It was a different world for students who gathered at Nalanda Vidya Niketan to participate in the mega art contest conducted by Spoorthi Creative Art School here on Sunday.
The delicate brush strokes were untrained. And yet, there was a sense of purpose and seriousness, as children gave shape to their deep inner thoughts.
‘Titanic tragedy', ‘Water world', and ‘Favourite holiday spot' were themes of the competition.
The themes were translated on to canvas in a riot of colour.
“We have received good response for the painting competition. Children are very enthusiastic about their painting,” said G. Srinivas. The competition saw an overwhelming response with over 200 children from various schools participating.
The enthusiasm among students had been consistently increasing, he said.
Telugu film actor Pilla Prasad and Limca book record holder B.M.P. Singh, who participated as guests, gave away prizes to the winners.
Artistes Krishna Pullaiah and Kalasagar were judges for the competition.
Winners
In the KG to Class I category, Agastya of VP Siddhartha, Munwar Alikhan Gouse of NSM Public School, and Modini of Atkinson bagged first, second, and third prizes. Puneesh of VPS Public School received a special prize.
In the Class II, III, and IV category, A. Sri Varshini (Nalanda Vidya Niketan), Datta Rama Krishna (NSM Public School), and D. Manasa (Nirmala High School) received the first, second, and third prizes. J. Shreya of Sri Chaitanya Olympiad School was given a special prize.
In teh Class V, VI, and VII category, S. Vineela (Nalanda Vidya Niketan), Gareema Yadav (Sri Chaitanya Olympiad), S. Sai Karthik (Nalanda Vidya Niketan) received the first, second, and third prizes. T. Likhita of Nalanda Vidya Niketan received a special prize.
In the Class VIII, IX, and X category, Anuskha Yadav (Sri Chaitanya Olympiad), G. Srija (VP Siddhartha), and V.L.S. Vignatha (NSM Public School) bagged the first, second, and third prizes. M.S.M.K. Satwik received a special prize.
