Chitrakar ek chitra banao, apni laukik kala dikhao, aaj roop ka chitra mitakar, sehej kurup satya dikhao’. The school students showcased their imagery and perceptions about different social issues through their creativity over canvas. A painting competition ‘Chitrakar Se’ was organised here on Sunday at Gandhi Bhavan auditorium in which students with the use of vibrant colours gave social messages.
The painting competition was organised by Vichatra Kumar Sinha Memorial Committee, Bhopal. It is to be noted that the painting competition is an annual event by the committee organised in the memory of a renowned poet Vichatra Kumar Sinha. As many as 70 students from classes I to VIII participated in the competition.
The participants actively participated in the competition and wondrously showcased their imagery power, raised social issues and much more through figurative and abstract work. The theme of the painting competition was based on the poem by Vichitra Kumar Sinha ‘Chitrakar Se’. The first two lines of the poem was all about the theme for the participants i.e. ‘Chitrakar ek chitra banao, apni laukik kala dikhao, aaj roop ka chitra mitakar, sehej kurup satya dikhao’.
Some participants made paintings on global warming, while some raise the issue of female infanticide. Some painted the canvas with the colours of mother earth, while some gave message of child marriage.
The competition was like an extravagance for the little painters and the spectators as well, as they have used their brilliance of painting blended with the perceptions displayed on the painting sheet. Further the little artists also displayed the uniqueness and beauty of a peaceful world through the variations of colours was commendable.
On the occasion, organizer of the competition Organising Secretary of the event Gunjan Saxena told The Pioneer, “The winners of the competition will be felicitated in a grand award ceremony to be held on February 14 to mark the birth anniversary of poet Vichitra Kumar Sinha.”