Where Imagination Outshone the Screen: Thousands of Young Artists Paint Delhi in Colour at Shankar's 62nd On-the-Spot Painting Competition
Oct 29, 2026
New Delhi [India], October 29: On Sunday morning, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium became an open-air atelier. Thousands of children aged 5 to 17 took up brushes, crayons and watercolours for the 62nd Shankar's On-the-Spot Painting Competition, organised by Children's Book Trust (CBT). The subject was revealed only at the venue, with no rehearsal and no template. In keeping with the day's theme of digital detox, the only glow that mattered came from the colours on the page.
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