Painting Contest on Congress History
As part of Congress 125 year anniversary celebrations, ‘Congress South Indian Forum’ organized a state level ‘Painting Competition’ at Sreenivaspuri on the ‘History of Congress’ participating more than 3000 children including adults. This rarest of rare competition attracted more than 5000 viewers was the brain child of Rajeev Joseph. A horde of national level congress leaders were flown to the venue to witness the imaginations on paper on Congress History, leaders and events. Some of the eminent personalities evaluated the event as the confluence of vision, innovation and imagination of the team led by Rajeev Joseph.
The ‘Painting Competition on Congress History’ was a unique attempt to infuse a sense about congress and its 125 year old incredible vibrant history. Congress South Indian Forum credits it as an attempt to create an atmosphere of brainstorming discussion on congress, its history, relevance among thousands of families in Delhi for one month from the starting day of registration for painting competition on the History of Congress. Even though the theme selection of the painting was the discretionary of the candidate, it was evident that the entire family chorus involved in the selection of the theme which brighten the possibility of winning with references to various books and pieces of information available on Indian National Congress. It helped the family members too to know more and closely about congress and its importance. This eventually helped to widen the support base of congress. The competition and exhibition which was venued at Sreenivaspuri in South Delhi on 30th January 2011, the martyrdom day of the Father of Nation, witnessed the emergence of a new breed of young congress supporters. Thousands of people witnessed the visualisations of imaginations in paper of rarest moments on Congress History by more than 3000 participants. The painting competition opened new vistas for a number of historical moments to lighten the feeling of participants and general public to respect and unfurl tricolour of congress for national integration and prosperity of the nation. Scores of congress leaders witnessed the exhibition and congratulated Congress South Indian Forum for conducting an informative and motivating competition of high magnitude with mass participation. The people of Sreenivaspuri and surrounding areas were in a festive mood and celebrated the occasion immersing in the confluence of colours...! The entire area of Sreenivaspuri created the sensation of a grand congress conclave with its flying tricolour flags, posters, banners and hoardings...! Hundreds of enthusiastic Congress South Indian Forum volunteers campaigned and worked intensely for three months to make the event a memorable one. Congress South Indian Forum is planning to conduct a ‘Chain of Painting Competitions on the History of Congress’ in a hefty way in 2012 and 2013 with one million participants at different parts of Delhi.
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