The regional final of the JSW Paints Futurescapes Painting Competition, in association with The Hindu Young World, was held at St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School (SJBHS), Museum Road, on Saturday (March 9).
The event was open in three categories – Sub-Junior (classes 3 to 5), Junior (classes 6 to 8) and Senior (classes 9 to 12). The qualifiers were given three topics on the spot to paint their imagination and creativity.
Sub-junior
Naira Poddar, a student of Sherwood High, won the first prize. The class 5 student chose ‘Caring for our animal friends’. “I am happy that I won first prize, I was really nervous when they were announcing the names. We should care and save animals”, said Naira. Satvika Shankar from Greenwood High, Bannerghatta Road, won the second prize. Nidhi Krishna from Auden School, Hosakerehalli, bagged third prize.
Junior
Sumant N., a class 7 student from BVM Global, bagged the first prize. He chose the topic ‘Happy eco future.’ “Future is important. No need to complicate it and it should be simple,” he said.
Sonikumari R., from Indiranagar Nursery and Primary School, won the second prize. Keerthana N., from Triveni Public School bagged the third prize.
Senior
Shreya Chakravorty, a student of class 12 from Delhi Public School, Bangalore East, bagged the first prize. She chose the topic ‘My imaginary friends’. “I am flattered, and I am excited. I was nervous that I would not be able to finish the competition in time. I was a lonely child, I faced many difficulties, and I used to imagine that I had many friends”, she said.
Devayani Deepak Bhonsle and Sharon Joyce Prem, both from Greenwood High, Bannerghatta Road, bagged the second and third prizes respectively.
The toppers in each category received trophies, merit certificates and special certificates. They have now qualified for the national finale, which will be held virtually. Other winners received trophies and merit certificates.
Babu Jattakar and V.R.C. Shekar, both former senior faculty of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, were the judges at the event.
Prize distribution
Fr. Vishal D’Souza, primary administrator and financial officer, St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School (SJBHS), was the special guest at the prize distribution event. He, along with the judges, distributed the prizes to the winners. “Art is the soul’s way of speaking when words fall short. Creativity, its eloquent language, paints the canvas of possibility, transcending boundaries and giving life to the unseen,” Fr. Vishal said.
At the school-level event, 11,000 students from 43 schools participated.
Consolation prize
Sub-junior: Aditi Padhy; Srinika Sai Palani Mungi; Jagrav C Kumar; Nidhi Navin; B Aboorva Subha Reddy; Varun K; Hemavarshini C.M.
Junior: Vijayakumari; Subiksha E; Akshara Srickant; Mohith Gowda H; Disha P.; Ishika Daga; Ananya Singhal.
Senior: Dhanya Guruprasad; G Bhoomika; Nandana Nair; Shriyaditha V; Noore Saba; Jeremiah C Joji; Nikhil D.
