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At Indira Nagar, a huge turnout for a brush with craft

Staff Reporter

Over ten lakh children take part in the "International creative craft contest"

IMAGINATION: Children participate in the international craft competition at Hindu Senior Secondary School, Indira Nagar on Tuesday. - PHOTO: R. SHIVAJI RAO

CHENNAI: A big group of children who assembled at the Hindu Senior Secondary School, Indira Nagar, here on Tuesday, looked busy cutting, sticking things and colouring stuff.

They were part of the over ten lakh children from India and a few other countries who took part in the "International creative craft contest." Nearly 5,000 schools from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the UAE took part in the first round of the mega event.

Last year's edition of the contest was a national event with participants from various towns in the country.

Mega final at Mumbai

Organised by Pidilite Industries Limited, the contest would be conducted at school, city and zonal levels, culminating in a mega final at Mumbai from December 16-26. The winner will be declared `International Creative Craft Champion of the Year'.

Two groups

Tuesday's contest was conducted for students in two groups: Group A - classes two, three and four; and group B - students of classes five, six and seven.

Students in the first group had to make a collage while others had to make a three-dimensional object.

Inaugurating the contest, Government College of Fine Arts principal G. Chandrasekaran said, "Allow children to interact with nature. Let them keenly observe plants, trees and flowers. You will be surprised to see how creative they can be."

He said children who had the opportunity to see the environment with love and concern would be able to appreciate elements of nature.

Enhanced concentration

Hindu Senior Secondary School principal Padmini Sriram said arts and crafts enhanced children's ability to concentrate and empowered them to think creatively.

Government College of Fine Arts lecturer A. Rajendran suggested that such contests be conducted in rural areas as children there were bound to be very creative due to the environment in which they grew.

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