Mangalorean Students Wins National Award in ‘My Monument Search’ Poster Competition by INTACH

The Heritage Education and Communication Service division of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), New Delhi had conducted the ‘My Monument Search’ poster competition.

Mangalorean Adit, a class 7 student from Canara Higher Primary School in Urwa, has won the national award in the ‘My Monument Search’ poster competition. Adit was one of 15 students selected from among 5,628 participants from 670 schools, Mr. Adit will receive a fully sponsored trip to Delhi for a tour of heritage monuments with the HECS INTACH New Delhi team, along with the other national winners, said a release from INTACH-Mangalore. Twenty-nine students from different schools participated in the competition held on February 24 in Mangalore, creating posters depicting a heritage building in their region, accompanied by a caption, and a brief essay on how to protect it.