Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Children’s writers honoured

CHENNAI: Five writers of literature for children received the ‘Kuzhandhai Elakiya Ratna’ award at a Children’s Day celebration here recently.

Speaking on the occasion, General Manager of Indian Overseas Bank M.S.Prakash said: “The writers of children’s literature play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the nation.” One of the recipients of the award, 76-year-old J.Ethirajan said, “I want to contribute more towards shaping the character and intellect of children.”

S.R.G.Sundaram, another recipient of the award said, “A society will be vibrant if the children read good literature.” The other recipients of the award are E.S.Hariharan, Bala. Natarajan and S.Kulasekaran.

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