KV’s art exhibition turns a big draw

Kendriya Vidyalaya’s 9th All India Child Art Exhibition was inaugurated here on Friday in ONGC’s KV School complex.

P. Krishna Rao, Group General Manager and Asset Manager, Rajahmundry Asset, accompanied by Ramadevi Rao, president, ONGC Officers’ Mahila Samiti, inaugurated the art exhibition. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rao said paintings created by children from different parts of the country were on display. The paintings help mirror the young minds and enable the teachers and society to know their aspirations and expectations. Sensitivity towards art, culture and curricular activities are core ingredients of shaping every child’s overall personality and ONGC has always been and will always be dedicated to this noble cause, Mr. Rao said.

Mr. Rao congratulated the organisers for conducting the exhibition successfully. The art exhibition started in 2004 with strong support from ONGC. Since then, the event has come a long way and is considered a highly sought after event amongst KV students all over the country.

The event this year attracted 190 KV schoolchildren from the length and breadth of the country with 4,121 entries pouring in from 25 States and 3 UT’s. Eminent artists from Rajahmundry, Vizag and Vijaywada have short-listed a total of 150 final winning entries which were put on display. The entries were divided into six groups on the basis of standards. There was a special group dedicated to oil/acrylic colour paintings as well.

T.N. Rao, Chief Manager, Human Resources and Mr. Rajesh Kalekuri, Manager-HR participated in the event.