Theme of Government calendar for year 2014 is folk art Mandana former. It is the most prominent folk art which is used to decorate houses. Women decorate sketches with geru and khariya on auspicious occasions.
The decision to focus the calendar for year 2014 on Mandana was taken at a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary. It has been designed by Madhya Pradesh Madhyam.
A State-level competition was held to select photographs for the calendar in which 63 photographers sent 189 photographs.
The jury for selection of photographs included Additional Commissioner Public Relations lajpat Ahuja, Director Culture Shriram Tiwari, Creative Director Madhyam Rajendra Jangle and senior photographer Rakesh Jaimini.
The photographers whose entries have been included in the calendar include Indore’s Anurag Badoliya, Dilip Bhalerao, Rajendra Malviya, Hitesh Chouhan, Bhopal’s Meenakshi Tiwari, Ravi Shriwas, Satish Teware, Khargone’s Shweta Sharma, Dhar’s Chetan Sharma and Ujjain’s Meetu Verma. All these selected photographers will be awarded `25,000 each by Madhya Pradesh Government.
Besides, a copy of new Government calendar 2014 was presented to Revenue Minister Rampal Singh here on Thursday. The copy was presented by Controller Government Press and Stationery Renu Tiwari.
later, a copy of Government calendar 2014 was also presented to Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa at Mantralaya on Thursday.
It is the main Government calendar of the State Government. Describing the calendar as excellent based on folk art Mandna, the Chief Secretary appreciated it. Controller Government Press and Stationery Renu Tiwari also presented new calendar with pictures, table calendar and writing pad to the Chief Secretary.