Dear Comrades,
On the occasion of Children's Day, India Post and British Council are organised a one day Philately Exhibition at British Council recently.Prizes were given to the winners of the On the Spot Letter Writing competition held by India Post and British Council in October for students of Stds. IX to XII. The topics had been on environment, conservation, climatic change and letters to the president. M.S. Ramanujam of Postal India spoke to the kids about the importance of letter writing that exists despite the invasion of technology. Six winners were chosen from 350 kids who participated in the on-the-spot letter writing competition.
Ramanujam went on to speak about how he as a child benefitted from reading books like Letters written by Lord Chesterfield to his son and Essays by William Hazlitt. He appreciated the efforts taken by the British Council to improve communication skills by promoting English Language. One gift the winners received was a membership to the British Council Library.
The Hindu
23rd Nov, 2010
