Canvases of creativity
The Hindu : SUDHINDR.A.B
The Hindu Young World painting competition was an inspiring and challenging event.
Photo: K. Murali Kumar.PLAY OF COLOURS : At the competition.
The Hindu Young World onthe-Spot Painting Competition2009 held recently gavean opportunity for participants todisplay their artistic talent. About500 children in junior and seniorcategories participated in the 18thedition of the event.
The winners are
Madhu.M., a student of PremierHigh School, Bangalore won thefirst prize in the junior category.The Std.VII studentsaid she foundthe topic “My School” easy. Madhureceived a cash prize of Rs. 3,000and a certificate.
Pooja. S. Kanade, a student ofMKET’s LK English MediumSchool, Harihar in Davanagere district,won the first prize in the seniorcategory. The Std.IX studentis a veteran at the competition. Shesaid the topic “City Traffic” was abit tough. “I visit Bangalore quiteoften and it triggered my thoughtprocess while painting,” she said.
Pooja received a cash prize of Rs.5,000 and a certificate.
Kodru Anvita, a student of SriKumaran Children’s Home(CBSE), Bangalore, won the secondprize in junior category. Shewas given a cash prize of Rs. 2,000and a certificate. P. Varshitha, astudent of Maharishi Vidya Mandir,Hosur in Tamil Nadu won thethird prize. She received a cashprize of Rs. 1,000 and a certificate.
In the senior category, AnaghlaAravind, a student of Sri Vani EducationCentre, won the secondprize. She received a cash prize ofRs. 3,000 and a certificate.
Lakshmishree. A. J. S., a studentof Bethesda High School, Bangalorewon the third prize and wasgiven a cash prize of Rs. 2,000 anda certificate.
Choodamani Nandagopal, Dean(Humanities and Social Sciences),Jain University gave away theprizes.
She urged parents to motivatetheir children to choose a career oftheir choice. Senior faculty membersat Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat,Babu Jattakar, NagappaBadiger and V. R. C. Shekar, andtheatre person Shantaraj. R., evaluatedthe paintings. They appreciatedthe blend of technique andconcept in the paintings.
The finalists included childrenfrom Tumkur, Davanagere, Hariharand Bellary in Karnataka, Hosurin Tamil Nadu and Hindupurin Andhra Pradesh. The event wassponsored by Lotte Caramilk andPepsico Cheetos.
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