IIM Raipur students today organized a drawing and painting competition for students of Sejbahar Madhyamik Government School, Raipur. When students from various nearby villages of Sejbahar reached school today morning, they did not know that the day is going to be different from normal routine days.
Soon the best of the artists among them assembled in a room where they were first taught the basic skills of watercolor painting by students of IIM Raipur. Techniques like thread painting and spray painting were taught to the students with Mauli and Madhula leading the way. Most of the students were from tribal and humble backgrounds and hence were unaware of such techniques. Even some of the students were very shy and not conversant in Hindi as the most popular language of the state is Chhattisgarhi. But after some effort students were able to teach the common techniques to the children as art cannot be bounded by barriers like language and culture.
Once the students learned the various techniques, it was a pleasure watching them bring out different shades of life. Within an hour, all the participants came up with the finest of artworks. They showed that they may be short on resources but they are not short on talent and creativity. The whole staff of the school was extremely co-operative during the whole process and they promised to continue their co-operation if IIM Raipur comes with any other such idea. The whole program was part of commitment taken by students of IIM Raipur to bring out small differences in society in and around them. Earlier students had visited SOS Mana camp, Raipur and organized a capacity building initiative for tribal students of Bastar.
