Elocution is an art of speech and art of conveying message to the people.
Aligarh Muslim University old boys’ association came with a novel idea of organizing an online elocution competition. It encircled to convey the message of the importance of modern education which a man with a vision Sir Syed Ahmad Khan gave century ago.
He was an educator, a social reformer, jurist, thinker & writer. He established Muhammadan Anglo Oriental school in Aligarh on 24 May 1875 which later became the Aligarh Muslim University.
The Elocution competition was held on 25th February 2021 at 08:00 pm, virtually.
The children of the association’s alumnae participated enthusiastically in this competition. The program was coordinated by Mr. Yusuf Abdullah and Ms. Shazia Mansoor; Executive members of the Association.
The program started with the welcome note of Ms. Shazia Mansoor followed by brief message by Mr. Nauroz Ahmad, Acting President of the Association.
The competition started timely by Dr. Maryam Khan, the comparer of the program.
The respected judges were introduced to the participants and audience. There were two Judges Ms. Syeda Ameena and Ms. Puja Mathur. They announced the parameter for their judgment, e.g., contents, fluency, confidence and presentation.
There were around 12 participants divided into 3 groups according to their classes and each group was given a topics to speak upon, these topics were:
Group A- Life of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Group B – Famous quote of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan “When a nation becomes devoid of art and learning it invites poverty. When poverty come, it brings in its wake thousands of crimes.”
Group C- Famous quote of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan “To permit liberty to press is the part of wise government, to preserve it is the part of a free people.”
Each student was given 3-5 minutes to speak on the allotted topic. It was beyond belief how brilliantly participants had put their thoughts while delivering unscripted speech fluently. Every child has its own perspective and way of thinking which could be seen in their speeches. Every speaker from the same category came up with the varied view point.
The judges, then with a word of encouragement and appreciation to all the Participants announced the following finalist.
The other participants were, Adeeba Taqui Hasan, Samia Mohammad, Sarah Mohammad.
Before the prize distribution association’s senior most member Mr. Syed Mohammad Ashraf addressed the gathering by appreciating the initiative taken by the association for organizing such events. He also applauded and encouraged the participants.
The competition was culminated by the announcement of winners for all the events organized by AMUOBA throughout the year by the following Executive Members of the Association, Mr. Mateen-ur-Rehman, Mr. Tariq Waseem, Mr. Taqi Hasan, Mr. Ahteshamullah Khan followed by vote of thanks by Mr. Abdus Samad, Executive Member of the Association.
The program was attended by a large gathering and it was greatly appreciated for being very well organized by the team members of the association. The competition was a kind of tribute to the founder of AMU.