The Sir Rustom Masani Elocution Competition was held on the Institute premises on Saturday January 22, 2011. This annual competition was open to all under-graduate and post-graduate students of the University of Mumbai and the S.N.D.T Women’s University.

Each candidate was permitted to speak for 3 to 5 minutes on any one of the following subjects :-

a.     The Queens of India

b.    The Wadas of Maharashtra

c.      The Relevance of Ancient Epics in the Computer Age

d.    Religious Tolerance – Myth or Reality

The first three candidates were awarded cash prizes of Rs.700, Rs.500 and Rs.300, respectively, the name of the First Prize winner to be inscribed on the Rotating Trophy.  The trophy, the property of the K. R. Cama Oriental Institute, will be kept on the Institute premises.

This year sixteen candidates participated, representing eight colleges. The prize winners were:

1st Prize	Mr Nigel D’Cruz	St Xavier’s Institute of Education
2nd Prize	Ms Dhanashree Perumal	SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce
3rd Prize	Ms Tanvi Nair	Ramnarain Ruia College
3rd Prize	Ms Erica Fernandes	St Xavier’s Institute of Education

                     

 The judges for this competition were:

Dr Nasreen Fazalbhoy,

Mrs Tamar Marge Gubbay, and

Dr Jehangir Mistry