In honor of the 123rd anniversary of Tanzharyk Zholdyuly, the VI Republican Traditional "Tanzharyk Readings" titled "The Great Poet Who Yearned for Justice – Tanzharyk" were held among university students and master's students. The event was organized by the "Nazkonyr" club of the Department of Kazakh Literature at the Institute of Philology of the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University.
The goal of the event is to promote the exemplary life and creative heritage of the poet-educator, and to foster patriotism among the youth through the study of Kazakh literature and history.
During the competition, participants performed expressive readings and analyzed the poet's poems, as well as answered questions regarding his life and work. The jury evaluated their reading style, intonation, depth of understanding, literary and scientific analysis skills, and stage presence.
Six outstanding participants were awarded prize places, and six participants received letters of appreciation:
- 1st place – Mamyt Ayaulym (Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University);
- 2nd place – Kazybek Zhalgas (Suleyman Demirel University) and Orynbay Zhaksygul (Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University);
- 3rd place – Maratbekkyzy Ayaru (Secondary school No. 16 of Talgar district, Almaty region), Askarbek Bagdar (Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University), and Iniyat Aidana (Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University).
