Kolkata :

The 28th Japanese language speech contest of eastern India will be held at Kalakunj Auditorium in Kolkata on October 10. Forty one students from various institutes will be participating in the contest which will be organised by Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata in collaboration with Indo-Japan Welfare & Cultural Association.

Winners from the eastern zone will get a chance to participate in the all-India speech contest to be held in New Delhi. Students winning at the national level may get a grand opportunity to go to Japan.

MOSAI, an initiative of the Japanese consulate, started the all India speech contest in 1985. The first round of contests (Zonal Contests) is held in North, South, East and West Zones and the finals will happen in Delhi. Students can participate either in junior or senior category depending upon the level of training in the language. Candidates are nominated by the organisation where he/she is learning Japanese language.

The speech contest is meant to encourage students to express spontaneously their own thoughts in Japanese language. It is not merely a memory test of a written speech. This is followed by a round of questions from the judges.

Mr Kazumi Endo, Consul General of Japan in Kolkata, will address the occasion and will hand over the awards and certificates to the successful contestants Gouri Bakshi, General Secretary, Indo-Japan Welfare & Cultural Association will also grace the occasion.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kolkata / by Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey, TNN / October 09th, 2015