Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Red Cross Organises Tamil Nadu State-Level Student Competitions
The Indian Red Cross Society held competitions for students in Chennai.
The students took part in speech, essay and drawing contests.
The event was organised for Geneva Convention Day.
Junior Red Cross and Youth Red Cross students participated.
The competitors had already won first prizes in their district contests.
The competitions were meant to teach students more about Red Cross activities and awareness.
Winners will receive certificates and prizes.
Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will present the awards.
The Indian Red Cross Society’s Tamil Nadu state branch held speech, essay and drawing competitions in Chennai.
The events marked Geneva Convention Day and involved Junior Red Cross and Youth Red Cross students.
District-level first-prize winners competed at the state-level events.
School Education deputy director Shanthi inaugurated the competitions in the presence of Red Cross officials.
Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar is scheduled to present certificates and prizes to the winners.
- Who
- The Tamil Nadu state branch of the Indian Red Cross Society organised the event for Junior Red Cross and Youth Red Cross students, with district-level winners participating.
- What
- State-level speech, essay and drawing competitions were held.
- When
- The competitions were held to mark Geneva Convention Day; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- The events were organised to raise awareness among students and mark Geneva Convention Day.
- Organiser
- Indian Red Cross Society, Tamil Nadu state branch
- Participants
- Junior Red Cross and Youth Red Cross students
- Competitions
- Speech, essay and drawing
- Eligibility
- First-prize winners from district-level competitions
- Inaugurator
- Shanthi, deputy director of the directorate of school education
- Awards
- Certificates and prizes for winners
- Award presenter
- Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar