Kala(Art) Kuwait Announce “NIRAM 2016” Winners

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Prize Distribution Ceremony on Thursday, 8th December 2016 at Indian Community School, Khaitan

Kala(Art) Kuwait has announced the winners of “NIRAM 2016” Children’s Day painting competition held on 11th November 2016 in Association with “AMERICAN TOURISTER”. The prize distribution ceremony will take place at Indian Community School, Khaitan on Thursday, 8th December 2016 at 2:30 PM onwards.

Kala(Art) Kuwait proudly announce that this is the Twelfth consecutive year of NIRAM has been conducted on the occasion of Children’s Day, the birth day of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. It is worthwhile to note that students of different nationalities from all 21 Indian Schools in Kuwait with the active participation of more than 2375 children in the competition. The School Managements as well as Indian Community including business establishments as sponsors have also voluntarily extended their entire support to this wonderful event.

Winners of Painting Competition titled “NIRAM 2016” have been adjudged by the judges appointed by the Executive Committee of “Kala(Art) Kuwait” and accordingly the Lists of Winners are being released by the organizers as follows:

Overall Championship: 1st Position- IES-Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Abbasiya, 2nd Position - United Indian School Abbasiya, 3rd Position- Fahaheel Al Watanieh Indian Private School, Ahmadi.

Group-A: Ist Prize- Vaibhav Binu Koikkaran, 1st Std. Fahaheel Al-Watanieh Indian private School, Ahmadi, IInd Prize- Shreya, 1st Std, IES-Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Abbasiya & Aryan Harish, 1st Std, Indian Community School, Amman, IIIrd Prize- Denna Ann Renish, 1st Std., Carmel School & Deepta Prabhakaran, 1st Std., Indian Central School, Abbasiya.

Group-B: Ist Prize- Fida Ancy, 4th Std., IES-Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Abbasiya, IInd Prize- Mridula P.R, 4th Std., IES-Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Abbasiya, IIIrd Prize- Neha Navas, 3rd Std., Indian Central School, Abbasiya & Aaron Varghese James, 4th Std., Indian Community School, Junior Branch, Salmiya.

Group-C: Ist Prize- Gokul Sunil Sodar, 8th Std., IES-Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Abbasiya, IInd Prize- Aiswarya Balachandran, 8th Std., IES-Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Abbasiya & Sevreen Kaur, 7th Std., Indian English Academy (Donbosco), Salmiya, IIIrd Prize- Alina Rose Johnson, 8th Std., United Indian School, Abbasiya & Justin Ignatios, 8th Std., IES-Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Abbasiya

Group-D: Ist Prize- Santhra Dineshkumar, 9th Std., Gulf Indian School, Fahaheel , IInd Prize- Meghna Pallissery Ravindran, 9th Std., IES-Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Abbasiya IIIrd Prize- Carol Mary Thomas, 10th Std., United Indian School, Abbasiya & Raabel Christo, 9th Std., IES-Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Abbassiya.

Clay Sculpture: Ist Prize- Abu Amaan Pal, 11th Std., Indian Central School, Abbasiya, IInd Prize- Anoushka Pillai, 8th Std., United Indian School, Abbasiya & Athira K.J., 12th Std. United Indian School, Abbasiya, IIIrd Prize- Namira Bee Thamsudeen, 9th Std., Indian Community School, Khaitan.

Open Canvas (for Parents & Guests): Ist Prize- Mr. Nilesh Attarde, IInd Prize Mrs. Mariyam Hatim Contractor, IIIrd Prize Mr. D. V. Sevalkar.

Merit Prize: Group-A: Bhavya Basanth, Punam Kristhombuge Vithu Sandilu, Noel Aby Abraham, Jewel Juliet Febin, Mohammed Faizan Khalid, Paris Dia Khan, Tahseen Md Forhad Hossain, Reema Jafar, Abdul Rahman, Gracy Banerjee, Tanvi Jagata, Ayesha Kamaludin.

Merit Prize: Group-B: Evanna Sarah Brijesh, Jessica Mary, Angela Janice Austin, Isaam Thalhath, Jalaluddeen Akbar, Karen Biju Thomas, Manha Anees Shina, Ankithshree Sanu, Leon Marian Prasad. Safa Thyrose, Kripa Binu Thomas, Gatha Ajai Nair, Arya, Nethoki, Kanwal, Mahirah Fatima, Maryam Azam.

Merit Prize: Group-C: Sandeep Sunil, Eleena Sarah Mathew, Kavya. S. Hari, Thanushri Madhuraj, Allan Anilson, Rithika Roby George, Lenard Joe Saji, Ananya Chaturvedi, Vaisakh M Shaju, Dhyan Jiju Ramankulath, Kaustuv Mohapatra, Namitha Sara Biju, Akhila Cici Biju, Diya Mariam John, Adithyan Sreeraj.

Merit Prize: Group-D: Ayesha Sultana, Shabnam Shamshudheen, Malavika Vidhugopan, Yukti Priya, Christy John Biju, Blesson Nellenkara Biju, Samah Zoya Rahiman Shaik, Rashmi Ravindran, Ferin Francis, Sandra Sara Biju, Megha Nair, Paul Jojo Keecheril, Prianna Menezes, Safa Sherin, Nissi Benny Joseph, Aditya Jaypal, Keerthana Pramod.

Merit Prize: Clay Sculpture: Sabiha Khan, Ajzal Ashraf Valiyakath.

The organizers announced that the entire winners list consisting 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 63 Merit Prizes as well as 181 Consolation Prizes (Total 266 Prizes) have already been forwarded to all participated Schools. The List may also be available at website www.kalakuwait.net.

Kala(Art) Kuwait, highlights the exclusive prizes for the winners as first place with Gold Coin & gold medal, second place with silver medal and third place with bronze medal along with memento & certificate. Merit Prizes and consolation prizes also will be with memento & certificate.

Kala(Art) Kuwait has congratulated all the Winners and also thanked all the participants and the School Managements, Sponsors, all Indian Associations for their wholehearted support to make the event as a great success and well supported by Kuwait's English & Malayalam dailies and Web Portals. The organizers convey their heartfelt thanks to the Parents, Art Teachers and the management of Indian Community School-Khaitan for their unprecedented support for this wonderful event, according to ‘Kala(Art) Kuwait’ President, Jaison Joseph, General Secretary, Ragesh P. D and General Convener NIRAM-2016, Sunil Kumar.

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