INTERCOLLEGIATE KONKANI POETRY RECITATION COMPETITION
The Konkani Department of Carmel College held its annual intercollegiate Konkani poetry recitation competition “Pavsotsav” on 9thAugust 2019, in the college auditorium at 10.30am. In all, 8 participants from five various colleges participated in the competition. The topic on which the poetry had to be recited was “Rain”. Participants had to pen down their own poems and then recite them before the audience. The objective of this competition was mainly an opportunity to inculcate within the students, the love of writing in Konkani and to help them to acquire and promote their skill of public speaking to a higher level. In addition, the competition allows the students to ignite the flame to the writer within them.