Beats beyond books: Virudhunagar dist's initiative ushers in a 'chorus of change'

THE district, long recognised for the excellence of its students in board examinations, is actively making efforts to spot and nurture their artistic skills, with initiatives aimed at bridging the opportunity gap between the children from rural, low-income households and their urban counterparts.

- HARINI M @ Virudhunagar

'Thaen Kural Thervu', one such initiative, through which the district administration selected 20 students from government and government-aided schools and has been offering them training in singing since January. The students were offered in-person training during weekdays and online guidance sessions from the team members of composer James Vasanthan. Of them, six students have recently performed in a Tamil song in a film the composer has been working on.