NEW DELHI: The Department of Posts, in association with UNICEF announced the winners of the 2019 Stamp Design Competition to commemorate the thirty years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The top two winning entries have been adapted as stamps.
In 2019, as part of their annual stamp design competition for children across India on Children’s Day, the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India and UNICEF partnered to facilitate release of commemorative stamps on the theme of child rights designed by children and adolescents, studying in classes 1 to 12. 14578 children from across India participated in the contest.
Speaking on the partnership and the competition, a senior officer from the Department of Posts said, “Every year, the Department of Posts holds a Stamp Design Competition on Children’s Day inviting drawings/ paintings/ sketches from children on a particular theme. The theme of this year’s Children’s Day Stamp Design Competition was “Child Rights”.
The partnership with UNICEF this year has served twin objectives: on one hand, it has served to generate awareness about Philately and on the other, it has created awareness about Child Rights. Children have sent us excellent art work on what the CRC means for them.
Today, children clearly identify new challenges facing them as well as available opportunities. Young people are speaking out for their right to education, demanding an end to discrimination, calling for end to violence, striking for action on the climate crisis, campaigning for digital reform and calling on leaders to protect their future.”
The winning entries – three winners and five consolation prices – will be awarded at a national event in New Delhi on 20 November 2019, World Children’s Day. While the top two designs on child rights are adapted as stamps, the remaining are used for preparing various philatelic items including first day cover, brochure etc.
The 1st prize winner will win a cash prize of Rs 50,000. The 2nd and 3rd prize winners will receive Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. The five consolation prizes are worth INR 5,000 each.
Congratulating the winners, UNICEF said, “This partnership involving children from across India has brought the Convention on the Rights of the Child to life. The entries show children’s perspective and understanding on their rights. They depict not just their aspirations about their lives but also their dreams of realizing these rights for every child, especially those who are less privileged. This is especially important as childhood has changed with new challenges. We must look ahead to the future of childhood and commit to urgent, concrete action to protect and promote the rights of every child, now, and in future generations.
List of winners:
First prize winner : Nidhi Rahul Mhatre (15), Boisar, Maharashtra
Second prize winner : Vibhushi Agarwal (12), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Third prize winner : Deepali Midha (17), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Consolation prize winners:
(i) Master Rupam Mahanty (10), Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
(ii) Ms. Vaidehi Vikas Shirsath (17), Bengaluru, Karnataka
(iii) Ms. Arya Thapa (14), Tadong, Sikkim
(iv) Master Sarvesh Suresh Joshi (07), Parbhani, Maharashtra
(v) Ms. Kratika Chittoriya (14), Nagra, Rajasthan
