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 Children
no more stick on to doctor or engineer as their ambition. They are
eager to try their hands in different fields. Harihar Prasad,
Avinash and Yasaswi want to be an astronaut, forest officer and
underwater diver. They are the winners of Paint your ambition
competition organised by Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL).
It was organised to commemorate the launch of HUL’s new product
range Amaze Brainfood under the Kissan brand. The contest was held
for three categories based on the age groups 6-8, 9-11 and 12-14.
The 3 winners, one from each category were
awarded scholarship of Rs 1 lakh each to fulfil their dreams by
popular actress Simran.Out of 2300 participation, the best 50
paintings were displayed at the award function held recently.
The paintings were judged by famous cartoonist
Madan and S. Bhavanishankar, Principal, Chettinad Vidyashramam. Madan said that children no longer take part in physical activities
and reading books, other than their academics. They simply wile away
the time in watching TV. Participation in such competitions is very
important rather than prizes, he added. Bhavanishankar said that participation in the competition makes
everybody a winner and stressed on the need of pressing on.
 Simran said that she was amazed at the paintings, as they were very
beautiful. Painting is a creative job. “According to me, each and
every child is a winner”, she added and even questioned the children
why nobody wanted to become an actor, as there was no such painting. Sidharth Singh, Category Head, HUL, said, “The Kissan Amaze
Brainfood painting programme was a beautiful platform for children
to display their talent and express their ambitions.” Harihar Prasad of DAV Lloyd School (6-8 years) said that he wanted
to become an astronaut as he wanted to go to space. A. Avinash of
St. John’s Senior Secondary School, Mandaveli, winner in the 9-11
age group said that he wanted to become a forest officer because he
like trees and wanted to make the earth pollution free. However, the
winner in the 12-14 years age group, Yasaswi of PSBB, K.K. Nagar
wished to become an IT professional and not an underwater diver as
she had drawn. She said that she drew the painting as it came out
well. The award for maximum participation was bagged by Kendriya Vidyalaya
CLRI, Adyar. Such competitions are indeed a platform for the children to express
their talents and motivate them, who otherwise focus only in their
studies.
U. Bakialakshmi
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