THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: "What was the name and pen name of the person who was a member of the editorial board of Kerala Kaumudi newspaper during the ban on the Communist Party?", question was asked by Education minister B.Sivankutty

'It was E K Nayanar, who worked as a journalist using pen name Sudhakaran during his hiding days.', answered by Mithra Sulekha of Kozhikode NHS Vattoli. The Minister immediately presented the girl with the pen in his pocket as a prize. The event was organized by the Kerala Media Academy in collaboration with the Education Department at the state level Quiz Press. The first question asked by the minister.

Inaugurating the quiz press quiz, Minister V.S. Shivankutty said that quiz programs must be conducted to increase media awareness of students and the media should also play a role in nurturing scientific awareness, development thinking.The Minister also expressed the support of the Department of Education for organizing the second edition of the 'Quiz Press' for the Chief Minister's Trophy. Kerala Media Academy Chairman RS Babu presided over the function held at CDIT Studio, Russian Cultural Center, Thiruvananthapuram. The Minister also honoured the Quiz Master GS Pradeep who is leading the 'Quiz Press'. Prizes were distributed to the winners of the ONV Poetry Competition hosted by the Academy's Internet Radio. The Minister also inaugurated the new batch of the Photo Journalism Course of the Academy.

The quiz will be aired on Kite Victors Channel in various episodes, said Anwar Sadat, channel CEO. Academy Secretary NP Santhosh, CDIT Registrar Jayadev Anand AK, singer Aparna Rajeev and CDIT representative Karthikeyan were present. Twelve selected school teams will compete in the competition, which continues on Friday. The first prize is the Chief Minister's trophy and half lakh rupees.