Winners of The Hindu Downtown ‘Maya Kannan’ – Janmashtami Contest 2025 for children were felicitated at an event held at Shri Krishnaswamy College for Women in Anna Nagar.As part of the competition, children in the age group of 3 to 8 were asked to dress up as Krishna or Radha, and perform a dance, sing or recite slokas. The contest evoked a good response from the readers, and nearly 700 children participated from Chennai.The winners list for Chennai is as follows: K. Hanvitha, Shravya Suresh, Prakriti Hariharaprasath, Rashmikka S., U.S. Janani, Himansh, Shraddha Srinivasan, Anumita Meenakshi, Shreyas Ram, Akshara Vinod, Kavinaya K, Tanvita M.S., S. Aditya, Riktha Sriram, and Hanvika Sri.Students of Shri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School staged a Bharatanatyam performance, and were felicitated by Y.V. Niranjan Krishna from Gopuram products, Principal T. Manimalai, and other guests.The title partner for the event was Gopuram Turmeric Powder and Kumkum, the food partner was Madras Coffee House, and the venue partner was Shri Krishnaswamy College for Women, Anna Nagar, Chennai, the water partner was Repute Water, and the tech partner was Hilaptop.com. Gift sponsors were DIFA, Lalwani, Medimix, My Resale Plot.com, Naga, P.S. Tamarind, RAS Chekku Oil, and Vivekanandha Sarees.Published - August 26, 2025 12:26 am IST