Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A kaleidoscope of colours, creativity, and boundless energy filled the air as students unleashed their imaginations at the much-awaited ‘On The Spot’ Free Press Annual Painting Competition! The 37th edition of the competition was organised by Free Press, Central India’s premier English daily, in collaboration with DHL Infrabulls and powered by Indian Oil.

The event on Sunday turned the Free Press premises into a vibrant hub of talent and inspiration. From bright splashes of paint to bold strokes of creativity, it was a celebration of youth, dreams, and artistic brilliance!

A day of fun, laughter, inspiration and talent was re-created when little stars painted their imaginations at the annual painting competition. With the world as canvas, more than five thousand school children arrived at the venue as early as 9:30 am carrying a variety of colours, crayons, pencils and brushes to paint a new view of the world at the extravaganza. Their motive was to paint their inspiring ideas about the development of the city with perfection.

Overwhelming response, more than 5,000 schoolchildren turn up The competition was organised for students of Class 1 to 12. It was held in three categories: Group A for Class 1 to 3, Group B for Class 4 to 7 and Group C for Class 8 to 12 students. A special category was created for specially-abled students. A band performance by national champion students of Shree Academy School, Mhow, delighted the campus and added a musical twist to the painting competition.

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Group A participants were supposed to fill colours in a fun-filled picture of the city Zoo where the zookeepers are responsible for cleaning animals and observers enjoy bonding with the adorable animals. Their challenge was to complete and glorify the picture with their colouring technique.

Group B students were asked to choose a theme of the painting from ‘Foodie Indore’ and ‘Going to school on a cold day’. Senior students in Group C were supposed to choose the topic ‘Women harvesters’ and ‘Mahakumbh’. Special category students were given freehand to select their own inspiration and express their ideas in a creative artwork. T

he best three paintings were chosen and awarded prizes in each group. Besides winners in each category, 10 consolation prizes were also given. Students were entertained with fun-filled engaging games throughout the competition.

THE PROUD WINNERS

Group A Winners: In the Group A category, Avanesh Sharma from The Emerald Heights International School claimed first place with his vibrant and imaginative design. Ritvika Sharma from Podar International School secured second place with her delicate yet striking use of colours. Bushra Noor Ansari from IK Sky Heights International School took third place, impressing the judges with her keen attention to detail and creative approach.

Group B Winners: Aarush Shrivastava from St. Norbert School, Class 4, took first place with his vibrant and detailed artwork. Vidhaan Sumit Jaitley from Shishukunj International School, Class 7, earned second place for his innovative and striking design. Vaibhav Panigrahi, a Class 6 student from Chameli Devi Public School, secured third place with his creative and intricate piece.

Group C Winners: Avadhoot Inamdar from SICA School, Class 8, won first place with his bold and imaginative work. Second place went to Mohammad Nadir Khan from MABFM Academy, Class 10, for his detailed and creative portrayal. Praveen Rathore from Shri Cloth Market Vaishnav, Class 12, took third place with his skilful and mature artwork.

Best in Special category

· Varsha Mavi

· Maitri Mendke

· Shreya Adlak