Spirit of art, love for peace and nature

KKMA Drawing Contest a grand success!

Kuwait -- The grand finale of 2010 KKMA-Tiffany Children’s Drawing Contest organized by Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association (KKMA) was held on 15 January 2010 at Kuwait Indian School in Jleeb. 

The contest held open to all students of Indian Schools in Kuwait was divided into four categories - Primary School (Class 1 to IV), Upper Primary School (Class V to VII), Secondary School (Class VIII to Class X), and Senior Secondary School (Class XI and Class XII).

One thousand finalists, selected from 3000 first round contestants from 18 Indian schools in Kuwait, participated in the on-the-spot final contest. Participants were requested to draw pictures on different subjects according to their age group based on contest theme of ‘world peace’. The primary students were requested to draw a beautiful garden, while the upper primary students drew a scene from their village. The secondary students were given a topic of a clean city while the senior secondary students have illustrated their dream on a peaceful world.

The objective of this contest is to promote a culture of nonviolence and peace by raising awareness among young children about these concepts, said Sageer Trikarpur, chairman of KKMA. The aim is also to recognize creative talent of children and to listen to their vision and spontaneous suggestions on self-respect and respect for others, sharing, tolerance, war and peace, and alike, officials explained.

A large number of parents attended the event appreciated the organizers skillful event management. They also have participated in creating a giant public drawing canvas organized by KKMA. Artist Srinivasan PG inaugurated the canvas by drawing an imagination of world piece, which then continued by several prominent personalities, including Director of Kuwait Indian School Mrs. Hiyam Ibrahim Al Hutaimi, Tiffany marketing manager Sunny, Faisal Salahuddin, Istekhar Ahmed Khan, UAE Exchange Business Development Manager Ramdas, Managing Director of Apsara Bazaar Mahmood Abdulla, and Manager Behbahani Rental Car Mrs. Helen Pinto. KKMA Chairman Sageer Trikarpur, Vice Chairman Akbar Siddique, Chief Finance Officer Ali Matara, President NA Muneer, Treasurer Sayad Rafeek also joined along with a large number of public creating a 12 meter long canvas.

All the parents and public were thoroughly entertained with fun quiz and riddle games throughout the event and the winners rewarded with special gifts provided by Tiffany. The quiz conducted by S.M. Basheer left everyone smiling and enjoying throughout the session with the overwhelming response.

The contest held in 30 classrooms was supervised by 30 able volunteer members from IMLA, the ladies wing of KKMA. A large program committee headed by A.P. Abdul Salam as its chairman, BM Iqbal as vice chairman, Ibrahim Kunnil, Abdul Fathah Thayyil, K Basheer, Hamza Payyanur, Shukoor Maniyanodi, Muneer Kodi, Rayin Kutty, Ummer and CK Sathar as team leaders along with hundreds of KKMA volunteers ensured smooth organization of the event.