Academic Competitions

Every year during the month of February or March, Telugu Badi organizes academic competitions for children of all ages. These competitions are meant to bring out the talent in the children and give them a view into Telugu Literary and Cultural aspects.

Academic Competitions Results 2024-25

Chitram

  • Group 1
    • First Place: Madan Manaval Yada
    • Second Place: Aarna Krovvidi
  • Group 2
    • First Place: Aarnav Nalamachu
    • Second Place: Kaarunya Valli Barli
    • Third Place: Kaartika Ravali Barli
  • Group 3
    • First Place: Ananya Nalamachu, Lishitha Sirigala, Anagha Manchikanti
    • Second Place: Nyshitha Chelumuri, Dikshitha Chennuri
    • Third Place: Hanshika Koppuravuri, Sruthi Vaduguri
  • Group 4
    • First Place: Abhinav Koppuravuri
    • Second Place: Jeshith Raghav Barli

Maata

  • Group 1
    • First Place: Madan Manaval Yada
  • Group 3
    • First Place: Anagha Manchikanti
    • Second Place: Sankeerth Kodavanti
    • Third Place: Advaith Reddy Sama
  • Group 4
    • First Place: Abhinav Koppuravuri
    • Second Place: Dhanvin Chelumuri

Padyam Saadharana

  • Group 1
    • First Place: Madan Manaval Yada
    • Second Place: Sreekari Mysa
    • Third Place: Ishaan Mysa
    • Third Place: Bala Sudeeksha Maturi
  • Group 2
    • First Place: Kaarunya Valli Barli
    • Second Place: Kaartika Ravali Barli
    • Third Place: Vihana Natam
  • Group 3
    • First Place: Abhiram Allaparthi
    • Second Place: Sruthi Vaduguri
    • Third Place: Benisri Sai Akash Guntur
  • Group 4
    • First Place: Jeshith Raghav Barli

Padyam Visesha

  • Group 2
    • First Place: Sreenidhi Jandhyala
  • Group 3
    • First Place: Anagha Manchikanti
    • Second Place: Advaith Reddy Sama, Kartikeya Lanka
    • Third Place: Sankeerth Kodavanti

Vyaasam

  • Group 3
    • First Place: Hanshika Koppuravuri
    • Second Place: Sankeerth Kodavanti, Aanya Krovvidi
    • Third Place: Srihitha Chennuri, Advaith Reddy Sama
  • Group 4
    • First Place: Abhinav Koppuravuri

Padam

  • Vikaasam
    • First Place: Viraat Palaparthy
    • Second Place: Kaarunya Valli Barli
    • Third Place: Kaartika Ravali Barli, Dhriti Kuncham
  • Vivekam
    • First Place: Sankeerth Kodavanti
    • Second Place: Advaith Reddy Sama
    • Third Place: Arjun Acchi
  • Vipulam
    • First Place: Akshita Thiruma Reddy
    • Second Place: Dikshita Chennuri
    • Third Place: Teju Nihal Nuthalapati
  • Vignaanam
    • First Place: Srihitha Chennuri
    • Second Place: Ananya Nalamachu
    • Third Place: Tejas Kalivarupu
  • Vistaaram
    • First Place: Nandini Bhavanam
    • Second Place: Ajay Bhavanam
    • Third Place: Aadya Boppana

Groups

To ensure a fair and competitive competition the participants will be grouped age wise. Below is the group that they would fall under based on their date of birth.

Group 1 : Age <=5. If the child has not turned 6 as of 9/1/2024 they will be in this category

Group 2 : Age 6 to <=8. If the child has not turned 9 as of 9/1/2024 they will be in this category.
Group 3 : Age 9 to <=12. If the child has not turned 13 as of 9/1/2024 they will be in this category.
Group 4 : Age 13 to <=15. If the child has not turned 16 as of 9/1/2024 they will be in this category.

Here are the topics for Maata & Vyaasam. Watch out this space for Chitram Topic in next few days.

Topics for Maata

Talk about below topic

Group 1: Favorite Telugu Movie

Group 2: Favorite vacation/memories in India

Group 3: Any famous king/prince/queen/princess that ruled Telugu speaking states

Group 4: Any famous king/prince/queen/princess that ruled Telugu speaking states

Topics For Vyaasam

Judges will decide the one of the topics from below to be written on competition’s day

Vignaanam or lower (Group 3 and lower) :

  1. Write about your favorite vacation in India
  2. Write about your favorite festival in India
  3. Write about Your favorite family member other than Mom & Dad

Vistaaram and higher (Group 3 & Group 4):

  1. If you were the US president, what would you do
  2. ⁠write about your favorite Freedom fighter of India
  3. write about a temple in India and its significance

Competition Schedule

The below schedule is applicable to all groups.

Date: Saturday Feb 15th, 2025
Time: 10AM – 4 PM
Location: West DesMoines LRC & For online participants Zoom link will be shared later
Competitions: Chitram, Padyam Regular , Padyam Advanced , Vyaasam , Padam and Maata
Entries accepted until 10pm on Feb 14th , 2025

Tentative Competition Timings
Chitram 10 AM – 10:45 AM
Padyam S 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Padyam V 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Maata 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Padam 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Vyaasam 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM


Competitions Details

Chitram
Traditional drawing competition with a subject related to Telugu culture. Participants will need to bring their own coloring supplies. A sheet of paper will be provided on which the participants will draw based on the theme provided. Each group will have a different theme, so please watch carefully for a subsequent communication about the theme and practice accordingly. Participants must be in person for Chitram competition. 

Padyam Saadhaarana
Padyam and Bhaavam for the poem will need to be recited by the participants. Any padyam can be chosen not more than 4 lines like Vemana, Sumati , Krishna satakam or any other satakams from Telugu Literature. You must send us a copy of your padyam with bhaavam from a credible source before the start of the competition. Participants can register for either for Saadharana or Visesha (NOT Both categories of Padyam)


Padyam Visesha
Padyam and Bhaavam for the poem will need to be recited by the participants. Any padyam from existing Telugu Literature can be chosen with more than 4/5 lines. Please make sure you are choosing a గ్రంథ కావ్యం other than Vemana, Sumati , Krishna satakam or any other satakams. Examples include భాగవతం, మహాభారతం etc but not limited to those. You must send us a copy of your padyam with bhaavam from a credible source before the start of the competition. Participants can register for either for Saadharana or Visesha (NOT Both categories of Padyam)


Maata
A topic will be provided to the participants in advance. You are expected to prepare for the topics and speak for a minimum of 1 min and maximum of 2 minutes. Topics will vary by group and will be announced shortly. Participants are expected to speak about the topic without any visual aids (notes, flash cards, documents etc.) or any prompting by others in the room. 


Vyaasam  A list of topics will be provided to the participants in advance. You are expected to prepare for the topics and write in Telugu on paper with in 30 mins for a topic chosen by judges in the competition. Topics will vary by group and will be announced shortly. Participants are expected to write about the topic. Online participants also need to write during the scheduled time of the competition. 


Padam Each grade of DSM Telugu Badi student will be given words to write them on board (like dictation) and who ever writes the maximum number of correct will be judged winner. This will be conducted in the classroom itself. Padam is only DSM Telugu Badi students