SWR Vigilance Organizes Kavya Path Competition under Vigilance Awareness Campaign–2026

South Western Railway, in collaboration with the Central Vigilance Commission, has launched a Kavya Path Competition as part of their Vigilance Awareness Campaign-2026. The campaign aims to promote integrity, probity, and ethical values among railway employees through poetry. This is the first ever 'Kavya Path' competition organized by South Western Railway, highlighting the unique initiative to spread the message of integrity via poetry.

A total of 29 participants from various Divisions and Workshops of South Western Railway participated in the Kannada and Hindi categories of the competition. In the Kannada category, Ravi Chalawadi, OS/PCCM/O/HQ emerged as the first prize winner, Mailarling Dyamappa, Tech-I/UBLS secured second place, and Fakeeresh Somannavar, Tech-II/UBLS claimed the third spot.

The Hindi category saw Smt. Bijini T.T., FSO/CMS/O/MYS claim the first prize, Jishnu Jayaprakash, Steno Gr.I/Sr.DPO/O/MYS securing the second position, and Smt. Kanta Rani, Rajbhasha Adhikari/MYS finishing in third place. Manoj Kumar, Senior Deputy General Manager and Chief Vigilance Officer of South Western Railway, commended the winners and acknowledged the enthusiastic participation from various units.

He expressed his conviction that the poems penned by the participants will be compiled into a book, so as to share the messages of probity, integrity, and honesty with a broader audience, inspiring more individuals to adopt these values in their lives.