By Venkat Ramakrishnan | Project Leader
Suriya, a Class 11 student at
Isha Vidhya Vanavasi, wants
to pursue fashion designing
after Class 12 because he was
inspired by what Steve Jobs
said about design: “Design is
not just what it looks like and
feels like. Design is how it works.”
Suriya used to enjoy drawing
pictures with his sister at home
as a child, and when he started
at Isha Vidhya, the art and craft
class took over. He enjoys drawing
because it relaxes him, and he
enjoys art class because it allows
him to be creative. Suriya loves
working with oil pastels and
has won numerous awards at
the school, district, zonal, and
national levels.
When he won third place at the
national level in the International
Child Art Talent Contest, which
included a cash prize of Rs.1,000,
he thought it was unbelievable at
first. His parents are especially
proud of his achievements because
there are no other artists in the
family.
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