Tamil Nadu is known for its own games and sports events to keep people healthy, interactive and traditional in nature.

Many of the games are part of social events, festivals and religious conventions to provide a forum for the talented to display and articulate before participants.

As such, these games sustained themselves over decades and need to be supported to successfully transfer to the next generation.

Praya intends to spot, identify and encourage talent among rural girls playing and preserving the traditional local games. Children studying in rural schools and are juniors (less than 15 years of age) in age are eligible for the game award.

Individual school students or those associated with any local trainer or training group or association are eligible. The assistance for the selected girls will be Rs 500/- per month for an academic year (June – March).

Interested candidates studying up to class X in any government school in a rural area of Tamil Nadu can apply.