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Over 4000 Students Participate in ‘Aadi Perukku’ Celebration at Dr MGR
Janaki Women’s College
Chennai, 01 Aug. 2025
Over 4,000 students of Dr. MGR-Janaki Women’s College celebrated Aadi Perukku,
a Tamil festival observed on the eighteenth day of the Tamil month of Aadi to
express gratitude for rivers. Donning half-sarees and sarees, students performed
many traditional practices, capturing the essence of the occasion.
During the celebration, students participated in the ‘mulaipari’ worship, carrying
earthen pots filled with sprouts from nine different types of grains and legumes. The
girls floated lamps in a small pond, in a symbolic reenactment of the traditional
practice typically performed in rivers. They enjoyed ‘chitrannam’, which included
different varieties of rice such as lemon rice, tamarind rice, and coconut rice.
To add to the festivity, students performed traditional folk dances during the occasion
and included ‘Devarattam’, ‘Karakattam’, ‘Puliyaattam’, ‘Oyilattam’, ‘Sakkaiyaattam’,
‘Poikaal Kuthiraiyaattam’, ‘Mayilattam’, and Dance Drama. Special children also
performed a dance, and students from Agaram took part in the occasion. Altogether
it was a spectacular sight and replication of celebrations indigenous to villages.
“Preserving our tradition and knowing our roots is important for human race to
progress and leave in peace. Celebrations like this will help younger generation
know our 5000-year-old tradition and pass on it to future generation. This is our little
attempt towards preserving the Tamil culture. Also, the ‘sandhai’ concept with stalls
fully managed by students will help nurture their marketing and entrepreneurial skills”
said Dr. Kumar Rajendran, Chairman, Dr. MGR Janaki College for Women.
The event also featured experts discussing the social, cultural, and environmental
significance of Aadi Perukku, as well as traditional practices, music, and dance forms
of Tamil culture.
