A 14-year-old differently-abled artist Joyan Majumdar, who used to draw pictures on walls when he was just three years old, had never dreamt that his creativity would give him an honour which rare children of his age get into.
He along with other four kids namely Ankit Kumar Mishra, Supratik Das, Namrata Sinha and Nikhil Ranjan of Jharkhand State Bal Bhawan are nominated for the 'POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2013’. The announcement was disclosed to these State capital schoolchildren on Thursday.
Explaining class seventh standard intellectual Joyan’s achievement, his mother Mousami informed that he was born without right hand and have been constantly motivated by his Vivekananda Vidya Mandir school fraternity for his talent. “My son has bagged first position in Jharkhand State Council for Child Welfare painting competitions in 2010 and 2012. Infact, for us it is a pride that he paints his imaginations on papers with just one hand,” said Mousami.
All five children with their talents in different co-curricular activities have participated in this year’s Balshree Award held at New Delhi from July 9 to 13. Result is yet to be declared. like every year, the felicitation for this national vent is done by the President. DAV Kapildev’s 10th standard Namrata Sinha is selected for her classical dance (Odishi) at Pogo awarding ceremony had been practicing all the classical dance forms since the age of four under noted Dancers like Savita Mishra and Vipul Nayak.
“My daughter has won two national awards at school level and has several awards in her local performances. She has even participated in popular dance show Boogie Woogie, it feels great to see my daughter doing well in her academics and dancing,” said her mother Deepa Sinha who left her teaching career so that she can accompany her daughter 24X7.
St Thomas School’s Class sixth student Supratik Das is another artist who is selected due to his constant painting passion under the supervision of city’s best painting teachers like Vinod Ranjan and Praveen Karmakar. Supratik was felicitated with the third prize in 28th International Children Painting Competition on Environment in Asia-Pacific region at Thailand in 2012.