Dare to draw different strokes
ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN
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The Hindu Young World painting competition saw kids waiting eagerly to put their thoughts and ideas on paper.
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Senior category First Prize : G. Sajna, VIII L, S.B.O.A. School and Junior College
"Don't ever stop drawing,
it helps you think,"
smiled Ranjan De, one
of the chief guests at the The Hindu
Young World painting competition
held at the Birla Planetarium,
Periyar Science and Technology
Centre. The sea of eager faces waited
expectantly for the results to be
announced.
In colour
Mr. Narsim, Deputy Chief Illustrator,
India Today, said that every
participant was a winner, not only
because he/she had been selected
from the preliminary round, but
also because 416 young artists had
turned up braving the heavy showers
and the slush they had to wade
through to get to the venue on
time.
Junior category First prize : R. Adhitya, V A, Chettinad Vidyashram
The topics for the juniors were
"Magic Show" and "Going to
school" and it was not surprising
that many of them chose "Magic
Show'. Vivid colours splashed their
sheets as magicians pulled rabbits
out of hats and waved their magic
wands furiously while stars and
ribbons poured out of them. Dhiya,
Std. IV, Lalaji Memorial Omega International
School, said she loved
painting and had been at it from a
very young age. Haritha, Std. V of
Std. V, Sri Anand Jain, Tambaram,
chose the topic as she loved magic
shows and her favourite colour
was lavender which she made most
of it in her painting. The "Going to
school" topic had many lonely kids
walking down bare or leafy avenue,
with seeming reluctance.
Most of the seniors had chosen
the topic "Visit to the science exhibition"
while a few went for "At the
shopping Mall". Again bold colours
were used with confidence as Mr.
Narsim pointed out. "Children today
are aware of their environment
and the world they are
exposed to. This influences their
colour scheme too," he said.
Seven consolation winners were
chosen in each section and the Senior
winners were: First prize - G.
Sajna, VIII, SBOA School and Junior
College, second prize - S.J.
Jaya Gowtham, X B, Velammal
H.S.S., Surapet and third prize - R.
Shalini Shree, IX A, Vidya M.H.S.S.
In the Junior section the first
prize was awarded to R. Aditya, V
A, Chettinad Vidyashram. A special
mention was made by the chief
guests, as they pointed out, that
Aditya had thought about his
drawing before painting. He had
chosen the topic "Magic Show"
and had the magician to make the
whole audience and himself "disappear".
Hence the empty auditorium
and the stage.
The second prize and the third
prize went to S. Jayapradha, VI,
CSI Bain and to C.T. Valli, St.
John's International Residential
School, respectively.
The chief guests were impressed
by the talent displayed but wished
the kids had thought a little more
about their topic before starting to
paint. As Mr. De pointed out, "For
example, if you take the magic
show, ask yourself, what makes the
magic show so magical, zoom on to
it and then draw. Think differently,
see the painting you are about to
draw from another angle."
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