Give a child a canvas and wait for it to turn into a masterpiece. The Hindu Young World Painting Competition 2016 held at ASN Sr. Sec. School on Wednesday certainly proved the fact.
The event saw nearly 350 students from 40 schools use their creative minds to paint their imagination in vivid hues. The participants were allowed to use the medium of painting. While some preferred crayons, others used water colours, oil paints and even colour pencils.
The competition was held in two categories, junior (Classes IV to VI) and senior (Classes VII to IX), and each category had 10 prizes — first, second, third and seven consolation prizes. All students were given participation certificates.
For the junior category, the three topics were: “school sports day”, “my favourite festival” and “our animal kingdom”, whereas the three subjects in the senior category were: “save the girl child”, “my dream home” and “India —the land of culture”. “I enjoyed the competition thoroughly. Looking at other people’s work inspires me to perform better next time,” said Rohini Singh, a participant in the senior category from Apeejay School, Pitampura.
Sonia Luthra, the principal of ASN School, told The Hindu : “I was happy to see the topics chosen by the organisers, especially for the senior category, as they are a reflection of issues that surround us today. This platform is a good opportunity to inculcate these ideas in their minds. Parents should tap their child’s potential and guide them in the right direction.”
The competition was judged by former journalist and artist Kota Neelima.
“Art is the soul of a nation. By organising art competitions, we are taking care of the future of the nation. Hence, such opportunities should be encouraged,” she said, adding that while the medium of art was important, her main focus while assessing the paintings was on the child’s originality of thought and how well that thought was conveyed.
In the senior category, the first prize was bagged by Apoorva Margam, a student of Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Ashok Vihar; the second prize was awarded to Antara Ghatak, a student of DLF School, and the third winner was Vadik Sehra from Ahlcon International School, Mayur Vihar.
In the junior category, the first prize went to Vardha Anand, a student of Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan; the second prize was bagged by Koena Biswal from Amrita Vidyalayam, Pushp Vihar, and the third prize was awarded to Aarushi Singh, a student of A.S.N. Sr. Sec. School, Mayur Vihar.
The event was presented by Thyrocare, with ASN Sr. Sec. School, Mayur Vihar, as the venue partner. Associate sponsors were G.S. Score IAS Academy and Life Insurance Corporation of India Ltd., Delhi Region.
