July 24the was no ordinary day at the Hindu Senior Secondary School. It was the day of grand display of talent by the students of many city schools at the Kala Vaibhavam, an inter-school cultural competition which is held every year.
Nearly 25 schools participated in 11 events. JAM (Just A Minute), an event where a student is given 5 minutes to prepare on a given subject to talk non-stop for one minute extemporeon the given subject, ADZAP (creation of mock ads), Western dance, Paste your Taste brought out the creativity of the young minds.
The highlight of the event was HCL(Hindu cricket league).
It is introduced for the first time and was unique because it had only two players per team and each team played two overs .
The overall championship was won Vidya Mandir, Mylapore. The Houses of Hindu Senior Secondary School, Cheran, Cholan, Pandian, Pallavan were on their toes and ensured a smooth sailing of events.
The backdrop for the event was tastefully designed and decorated by Manikandan and Thillainathan, students class 11 at 
the Hindu Senior Secondary School. The chief guest of the event was Ms.Vinaya cine playback singer who gave away the prizes.