Class 6 student Prapthi Pradeep from Vidyodaya Public School, Udupi, and Class 9 student Ganesh Nayak from Canara High School, Urwa, Mangaluru, won the junior and senior categories, respectively, of The Hindu Young World painting competition on Sunday.
The competition was conducted at the Sharada Vidyalaya, Kodialbail, here.
Class 6 student Saneeha Fathima of Manipal School, Mangaluru, and Class 4 student Deepika Bhat from St. Cecily’s English Medium School, Udupi, were the first and second runners-up in the junior category, while Class 7 student Sinchana and Class 9 student M. Siri Subash from St. Aloysius English Medium School, Urwa, were first and second runners-up in the senior category.
Over 100 students from different schools in Manglauru and Udupi took part in the competition. Students from Class 4 to 6 were in the junior category, while those from Class 7 to 9 were in the senior category.
The juniors were given the choice of drawing on any one of the following three topics: “Pollution free India”, “If things had emotions” and “Vacation at my grandparents home”. Similarly, the seniors were given topics such as “Fighting terrorism”, “Fishermen/women at the wharf” and “When I become a billionaire”.
The participants were at their creative best with their paintings using crayons, water colours, poster colours and artist colours. “Fishermen/women at the wharf” was the topic that many in the senior category chose to draw. The children vividly presented the scene at a fishing harbour and the fish market. There were a few students, like a Class 9 student from a city school, who chose to be different in their depiction. This boy had a big fish in the foreground with four different activities at the fishing harbour forming the background of his painting.
“Pollution Free India” and “Vacation at my grandparents home” were the favourite topics among participants in the junior category. There were also a few children who painted “If things had emotions” where they showed the helplessness of trees from being axed.
Artists Rajendra Kedige and Sapna Noronha were the judges. The two artists and vice-president of Sharada Vidyalaya managing committee K.S. Kalluraya gave away the prizes.
The consolation prize winners in the junior category were V. Akshatha Kamath from Vyasamaharshi Vidyapeeta, Mulki, Ayush Y. from Canara School, Urwa, Uditha Kamath M. from Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar, Caleb Manoharan from Mount Carmel Central School, Mangaluru, Khushi S. Samanth from Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar, Manasa M. from Canara English Higher Primary School, Mangaluru, and Sparsha Pradeep from Vidyodaya Public School, Udupi.
The consolation prize winners in the senior category were Swathi Kini from Canara English Higher Primary School, Dongarkeri, Sujana D. Shetty from Rotary High School, Moodbidri, Rahul H. Nayak from Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar, Rohan Pinto from St. Aloysius High School, Kodialbail, Rahul Ramesh from St. Aloysius High School, Kodialbail, Nidhi Noronha from Lourdes Central School, Bejai, and Viveka R. from Kendriya Vidyalaya 1 Panambur.
The event was presented by Thyrocare. Arrow Publications was the knowledge partner. Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL) was the regional sponsor, while Smaaash Zone, Forum Fiza Mall, Mangaluru, sponsored the regional gift voucher. Sharada Vidyalaya was the venue partner.
