‘Taare Zameen Par’ Contest for Specially-abled Children

Mysuru: Mysore Amity Round Table-156  along with Mysore Amity Ladies Circle-108 had organised ‘Taare Zameen Par,’ an exclusive painting event for differently-abled children recently. Area Chairman Tr. Mayur Shah was the chief guest for the event. Tablers from Holland and France also graced the occasion along with Tablers from MART-156 and MALC-108. Speaking about the initiative, Tr. Anirudh Ranga, Chairman, Mysore Amity Round Table-156 said, “We conducted this painting competition for special kids to display their talent and potential within every single kid participating in it, and gave a moment of joy to everyone associated with it. ” Instituted with a mission to spread the message that “Every child is a star and let’s see them twinkle with colour and joy,” Round Table India and Ladies Circle India have been executing this initiative across 70 cities and towns covering 5,000 differently-abled kids. In Mysuru alone, around 140 students from Puttaveeramma School, Kuvempunagar; Deaf and Dumb School, Bannimantap; Sai Ranga Vidya Samsthe, Bannimantap and Mercy Convent, JP Nagar, took part in the event. The winners under various categories are as follows: 1st prize- G.H. Nagaraj (Mercy School - Primary section), M. Raju (Mercy School - Middle School), M. Goutham (Sai Ranga School - High School); 2nd prize- Anitha (Mercy School - Primary), Ravi Teja (Mercy School  - Middle School), A.N. Yuvaraj (Sai Ranga School - High School); 3rd prize - Chaithanya (Mercy School - Primary), D.R. Adarsh (Mercy School  - Middle School), U. Monisha (Puttaveeramma School  - High School). Apart from the above prizes there were two prizes for every school given as Merit of Recognition: Abhishek - 9th std, Bharath Kumar - 7th std, Priyadarshini - 8th std, Priyanka - 9th std, K.T. Pramod - 7th std,  Sanjay - 6th Std, M.S. Rakesh - 5th std and Kruthi -  3rd std.