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In year 1997, Kshitij
organized its 2nd All India Child Art Exhibition at
National Bal Bhawan, New Delhi from 20th December 1997 to
27th December 1997. This
exhibition was only second since the inception
of
the Art Society in 1994, but the year witnessed a
twofold increase in the number of entries from all
States and Union Territories of India, including the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well. In
all 7000 paintings created by around 6100 artist were
sent to the society. Handicap artist from Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka & Maharashtra
participated in the competition.
It
was not an
easy task for the judges (Shri Prayag Shukla – Poet
& Art Critic, New Delhi and Shri
Madan Lal – Sculptor, B.H.U., Varanasi, U.P.) to
select the 1800 paintings.
35 Gold Medal, 35 Silver
Medal, 55 Bronze Medal and 1675 Merit Certificates
were awarded to the participants.
In
addition Five Kshitij Ratna Award for Principal and
Art Teachers for “Inspiring
Co-operation to children” are given to :
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Somervile School, Noida (Uttar Pradesh)
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Delhi Public School, Dhaligaon (Assam)
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Sachdeva Public School, Rohini (Delhi)
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Tagore Public School, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
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Jamnabai Narsee School,
Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
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