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Painting for the tiger

At a time when our natural resources are fast depleting and under a grave threat, children from various schools of Delhi will translate their understanding of the environment and wildlife crisis into visual communication at a painting competition in Happy School at Darya Ganj on Wednesday.

The 10th Inter-School Padam Chand Memorial On-The-Spot Painting Competition is being organised by Happy School in association with Kids for Tigers (Sanctuary Tiger Programme).

"Through this event our main focus is on teaching preservation of our natural heritage by consciously conserving the gifts of nature and protecting our national animal, the tiger," says Happy School Principal Gita Arora. The event also aims to reinforce the anti-mongoose hair paintbrush campaign in Delhi schools. For this, a special awareness workshop will be conducted by the Wildlife Trust of India at the venue to enlighten the art teachers about "illegal, barbaric killing of mongoose for the paintbrushes and how to identify such brushes". A film titled "Brush with Delhi" will also be screened during the workshop.

"Today when the tiger is facing its worst ever crisis and when almost all wildlife habitats are in sharp retreat, it is the children and their teachers to whom we are turning for help to shape a better tomorrow. Through Kids for Tigers we can and will create a better, greener India," says Sanctuary Asia Editor Bittu Sahgal.

Kids for Tigers reaches out to about 20 cities across the country. Covering 550 schools, the programme aims to bring out the vital connection between the survival of the tiger and the ecological security of the Indian subcontinent. Through workshops, tiger fests, nature walks, film shows and tiger information kits it seeks to enhance awareness among children about India's biodiversity and sensitise them to the fact that saving tigers and their forests will also secure our water supply and help save ourselves. -- Madhur Tankha

-- Madhur Tankha

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