Tamil Nadu Day is being celebrated today to commemorate the formation of the State on November 1, 1956.
The Department of Tamil Development will organise the celebrations at the Chennai Museum Hall at 10 AM. Minister for School Education, Tamil Development and Information and Publicity, Rajmohan, will present honourariums for the nationalisation of literary works of five Tamil scholars.
He will also distribute prizes to 179 students who have memorised and recited the entire Thirukkural and confer the Tamil Semmal awards on 76 scholars.
As part of the celebrations, folk cultural programmes will be organised in various parks maintained by the Greater Chennai Corporation this evening.
Essay and speech competitions will also be conducted for college students across the State, with cash prizes for the top three winners at the district and State levels.