Thaippongal Celebration of Community Television / ‘Samugam’ Television

Uzhavar Thirunaal (Farmer’s Special Day) was celebrated on Wednesday 15. 01. 2020 by the Community Television at the premises of Vantharumoolai Neermugap Pillaiyaar temple in Batticaloa based on the theme “Let’s unite in Tamil”.  Mr. S.Chandrakumar, Head of the Department of Fine Arts, Eastern University, Sri Lanka coordinated this traditional art events and instructed the students of the department of fine arts to enrich this festival. It is notable that these traditional performing arts were performed by the lecturers and the students of the department of fine arts.  

Varaavaattam, a part of the Ramanaadakam (Traditional theatre of Eastern Region) was performed by Mr. S.Chandrakumar, Head of the Department of Fine arts, Ms. K.Kanistra, Assistant Lecturer, and Stuydents V.Kirupanandam, A.Chandrakumar and P.Nitghagar. It is notable that Pulikkooththu was performed by V.Kirupanandam, Mayuri, A.Chandrakumar, Vigneswaran, P.Nithagar and also vasanthan kooththu was perfomed by the artists from Vantharumoolai.