Airtel Painting Contest Held
Children taking part in the painting contest conducted by Airtel in the city on Sunday.Children unleashed their creativity at the ‘Airtel Super Artist Award’ painting contest held by Airtel along with Aavishkaar India at R.S.Puram on Sunday.About 1,700 children in the age group of three to eight took part. The topic given to the participants was “Super India.” They could paint in water colour, crayons or colour pencils whatever images occurred to them on the given topic.Some of the paintings had villages, cultural festivals, monuments, jungles, national leaders, personalities such as former President of India A.P.J.Abdul Kalam and film star Rajnikant, one of the organisers said. Each one of the participant was given a children’s planner called ‘My Big Book,’ where he or she could jot down their activities.
Another speciality of the event was that each one of the participant would be given a book with their painting printed on its title page. The books would reach the students by the end of September. The results would be announced on August 12 and the gifts would be handed over to the students through their schools on August 15. The gifts included cycles, watches, cameras and other art materials. Students from more than 45 schools took part. This is the third consecutive competition conducted by Airtel.
