes are from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (Venue: Terrace of the Mini-Theatre) and is conducted from Monday to Thursday.

ii) NSS Activities

The aim of NSS is the rural development. Special camps are being conducted for a period of 10 days in the villages around Madurai. NSS also plays a main part in developing the garden at the hostel.

Camps conducted:

Ø 2003-2004 special camp at Solaigoundampatti.

Ø 2004-2005 special camp at Villacherry.

Ø 2005-2006 special camp at Chenkappadai.

Programs conducted:

Ø A one day rural development programme and NSS exhibition held by TCE NSS.

Ø Visiting and helping in the field works of various organizations.

iii) Cultural Activities

The most memorable event in hostel life is the cultural celebrations. During the special occasions like the hostel day celebration, New Year, etc the ecstasy of the students rises to an extreme. Various activities like dance, skits, antakshari, etc are conducted.

The motto of the cultural activities- Excavating the talents

In general, these personality development activities facilitate the development of the soft skills, leadership qualities of the students.