Balanand aims to represent and encourage the creativity in school children from all over the country by providing an opportunity to participate in a fun art competition based on a theme. This year's theme is 'Ahimsa’ in line with 150 years of celebrating Mahatma Gandhi. In collaboration with the Inner Wheel Club Association and Kalanand artists, Balanand patrons fund the workshops.
The Balanand contests were held in a 150 schools across India. View the gallery for more.
Balanand aims to represent and encourage the creativity in school children from all over the country by providing an opportunity to participate in a fun art competition based on a theme. This year's theme is 'Ahimsa’ in line with 150 years of celebrating Mahatma Gandhi. In collaboration with the Inner Wheel Club Association and Kalanand artists, Balanand patrons fund the workshops.
The Balanand contests were held in a 150 schools across India. View the gallery for more.
KALANAND 2022-23
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ALL INDIA GRANTS
Rs. 50,000/- each
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Aninda Singh, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Anjani Khanna, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chetan Bhakuni, New Delhi
Manglam Simte, Churachandpur, Manipur
Vaibhav Chandraknt Naik, Thane, Maharashtra
Kazi Shadab Aminoddin, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Nilisha Phad, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Sher Singh, New Delhi
Tapas Das, Howrah, West Bengal
Unnikrishnan C, Palakkad, Kerala
Harshad Godbole, Pune, Maharashtra
Jagmohan Singh, New Delhi
Amiya Ranjan Ojha, Cuttack, Odisha
Jyotirmay Dalapati, Howrah, West Bengal
Raja Boro, Rangia, Assam
Rakesh Bani, Kurukshetra, Haryana
Chemat Dorjey, Leh, Ladakh
Debashish Paul, Nadia, West Bengal
Mayadhara Sahu, Vadodara, Gujarat
Rohan Khuntale, Pune, Maharashtra
Akshata Mokashi, Thane, Maharashtra
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MERIT GRANTS
Rs. 20,000/- each
Lakshya Bhargava, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Divya Singh, Patna, Bihar
Nayanjyoti Barman, Kokrajhar, Assam
Nilesh Prakash Shaharkar, Nashik, Maharashtra
Pawan Kumar Sharma, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Prachi Prafulla Mayekar, Dombivli, Maharashtra
Pratik Baliram Raut, Bhiwandi, Maharashtra
Rachita Dutta, Jammu, Jammu And Kashmir
Ramchandra Subhash Mestri, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra
Ranjay Sarkar, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Rohan Suresh Pawar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Sandeep Manik Shinde, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Sandeep Suneriya, Surat, Gujarat
Sangita Nayak, Balesore, Odisha
Shruti Babaso Rugge, Ichalkarnji, Maharashtra
Srinivas Rao Duggapu, Visakhapatam, Andhra Pradesh
Sripriya Mozumdar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Surabhi Kanchan Gulwelkar, Pune, Maharashtra
Swapnil Pate, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Tsering Motup Siddho, Leh, Ladakh
Vaishnavi Nandkishor Naik, Pune, Maharashtra
Vijay Dipak Upadhye, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Vijay Singh, Sirsa, Haryana
Vijaya, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Yogesh Dashrath Murkute, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nitesh Prafulla Parit, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra
Abhijeet Sunil Patole, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Ajinkya Ashok Patekar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Ankur Singla, New Delhi
Aparajita Gopal, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Arjun Nag, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Bhartti Verma, Gurugram, Haryana
Bhatu Ashok Bhamare, Dhule, Maharashtra
Bibhav Mishra, Faridabad, Haryana
Biplab Sarkar, Delhi
Brojeswer Mondal, Siliguri, West Bengal
Hemavathy Guha, New Delhi
Jaganmohan Penuganti, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Kacha Radhika Dharmendrabhai, Rajkot, Gujarat
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CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
(Only certificates, no grant)
Khushboo Abhay Pandit, Thane, Maharashtra
Shailesh Pandit, Mumbai, Maharashtra
J Ashok, Karkardooma, Delhi
Shatrudhan K. Gupta, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Babu K G, Thrissur, Kerala
Banani Karmakar Bhunia, Vadodara, Gujarat
Joydeep Bhattacharjee, Agartala, Tripura
Kaushlendra Pratap Singh, Delhi
Krishna Gaikwad, Manmad, Manmad
Madhuri Manohar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Mainaz Bano, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Mamata Siddharth Shingade, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Manisha Agrawal, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Manoj Balyan, Delhi
Mate Shilpa Dilip, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Mrinal Dey, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Nishikant Palande, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Pankaj Bawdekar, Thane, Maharashtra
Pavan Kavitkar, Nashik, Maharashtra
Pinky Kumari, Ramgarh Cant, Jharkhand
Prashant Rawat, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Pratima Abhange, Pune, Maharashtra
Raavi Moray, Delhi
S Arunagiri, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sachin Ambadasji Pakhale, Pune, Maharashtra
Sachin Balkrishna Musale, Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Sanjay Kumar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Sanyukta Kudtarkar, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra
Shivani Chauhan, Delhi
Siddhi Shrikant Belwlkar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Subir Dey, Kolkata, West Bengal
Sushil Vijay Parab, Virar, Maharashtra
Tito Stanley S J, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Vijay Baburao Tipugade, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Zara Ayazuddin Shaikh, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Gajanan Machhindra Shelake, Pune, Maharashtra
Harshwardhan Pralhad Bedekar, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Javed Mulla, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Divya Chinni, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Dr Vijay M Dhore, Hyderabad, Telangana
Ashish Irap, Thane, Maharashtra
Anirban Bhattacharya, Kolkata, West Bengal
Amit Lodh, Jamshadpur, Jharkhand
Khokan Giri, Ramnagar, West Bengal
Kiran Kumari, Buxar, Bihar
Nukaraju Paila, Baruva, Andhra Pradesh
Nutan Kishor Nishad, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Pamu Rajesh Kumar, Hyderabad, Telangana
Pashikanti Kumara Swamy, Adilabad, Telangana
Priyoum Talukdar, Barpeta Road, Assam
Ravi Kumar Agrahari, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Sanjeev Kishor Gautam, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Mamta Singh Devaa, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Synshar Bhaki Pde, Jowai, Meghalaya
Vivek Yadav, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Vavilala Goutham, Hyderabad, Telangana
Imon Chetia Phukan, Vadodara, Gujarat
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