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30 hours Graffathon dedicated to Lata Mangeshkar at SGSITS: Teams transformed walls of SGSITS by preparing fun graffiti on Saturday

30 hours Graffathon dedicated to Lata Mangeshkar at SGSITS
A grand concept art wall painting marathon with non-stop 30 hours painting was organised at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Science and Technology (SGSITS). More than 50 teams of students painted the walls that were completed on Saturday night.
In the competition, more than 50 teams will make urban art, concept art (wall painting) for 30 hours on the college campus wall.
The team winning in this competition will be awarded a cash prize. The competition was conducted by SGSITS College, Fine Arts and Photography Club Pratibimb – the reflection of art.
This year, after covid-19 outbreak, the grand event was organised again. Remembering the voice that became India’s voice, the event was organised to pay a tribute to the queen of melody (late) Lata Mangeshkar.
Director Prof Rakesh Saxena reminisced his college days and discussed the importance of college life.
SGSITS alumni association president Sandeep Consul and secretary Dr Girish Gupta discussed various ways in which students can support each other. They cited the importance of team building and team work.
Bal Vinay Mandir principal Pooja Saxena also motivated the students by sharing her story and journey of becoming a teacher.
A large number of students reached the college campus to take on the painting challenge.
Teams were given all the art supplies. Each team was asked to create art on different walls of size 10 feet by 8 feet.
Students had already submitted their drafts and one design was finalized by the college heads to be painted on the wall. The teams came together allotting tasks to each individual.
Soon, the plain walls were transformed into Graffiti wall.
Awards for winners
Cash prize will be given to the winning team out of 50 teams participating in the competition. An amount of Rs 15,000 has been kept for the cash award. The first team will be given a cash prize of Rs 7,000, the second team will be given Rs 5,000 and the third team will be given a cash prize of Rs 2.5 thousand.
The best walls will be picked out by judges Sabnam Shah, Mohit Jangid and Devesh Yadav.
Shourya Jain, secretary of the Club Pratibimb, said that our club has made records in Limca Book of Records and India Book of Records in 2012 and 2016.
“We received Limca Book of Records for relay marathon painting for 36 hours with 700 participants in 2012, and this time we are also trying to make a record,” he said.
Further, after the painting marathon, street play and a bonfire was organized in the college campus on Saturday night.


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