Painting contest sees a splash of colours

KOCHI: More than 600 students from various districts spread some sunshine with their vibrant ideas and imagination at

Times NIE Colour Splash

, a painting contest for school students.

Organized by The

Times

of India Student Edition in association with Pantaloons at

Greets Public School

, Kaloor (the venue sponsor), on Sunday, senior students explored the topic, ‘Onam through your eyes’, and juniors, ‘My Kerala’.

The jury comprising artists Lekha Vyloppilly, Rajeev P C and T O Yeldo had a hard time declaring the winners.

Sheethal Shobi of Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Eroor; Theerdha Gopakumar of Vidyodaya School, Thevakkal; and Chris Peter Fernandez from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vaduthala, bagged the first, second and third prizes, respectively, in the senior category. In the junior category, Swathy Sajeev of St Francis UP School, Amballoor; Arunjith of Santa Maria Senior Secondary School, Kochi; and Devanandha Pradeep of Eastern Newton School, Adimali, bagged the first, second and third prizes, respectively.

Radhakrishnan M S of St Mary’s Public School, Karkadam; Anosh Antony of Greets Public School and Ajith Gopi of Mar Thoma Public School, Kakkanad, won the consolation prizes in the senior category.

Joel Joseph of Rajagiri Christu Jayanthi Public School, Kakkanad; Nandana R of Mar Thoma Public School, Kakkanad; and Pratyush Shankar of Sree Narayana Higher Secondary School, Ayyappankavu, bagged the three consolation prizes, respectively, in the junior category. The winners walked away with gift vouchers worth Rs 25,000. The programme concluded with a fashion show, a semi-classical dance performance by girls and a fusion dance by boys of Greets Public School.