Generation Next...

MALEEHA RAGHAVIAH

The prize-winning entries apart, the majority of the paintings which were exhibited at the Jaya Auditorium in Kohikode on November 27 and 28, were noteworthy, for the simple reason that they mirrored an abundance of aesthetic talent besides the imagination of the young minds.

More than 300 children from the senior and junior levels participated in The Hindu Young World on-the-spot painting competition organised at the V.K.Krishna Menon Indoor Stadium on November 26.

Earthy colours of browns, reds and greens came alive on the sheets in bold strokes. Also showcased was the idealism and great sense of awareness of the Generation Next. As much as the positive aspects which the paintings exhibited were the apprehensions and fears in the young minds which found expression in the works.

The first prize winner in the senior section S.B.Midhun chose the topic "Inside a wildlife park". Dawn Paul who won the second prize chose "Pollution problem". K.Geethu who won the third prize selected the topic "Tree planting ceremony".

The topic "Playing in the rain", seemed to have inspired the majority of the contestants. The first and second prize winning entries in the Juniors section - Hari Praveen and S.Ashwin portrayed this to advantage. V.Jagan Sreenivas the winner of the third prize had drawn the horrific but realistic picture of the havoc wreaked by a garbage disposal plant at Kozhikode on the vegetation in its environs.

While students from many schools figured in the prize winning list, the shield for the Best School and Art Teacher's Award went to the Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Chala in Kannur.

The children in Kozhikode were lucky for another reason too. The contest judge Mr.Francis Kodankandath announced a special award of Rs.500 each as a token of encouragement to the First Prize winners in the senior and junior sections.

The exhibition drew enthusiastic response from children as well as adults.

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