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Children’s Day Out: Schoolchildren participating in ’Chandamama’ painting Competition in Hyderabad on Sunday. HYDERABAD: It was a perfect blend of nostalgia and the vigour of new-age at Sridhar Function Hall in Khairatabad, the venue for the ‘Chandamama Children’s Day Out’ here on Sunday. The ex-generation fed and bred on Chandamama fairy tales brought along the generation-next in the hope that the children’s magazine that once ignited its imagination would do the same with its progeny too. And the imagination, it did ignite, but with a difference. Children in thousands participated with enthusiasm in the ‘talent hunt contest’ aimed at identifying creative, intellectual and sporting talent from across the country. It is also an attempt for a direct interaction with children, the chief patrons of Chandamama, said the Chief Executive Officer of magazine L.Subramanyan. “Hyderabad is the third city to host the contest. We already conducted it in Chennai, and Coimbatore and the response was overwhelming. About 4,500 children participated in each city. The number in Hyderabad could easily cross 3, 000,” he says. CompetitionsThe competition being conducted in 16 Indian cities includes painting, clay modelling, story telling and debate. The daylong event was held phase-wise, as there was not enough space to accommodate large numbers. Children were seen eager to participate in all the contests. “We grew up reading Chandamama and I want my kid also to cultivate a taste for the magazine. The stories in the magazine are a class apart in that they are the best way to introduce epics to children,” says C.Rajitha, whose daughter took part in painting and clay modelling contests. Winners received prizes while all the contestants were awarded certificates of participation. Grand finale of the contest will be hosted in Mumbai with winners from regional rounds competing in the selection of the best national talent. Shobhan Kumar Bhai of Kendriya Vidyalaya topped the painting contest with P. Saroj Cyril of Little Flower High School and D. Sai Praneeth of St. Pauls winning second and third prizes respectively. G. Krishna Teja of Dwaraka High School, Sai Shaya of St. Marks High School and Keerthi of Model City School won the first, second and third prizes respectively in Clay Modelling while the same in Story Telling went to Shreya Kalloli of Neeraj Public School, Prashanti of Delhi Public School and Sahitya Upalabdhi of Bharateeya Vidya Bhavan High School respectively. The overall prize in debating went to Harshita Shah of St. Joseph’s while Akash Gupta of Kendriya Vidyalaya stood the winner among those who spoke for the topic and Vasanth Kumar of Kennedy Vidya Bhavan won among those who spoke against the topic.
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