Colour Splash ends with 6 young winners in 6 cities

New Delhi: Celebrating creativity and imagination, The Times of India's Newspaper in Education (NIE) programme, in collaboration with Jockey Juniors, has successfully concluded the second edition of the Jockey Juniors Colour Splash contest. The nationwide initiative was designed to uncover and nurture budding artistic talent among children aged 6 to 12 years.
With the theme, My Happy Place, the event was organised in two phases—an online contest that attracted nearly 11,000 entries and an offline drawing competition that brought together over 4,000 students from approximately 5,000 schools.
Held in six cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad — the competition spanned two age categories: sub-junior (6-9 years) and juniors (10-12 years). The offline phase also included interactive sessions on nutrition and wellness led by experts, giving parents valuable insights into holistic health and child development.
One of the key highlights was a virtual Meet & Greet session held with the select winners and participants of the online contest. They came face-to-face with Jija M Harisingh, south India's first woman IPS officer, an artist and a social activist. The session focused on the power of creative expression and the role of art in everyday life.
The campaign culminated in the felicitation ceremonies at Jockey exclusive stores, where winners from each city—Vanshika Jha from Vishwa Bharati Public School in Delhi, Naira Poddar from Sherwood High in Bengaluru, Heer Gala from NES International School in Mumbai, Krisha from Delhi Public School in Hyderabad, Arka Roy from South End School in Kolkata and S Thiyakshwa from SBOA School & Junior College in Chennai—were honoured with personalised Jockey Juniors T-shirts showcasing their original artwork.
Nihal Rajan, chief marketing officer of Page Industries, said, "Creativity is at the heart of everything we do. We are thrilled to offer young talent a platform to shine and build meaningful connections with both children and parents."