Manama :The announcement of the 12th Faber-Castell ‘Spectra 2020’ art competition winners and release of Calendar 2021 containing winning paintings was held virtually on Saturday, 2 January 2021.‘Spectra 2020’, the annual art carnival, organised by the Indian Community Relief Fund (“ICRF”) had an overwhelming response this year. More than 300 children from 15 schools in Bahrain participated in the art competition held online on 11 December 2020. In addition there was a competition for adults group (18 years and above) as well.The results were declared and the winners were honoured at a ceremony held on Saturday, 2 January 2020. Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain HE Mr Piyush Srivastava was the Chief Guest of the ceremonial event. ICRF Chairman Aruldas Thomas, General Secretary John Philip, Advisor Bhagwan Asarpota, Spectra Convener Mrs Rosaline Roy, Vice Chairman Dr Babu Ramachandran, Joint Secretary Pankaj Nallur, Treasurer Mani Lakshmanamoorthy, Spectra Joint Convenor Aneesh Sreedharan, Nithin Jacob, Muralikrishnan, Balasubramanian, Sridhar, Sunil Kumar, Mrs Nisha Rangarajan and Mr Sanjay Bhan of title sponsor Faber Castell were present at the ceremony.As part of the ceremony Mr W V Raman, Former Indian Cricketer & Coach of National Women’s Cricket Team gave a talk on ‘Energize your Minds’.Participants were divided into four age groups – five to eight years, eight to eleven years, eleven to thirteen years and fourteen to eighteen years. Top 3 winners from each group were awarded trophies and certificates.
The winner in Group 1 is SRIHARI SANTHOSH from Indian School, second place ELINA PRASANNA from Indian School and third place ABDUL RAHMAN SHAYAN from Indian School.
The winner in Group 2 is Devna Praveen from Asian School, second place Madhumitha Natarajan from Indian School and third place Neha Jagadheesh from Indian school
The winner in Group 3 is Asita Jayakumar from Indian School, second place Sivnand Hareesh from Asian School, third place Swathi Sajith from Indian School.
The winner in Group 4 is Huda Faisal Jaafar Yusuf Hamad from AMA International School, second place Shilpa Santhosh from Indian School, third place Vandana Ramesh from New Indian School.
The winner in Group 5 is Priji Sudhakar, second place Vikas Kumar Gupta and third place Amisha Devan.
The winning entries and other outstanding creations by the children figured in wall and desktop calendars for the year 2021. These calendars were released at the function by H.E. Mr Piyush Srivastava, the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain.The Title Sponsor of the event was Faber Castell, who has been supporting this event from its inception in 2009. 15 schools have participated in this year’s contest: Indian School; New Indian School; Asian School; Sacred Heart School; New Millennium School; Al Noor International School; New Horizon School; Ibn Al Hythm Islamic School; Bahrain Indian School; Al Mahd Day Boarding School; Quality Education School; Hawar International School; AMA International School; New Zing Kindergarten and Sneha Children.Net proceeds from the competition is going towards a Family Welfare Fund to provide relief to support the families of deceased Indian labourers drawing wages below BD100 per month.Our Valuable Sponsors of this year’s program are Faber Castelle Bahrain; Al Namal Group; Lulu Group, Al Noor International School; Mohammed Ahmed Company; BKG Holding; VINS Technology ; State Bank of India; Al Hilal Hospital; LIC International; Mohammed Jalal and Sons; CA Chapter Bahrain; Bahrain Financing Company; P Haridas and Sons; Amad Group; Palace Electronics; Indian Delights Restaurant; Shifa Al Jazeera Hospital; J A Zayani and Sons and many other individual donors.ICRF is a non-government, non-profit organization established in 1999, working under the patronage of the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the general welfare of the Indian workers in Bahrain at large. Our mission is to give a helping hand to the economically weaker section of the Indian community in Bahrain. This includes Legal Aid, Emergency Help, Community Welfare Services, Medical assistance, Counseling etc. Since its inception ICRF has supported thousands of needy families at the times of distress
