The Telegraph in Schools explained

The Telegraph In Schools(TTIS)
Type:Weekly newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Price:Rs.5.00 (India)
Owners:ABP Group
Editor:Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Creative Director:Biswanath Dasgupta
Language:English
Political:Independent

The Telegraph in Schools (TTIS) is the largest student-run newspaper in East-India. TTIS was launched in 1999 and re-launched in July 2000.[1] [2] It is run by The Telegraph and Anandabazar Group or ABP group.[3] TTIS organizes the Great TTIS Challenge every year, with the motto "Skill, talent, competition, enjoyment and loads of fun".[4] TTIS Challenge is held at Swabhumi and it is the biggest inter-school event of eastern India, with participation of over 100 prestigious schools in Kolkata. Moreover, it also gives a chance to young and budding kids good at writing and journalism to become a journalist.

Columns

Recurring sections of the newspaper include:

Events

Saraswati Fiesta

This is a grand celebration of Saraswati Puja through fun and games at different housing complexes and schools.[5]

Choto Chokhe Boro Pujo

TTIS Readers go pandal hopping with celebrities and judge the different Durga Puja Pandals.[6]

The Great TTIS Challenge

This is the largest fest-cum-carnival in Eastern India, where more than hundred schools compete against each other to become the Champion Of Champions.[7]

In 2013, Ralph Mao was awarded as the Champions of the champions students, and Kalicharan Shaw received the Star Tiger of the year memento.[8]

Jamboree

TTIS Jamboree is the annual award function where outstanding reporters are honoured. In 2013, Ishita Roy and Kalicharan Shaw were declared as the joint winners of the "Star Tiger Reporter of the Year" Award, the highest honour for a TTIS reporter. Ishita Roy has translated Chander Pahar in English for The Telegraph In Schools.[9]

The Big Question

TTIS gives a chance to their readers to debate on a question. After some weeks the debate was printed in the paper.

External links

Notes and References

  1. History of TTIS, Issue 26, August 2007.
  2. Web site: TTIS - The Telegraph in Schools . Facebook . 2011-11-08.
  3. Web site: The Telegraph newspapers.
  4. Web site: TTIS . Ttischallenge.com . 2011-11-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100919195434/http://www.ttischallenge.com/aboutus/genesis.htm . 2010-09-19 .
  5. News: Fun, Food, games & more. https://web.archive.org/web/20140504103331/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140213/jsp/calcutta/story_17932565.jsp#.U2IE94GSwoo. dead. 4 May 2014. The Telegraph.
  6. News: Gen Y plays judge on pandal tour. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502003431/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131010/jsp/calcutta/story_17442475.jsp#.U2IMDIGSwoo. dead. 2 May 2014. The Telegraph.
  7. News: MUSIC, DANCE AND MORE. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004435/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131215/jsp/calcutta/story_17682863.jsp#.U2IOV4GSwop. dead. 2 May 2014. The Telegraph.
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 24 June 2014 . 12 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081112044743/http://www.telegraphindia.com/archives/archive.html . dead .
  9. News: Tandon. Shubhi. Gen-Y movers and shakers. https://archive.today/20140501081018/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131109/jsp/calcutta/story_17547156.jsp%23.U2Hf_4GSwoo. dead. 1 May 2014. The Telegraph.

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