Terms and Conditions

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

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

2.       Eligibility for participation is defined as follows:

Sub Junior and Junior - any individual holding NRI status or eligible for attaining a “Person of Indian Origin” card.

Senior - Open to anyone without nationality restrictions.

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 as per 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.       Solo songs are to be performed without track or background music. Participants may use any official Indian language. Film songs may also be used.

7.       The language for the Elocution competition shall be Malayalam, English or German. It will be conducted as one single event for all these languages.

8.       For elocution competition, two selected topics will be announced on Monday, 5th May 08. 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 pencil drawing competition, two selected topics will be announced on Monday, 5th May 08. 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. Only lead pencils may be used.

10.     For maximum duration of each performing event, please see Annexure 1.

11.      Fancy dress should be performed singly. Masks covering the face may not be used; neither dialogues nor sound tracks of any art are allowed. Postures should not be static.

12.     In folk dance competition, only pure folk dances will be allowed.

13.     For cinematic 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.

14.     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.

15.     International participants will be provided with free accommodation and food with suitable families, if wished by them. This arrangement will be granted only to the participant and for any one accompanying parent or guardian.

16.     Trophies and Certificates will be awarded to each winner of the positions 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in all competing events.

17.     Fr. Abel Memorial Trophy will be awarded to the overall champion in non-dance events who attains maximum points based on positions, with at least one 1^st prize. Similarly, Deepika Kalaratna Trophy will be awarded to the overall champion in dance events who attains maximum points based on positions, with at least one 1^st prize. Points based on Positions:1^st Prize = 5 points / 2^nd Prize = 3 points / 3^rd Prize = 1 point

18.     The best female and male performer will be awarded with the renowned Soorya India “Kalathilakam” and “Kalaprathibha” awards. These awards are meant for multitalented and versatile performers. To be honoured with this award the following criteria must be met:

·         At least one first prize in any dance and non-dance events each.

·         Only prize winners (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) with scores above 50% will be considered.

·         A minimum of 60% marks has to be achieved as an aggregate (in winning items).

METHOD OF CALCULATION

Both points based on marks scored and on positions achieved will be applied for the selection of the winners.

·         Points based on marks

Decimal fraction of marks scored will be allotted for each item. Ex.: 72.5 marks will score 7.25 points.

·         Points based on Positions:

1^st Prize = 5 points / 2^nd Prize = 3 points / 3^rd Prize = 1 point

If two participants score equal points, the average of their individual scores from all individual events considered for the primary calculation will be taken into account.  If a tie prevails even after this stage of tabulation, both candidates will be declared as Kalathilakam or as Kalaprathiba.  

19.     The name in full, date of birth, name of items for participation, etc. may be registered per email or telephone on or before 20th April 2008. Those who register per email are expected to make use of the registration form published in our “Kalamela Website”. All participants are requested to reconfirm their registration details, not later than 27^th April 2008, by contacting the registration officer directly via telephone. Registration fee will be charged fully for any cancellations from participant’s side after this date.

20.    As a general rule, no professional performers are allowed to contest.

21.     A strict time schedule will be maintained throughout the Kalamela. 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.

22.    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 Kalamela Website) in due time. The verdict of the jury will be final and unquestionable.

23.    Any queries regarding the judgement during the days of the event should be placed to the Judgement Committee Captain. Participants or their parents/guardians are not allowed to contact any jury member regarding any judgement issues.

24.    Any dispute corresponding to Kalamela 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.