Thursday 29 November 2018


HAPPENING -- 20:

NOW, AN ART GALLERY IN COONOOR BY A GIRL WHO STUDIED HERE AND LIVES HERE 

BY P S SUNDAR



TRISHLA JAIN

is a former student of Mountain Home School and Junior College, Coonoor, (LKG to XII), 
Sri Krishna College Arts and Science, Coimbatore, (BSc Costume Design and Fashion) and 
Vaanavil Institute of Fine Arts, Coonoor


CHITRANKAN ART GALLERY, COONOOR...


You can now see various forms of drawing art including portraits amidst scenic beauty in Coonoor, thanks to 23-year-old Trishla Jain's ‘Chitrankan’ Art Gallery at Mount Pleasant, which I inaugurated early November, 2018.

P S Sundar (extreme right) inaugurating CHITRANKAN ART GALLERY in the presence of  Art Connoisseur Shyamala (second right), Artist Trishla (third right), her parents -- Kamal Chand (left extreme) and Anjana Jain (second left).  
  
She hails from the well-known family of textile major in lower Coonoor, Vimal Textiles.   Now, her father Kamal Chand runs a children’s wear shop called ‘Dear’ at the town centre of Coonoor.

Trishla has shown keen interest in drawing right from her childhood.   

Trishla’s parents – Kamal Chand and Anjana Jain – leave no stone unturned to encourage her reach her dream in art drawing because of their discovery of Trishla’s interest in art right from her childhood.   Consequently, after becoming a fashion design graduate, Trishla got trained at Vaanavil Institute in Coonoor.   She exhibited many of her works at the ‘Brush Stroke’ art exhibition held by this institute at Coonoor Club which I inaugurated.

Interestingly, Trishla’s younger brother Rishab Jain, who also has some drawing to his credit, ardently supports her in her pursuit to achieve greater heights.     

“I use a variety of media for my drawing and painting – ceramic, canvas, ivory board, plywood and leather board.  I use various drawing materials including pen, pencil, water colour, acrolic, knife, oil, charcoal, 3D painting and wall paintings”, Trishla told me. 



The works on display include scenery, Gods, sages, shops, animals and lifestyle.   

Her murals are her masterpiece.   She has displayed in her Gallery large and small Murals.   “My large mural which won several bouts of appreciation at the ‘Brush Stroke’ exhibition is on display at this gallery as a centre-piece.   It shows harmony between nature’s music and man’s music!  The nature’s music is depicted in the form of waves, rustle of leaves and tree branches, birds’ chirping and even the origin of universe, the smiling sun.  For man-made music, I have created human persona playing a variety of instruments”, Trishla explained. 


“Another mural is about a girl enjoying her own identity in the larger universe.   She is smiling amidst green trees and colourful flowers and looking up expressing a feeling of independence and empowerment.   To some extent, I am using this mural to highlight the important role women should have in the society”, she detailed.



“I have also created mural of Lord Vinayaka.  This is based on Tanjore painting but without paints.  It has a mat finish that makes it exclusive for both art decoration on wall or to be used for pooja in prayer room”, Trishla noted.



“For all these murals, I have used plywood base on which I have hand-crafted the images on ceramics”, she disclosed.
      
She has also created murals to be fixed on wardrobes or tables. These are attractive designs adding to the beauty and value of the furniture concerned.



Her murals on the wall enhance the ambience of the place concerned.  In particular, she has drawn murals on the walls of bed room for children.   These are flowers in pleasing colours with a night-life attached to them.



“In the trial room of our shop ‘Dear’ housing children’s clothes, Trishla’s painting of giraffe amidst the green forest is a great hit with the children”, her father Kamal Chand told me.



“Trishla has also created a wall of appreciation in our shop on which satisfied visitors including some celebrities have written their words of appreciation”, he disclosed.   



The art gallery is in three portions – two portions house exhibits displayed well-mounted on walls with adequate lighting and large moving space.  There are also sofas for the visitors to sit, relax, appreciate and talk to the artist.

The other portion is her studio where she draws and creates murals.  Visitors can see her drawing the pictures if they like.  


“I am also into live portrait painting.   Mostly done with charcoal or black pencil, the portraits can serve as a valuable memory for the guests.  They can sit for a session with me for such portrait painting”, she shared.














There is also charming space for the visitors to wait.   “We will create better moving, sitting and enjoyable space around the gallery”, Trishla’s mother Anjana told me.  

“While there is no entry fee to the Gallery, we consider selling off the displayed drawings to guests who show keen interest.  I can also draw paintings on order, or design logos, name boards or business cards on order”, Trishla disclosed.   


(response can also be sent to: pssundar.coonoor@gmail.com)      

Wednesday 28 November 2018

ACHIEVEMENT -- 6::


ST JUDE’S EMERGES NATIONAL RUNNERS-UP IN TCS IT WIZ


P S SUNDAR

Two students of St Jude’s Public School and Junior College, Kotagiri, have brought credit to their institution and The Nilgiris district and, for that matter, Tamil Nadu state as well by emerging runners-up in the coveted National Quiz Championship, ‘TCS IT  Wiz 2018’ at the Finals held in Mumbai.  

“Our students Yazhini Shanmugam and Harsh Agarwal have bagged this position in a contest in which 13,908 students from 1,206 schools across the country competed”, St Jude’s Chairman P P Dhanarajan said after complimenting the students.

“By virtue of this, TCS Managing Director Rajesh Gopinathan crowned them with ‘Silver Medals’.  They have also won ` one lakh worth of e-vouchers for digital shopping.   Besides our school has received the Runners-up trophy”, Principal D Saro said.




“To win the position, our students had to pass through several tough rounds including    gamification, animation, mass personalisation, leveraging ecosystems, creating exponential value and embracing risk”, Executive Director D Samjith said.

“This is the second year our schools wins Runners-up in this National contest”, Vice Principal Rajee added.

(Response can also be sent to: pssundar.coonoor@gmail.com)

Tuesday 27 November 2018

ACHIEVEMENT -- 5:


HAT-TRICK BY STANES SCHOOL BAGGING DEBATE TITLE FOR THIRD YEAR

P S SUNDAR

Stanes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, Coonoor, has done a hat-trick by winning the championship for the third consecutive year in the annual debate conducted by the Nilgiri Library at Ooty.

“This year’s debate was on ‘Tourism in The Nilgiris – a boon or a bane?  Our student R Bhaavya of standard XII who spoke on ‘bane’ bagged the First Prize.  Our student M Diyas who spoke on ‘boon’ claimed the third prize”, Stanes Principal Glenn Croning told me after complimenting the students.

“They were adjudged to be strong on their points and in expressing them on stage based not only on their speech but the way they answered the numerous questions posed to them by other contestants and the audience”, he said.

“By virtue of this, they opened a new chapter in the debating history of our school crowning us with the ‘overall shield’ and the title for the third consecutive year and two ‘Best Speaker’ awards among the contestants from 17 schools”, Croning noted.

“We follow the maxim ‘Keep going .. Keep talking.. Cheers’ for training our debaters”, he added.

M Diya (left) and R Bhaavya (right) with Principal Glenn Croning.

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Monday 26 November 2018

ACHIEVEMENT -- 4:


COONOOR GIRLS TO REPRESENT INDIA IN FENCING COMPETITION IN THAILAND


P S SUNDAR 

Six students of Shanthi Vijay Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Coonoor, have done The Nilgiris district proud by getting selected to represent India in the international fencing competition to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. 

“Of them, K Krithika, E Soundarya and K Kaveya will compete in under-16 category while N Mithuna, P Priyadharma and S Sarikashree will compete in under-14 category”, Shanthi Vijay Correspondent R Kantilal Chordia told me after complimenting the students and the PET S Usha Rani and the coach K Karthikeyan.

 

“This follows their getting selected in the national-level tournament earlier.  By virtue of this, they will compete for the world title being conducted by the Thailand Fencing Academy from Dec 8 to 10.  About 40 countries are competing for this title.  We are teaching fencing regularly in our school but for this international competition, we are providing specialised coaching by a team headed by PET Usha Rani and Coach Karthikeyan”, Headmistress R Vairamani said.

“Already, these students have become qualified for Diploma in Fencing and they have a chance of getting adopted for further studies and coaching based on their performance at the Thailand competition.  The first three winners in the international tournament will get cash prizes of US $ 300, 200 and 100 respectively”, Usha Rani, who is also Team Manager for this tournament, disclosed.


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