Young minds predict grim tomorrows

School exhibition at Gnanaganga concludes

This was how the students of Gnanaganga Vidyapeetha in Kuvempunagar here began explaining about the models enthusiastically as and when the visitors stopped at each exhibits, at School Exhibition of Art, Craft and Science.

All the rooms from ground floor to second floor had turned into an altogether different world with the students ranging from pre-KG to ninth standard displaying models on a plethora of subjects- vegetables, diseases, festivals, city set up, sports, music, languages, ‘Naada Habba’ Dasara, environment, to name a few.

What’s special was a room exclusively dedicated to Mysore’s pride Dasara festival what with Chamundi Hills, Golden Throne, Jamboo Savari, Amba Vilas Palace, Bannimantap Torch Light Parade Grounds recreated using charcoals.

Music without which the history of Mysore is incomplete, had also found space here with the posters of doyen in music late M S Subbulakshmi, Gangubai Hanagal and Pandit Puttaraja Gavai, Mandolin Srinivas and others, displayed with a brief history about them.
As was the section, it reverberated with the music played in the background. Music instruments like guitar, mandolin, dhol, veena were also on display, besides reviews published in media were exhibited.

Increasing water pollution was presented with elan by two students who had built a factory on one end and bridge across a river on another using charcoal with a toy truck and car, dead cattle and floating deadbody made of charcoal again, making it meaningful. It was as if, a rather grim future, that awaited them; and us too!

“The truck is being washed in the water adding to the pollution caused by industrial effluent. A cow that drank the same water breathes last”, said a boy. About dead body, it’s the stark reality of what’s happening in Ganges in Kashi, added another.

Game zone

If one was bored of models, they could find something amusing at the game zone. All you had to pay was Rs two and get another Rs two if you won. The games were-hitting three pawns in carrom in three chances, dropping a coin of Re one into water in a bucket to place it on the back of a cup inside, lighting over 10 candles in one go using a single match stick.

For those, especially girls fond of mehandi, a corner was brimming with enthused girls drawing wiggly designs on each other’s palms.

It was a mix of education and entertainment catering to young and old alike making the expo a worthy visit on Sunday.