PRAVASIMELA 2009

AT COCHIN ON 1^st & 2^ndAUGUST 2009

Terms and Conditions

1. Competitions will be held for three age groups, namely Sub Junior, Junior, and Senior.

Sub-Junior        date of birth between    01.01.1995 and 31.12.1998
Junior               date of birth between    01.01.1991 and 31.12.1994
Senior              date of birth between    01.01.1983 and 31.12.1990

Organisers will hold the right to verify the age wherever necessary. All participants are hereby advised to carry an age verification document (like Passport, Residence Permit, Birth Certificate, etc) as proof for their entries at the time of registration.

2. Eligibility for participation is defined as follows:
   a. Non-resident Indians;
   b. Resident Indians who have attained first position in the respective events at the district level in the preceding/academic year.
   
   
3. Competition will take place only if the entries are four or above as on the last date of registration for each and every item listed in annexure 1.
   
   
4. One individual can participate in a maximum of four single events and one group event. However a maximum of two additional options may also be registered provisionally in the order of priority, which will be kept open until registrations are closed.  If the minimum entry requirement is not met in any of the registered items, registration officer will personally contact the participants within three days after the official closure, to intimate the changes in their entries.
   
   
5. All events are common for males and females. Group events may be performed jointly or separately among males and females.
   
   
6. Light music is to be performed without track or background music. Participants may use any language.
   
   
7. The language for the Elocution competition shall be English, Malayalam or German. It will be conducted as one single event for all these languages.
   
   
8. For elocution competition, three selected topics will be announced three days before (i.e. on 29thJuly 2009) and will be published in the “Pravasimela Website” www.pravasimela.com. One of these topics will be tossed out in the morning of the day of the competition and will be displayed on the notice board.
   
   
9. For maximum duration of each performing event, please see annexure 1.
   
   
10. In folk dance competition, only pure folk dances will be allowed.
    
    
11. For cinematic and/or group dance event, a minimum of three participants and a maximum of ten participants will be allowed. In this event, the lower age limit may be waived enabling them to contest in the next immediate higher group (and not vice versa) under intimation to the registration officer. Any type of Indian song may be used. The stage arrangement is the sole responsibility of the participants. A maximum of 4 min. will be allowed in total to set up and clear out the settings. It is advised to contact the stage manager in advance in order to get a clarification in this regard.
    
    
    
    
12. Background music, track music, etc. wherever applicable as per rules should be recorded in CDs (only one track per CD) and should be submitted to the stage manager, at least thirty minutes before the start of the item on stage. Audio cassettes and MP3 format recordings won't be allowed. Organisers will not be held responsible for any malfunctioning of the CDs provided by the contestants.
    
    
13. For details of prizes and awards see annexure 2.
    
    
14. Points based on positions are as follows:
    1^st Prize = 5 points / 2^nd Prize = 3 points / 3^rd Prize = 1 point.
    
    
15. The name in full, address, date of birth, names of items for participation, telephone number, e-mail-id., etc. may be registered online or by post on or before 31^st May 2009. Those who register online are expected to make use of the registration form published in our “Pravasimela Website” www.pravasimela.com. The registration will be duly acknowledged. All participants are requested to reconfirm their registration details, not later than 15^th June 2009, by contacting the registration officer directly via telephone.

16. As a general rule, no professional performers are allowed to contest.
    
    
17. A strict time schedule will be maintained throughout the Pravasimela. Contesters are expected to report to the stage manager 30 minutes before their scheduled stage appearance. Contesters who fail to meet this requirement will run the risk of not getting a chance to perform their item on the stage.
    
    
18. Judgement will be based on pre-defined criteria for all events. Criteria will be provided to the jury as well as to the participants (will be published in the “Pravasimela Website” www.pravasimela.com) in due time. The verdict of the jury will be final and unquestionable. Participants or their parents/guardians are not allowed to contact any jury member regarding any judgement issues.
    
    
19. Any queries and complaints during the days of the event should be placed to the Appeal Committee.
    
    
20. Any dispute corresponding to the Pravasimela shall be referred to the Executive Committee of KELI Switzerland in writing. The decision of the Executive Committee in this regard will be final and binding.