ANF Wildlife Art Talent Search Competition, India
(Report November 2001 to June 2003)
ANF has organized a Wild life Art Talent Search competition in the schools around the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve: under this project of ANF the Children’s (age group of 10 to 15 years) has produced the paintings of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
The winner children’s of this Art competition with their teachers has visited to the Park with the proper guidance of Vivek Sharma.
1st Phase: 1st November 2001 to January 2002:
Teachers and students received an introduction on environment, wild life education and the significance of art in the conservation of Wildlife by the ANF representative in India, Mr. Vivek Sharma. The following schools from Bandhavgarh District – Umaria, Madhya Pradesh, India, participated in the competition:
- Government High (middle) School, Tala
- Government Primary School, Kuchwahi
- Government Primary School, Rakhi
- Government Primary School, Bijaria
- Government Primary School, Jamunara
- Government Primary School, Gurwahi
2nd Phase: 1st February to 20th April 2002:
During this period ANF organized a Wildlife Art Talent Search competition in the above-mentioned schools Children living in the villages around the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve participated in the project, a total number of 240, out of which 180 completed the art competition.
Children aged between 11 to 16 years participated in this competition and came from 11 villages:
- Tala
- Ganpuri
- Kuchwahi
- Gurwahi
- Rancha
- Rakhi
- Bijaria
- Jamunara
- Dhoba
- Pataur
- Lakhumar
3rd Phase: 20th April to June 2002:
Mr. Vivek Sharma, ANF India, made a first selection and 155 drawings were sent to the head quarters of ANF in Holland.
Five drawings were selected (nr.1, 2, 3, 26/27, 141).
| S.No. |
Name |
Class |
| 1 |
Kailash Prasad Prajapati |
7 |
| 2 |
Prinyanka Singh |
8 |
| 3 |
Radha Singh |
8 |
| 26 & 27 |
Vedant Kumar Dewedi |
6 |
| 141 |
Bullu Bai Verman |
6 |
These children have the first to participate in a special excursion, under special guidance of Mr. Sharma. Further drawing an exercise has revealed more about their talents, a final selection (1-3 children) has then received a special training in art.
4th Phase: November 2002 – June 2003
The winners of the Art competition were participated in a park excursion under the proper guidance of Mr. Vivek Sharma. These children have also received special training to help to develop their artistic talent.
In addition to the winners all childrens who participated in the Wildlife Art competition as well as their teachers have taken to the Tiger Reserve in order to enhance their understanding for the environment that surrounds them.
Previous to the excursion each child has participated in the following perception exercise
A tiger’s life in the Tiger Reserve Bandhavgarh
| Phase 1: |
Before the excursion |
| Task: |
Children have drawn a picture |
| Topic: |
A tiger’s life in the Tiger Reserve |
| Phase 2: |
Visited to the Tiger Reserve |
| Task: |
Children observed the landscape, animals, plants and perhaps the tiger itself from jeeps and elephant backs. |
| Phase 3: |
Period: shortly after the visited to the Tiger Reserve |
| Task: |
The children have made modification (parts that were wrong, new elements and aspects…), with for instance a red pencil, in their original drawings (no new drawings!) |
Presentation round with ANF co-ordinator Vivek Sharma, teacher and pupils: each child presents his or her drawing and comments the modifications made
Environment and wild life education
Tiger is to keep Balance of Plants and animals. Is like principle of the forest or like Director of the park.Forest is Important for our survival – Air, Water, Weather etc.
Only 2 percent of Land is protected and additional not more then 5 percent is Forestland. Can we not save only this much to something that provides us food, air, water etc.
Sadhus had Ashrams – where Tiger, deer, birds all present and lived in Harmony they were the first form of sanctuaries and National Parks.
Forest have been scared sites as most areas are have places of worship. Such as Sheshsaiya at Bandhavgarh, Swaran Tal at Kanha , Swami malai in Pariyar, Ganesh ji temple in Ranthambore, Hanumanji temple in Pandopole in Sariska. And so on.
They ( Pilgrim Centers) were their for us to understand and respect the forest and Environment and the Balance of Nature.Forest are places of worship in Totality not just temples in them.
Temples were in remote & far flung areas only so People get to see the Forest and understand them.
It is why animals and Birds have been adopted as Gods or Vehicles of Gods even trees are Worshiped like peepal (Ficus religiosa ) Banyan (Ficus bengalensis) etc; these trees have biologically and ecologically most significant before qualify for religious trees.
Protection of Animals and Birds and Plants in Act of Religions and act of saving life and mankind.
It is the Greatest Punn (Service) to take you to haven.
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