The Music TeleVideo (MTV) competition will be the first segment of Paarvai 2017. The objective of this competition is to engage the Tamil youths and introduce the Tamil as it was used in the past, based on the epic novel of Mahabaratham. The target audience will be Indian youths from tertiary institutions (Polytechnics/JCs). We hope that this segment will provide our youths with the opportunity to write and express them in Tamil language.

Participants will be given a 1.5-minute long music snippet based on 5 significant characters in the epic. Using that, participants will have to perceive the scenario and act/dance. Participants can then use their creativity to record the music video through dance, drama. These videos will then be screened during the event. Judges will consist of Tamil professors and enthusiasts and winners awarded based on a fixed criteria. 

We will be using the Kahoot! website for the 2nd segment. A Kahoot! is a collection of questions on specific topics. Prepared by NTU TLS, the questions will be asked in real-time, to the audience, creating a social, fun and game-like learning environment.

For Paarvai 2017, the topic of the questions will be Mahabaratham. There will be 3 main types of questions that will be prepared. Firstly, factual questions about Mahabaratham. Secondly, audience will have to guess the character based on clues given about them. Lastly, how well we know Mahabaratham, a rapid fire question round about the Maharabatham epic itself.

The 3rd segment is entitled, ‘Perspectives on Mahabharatham through ages’. The target audience of this segment are University students and experienced Tamil speakers. They will be split into two teams. One team will consist of the University students and the other team will consist of experienced Tamil speakers.  An interesting topic will be chosen for this segment. Unlike the usual intense debate segments, this session will be an engaging and interactive one.