The Wilmut Club of Biotechnology, from the P.G & Research Department of Biotechnology, J.J. College of Arts and Science, Pudukkottai conducted an intra- departmental drawing competition for the students in view of “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking†on 26.06.23 to create awareness among the students about drugs and their illegal usage. The competition was inaugurated by the Head of the Biotechnology department and Assistant Professor Dr. G. Manigandan. The event was co- ordinated by the staffs of the department. A total of 42 students actively participated in this competition.
The students of the department eagerly took participated in the event wherein various painting types like, crayon painting, water colour painting, acrylic painting, oil painting, etc. were used. The students displayed different creative ideas through their art work which revealed many problems of the society, family and individual, due to drugs. During the event, awards and certificates were given to the students for their participation in the competition.
Dr. S. Bharathiraja, Head & Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Communication, judged the event and selected the winners.
Earlier, Dr. Kavitha Subramanian, Secretary of the college, emphasized the importance of the day and mentioned that the college had initiated several programs focused on developing scientific understanding and innovation. The Principal of the college, Dr. J. Parasuraman, told that along with keeping pace with the technology, students have to take part in many such events through which they can develop their skills.