DATES OF THE EVENT: 1ST AUGUST 2008 AND 2ND AUGUST 2008

VENUE :
Jawahar Bal Bahavan, Cubbon Park, Bangalore.

CATEGORIES :

• Painting

• Quiz

• English Essay

• Kannada Essay

• Skits

Painting :
The theme of the contest will be “TIGER”or “CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE”. There will be three groups in this category:

• GROUP A: Children studying in 5th, 6th and 7th standards.

• GROUP B: Children studying in 8th, 9th and 10th standards.

• GROUP C: Special children.

Three awards and three certificates of Merit in each group will be awarded. A school can send four participants in each group. Only drawing paper will be provided by the organizers. The participant should bring their own materials for painting, boards, pencils, pens, etc. There will not be any restriction for the medium of painting. The duration  is two hours.

Quiz:
The quiz will be conducted in English only. This will be a team event consisting of two participants. Questions pertaining to Indian Wildlife (birds, mammals, reptiles, insects), Conservation of wildlife (flora & fauna), Wildlife Sanctuaries of India, Books & authors, personalities involved in wildlife and conservation activities.

There will be a preliminary round (written) which will consist of fifty objective type questions and time allotted is THIRTY minutes. The top six teams will  qualify for the final round (oral).

English Essay:
The topic for the contest will be “CONSERVATION OF WILD LIFE”.
A School can send two participants for this contest. Only paper will be provided by the organizers. The participants should bring their own writing material and board. The essay is restricted to 500 words only. The duration  is ONE hour.

Kannada Essay:
The topic for the contest will be “VANYA JEEVI SAMRAKSHANE”.
A School can send two participants for this contest. Only paper will be provided by the organizers. The participants should bring their own writing material and board. The essay is restricted to maximum 500 words. The duration  is ONE hour.

Skits:
This will be a team event consisting of minimum four participants and maximum ten participants. Only stage, mike and lights will be provided by the organizers. Special effect / additional spot lights / make-up man / costumes should be arranged by the participating team. The costume, make-up, music and properties, though not compulsory might help in gaining additional points.

The skit may be presented in Kannada, English, or Hindi. The skit may also be presented in the form of a mime. The teams can select various topics like conservation of wildlife, deforestation, save tiger, save trees, save water, save environment, man & animal conflict, prohibition of sale of forest and wild animal/birds and their products etc. The maximum time allotted is TEN minutes.

Click here to know more about Rules and regulations as well as the entry form

	ENTRY FORM TO BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:		For further details please contact:
	PRAKRUTI CREATIONS 1027, 4th Main, II Stage, ‘D’ Block , Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010. Tel: 080-2332 4432.		Smt.	Sowmya, Co-ordinator,
			Mob:	98441 58985 / 080 23324432
			Sri.	H.V.Praveen Kumar.
			Mob:	98440 77807 / 94485 51684
			E-mail Id:	ypspeen_2003@hotmail.com