Draw A Dream 2020: Students from different schools mused and dreamed at Gachibowli Stadium on Thursday

Gachibowli: A majority of the students based their work on Charminar and Golconda Fort. Many students at the venue were seen making wonderful sketches and paintings of these both monuments.

G Sheela, a Class 6 student from Candor Shrine Senior Secondary School, when asked about why she chose to draw Charminar, said, "I love drawing and I have been to Charminar many times with my parents. I remember every detail of the monument."

Sai Amogh, a Class 6 student from The Creek Planet School, Mercury Campus, said, "Charminar and Golconda Fort are among the oldest monuments in the city. Whenever we talk about Hyderabad, the first thing that comes in one's mind is Charminar and Golconda Court as it has a background history."

G Samvardhini, a Class 8 student from Jyoti Vidyala School, says, "Golconda fort is one of my favorite monuments in the city. When I got to know that the theme of the event was 'Hamara Hyderabad' from that day itself, I thought and practiced for sketching Golconda Fort."

A MASSIVE SHOW

Highest participation was from Sri Chaitanya High School with 3, 850 students, followed by Creek Planet School with 1,400, Jubilee Public School with 800 students, Sister Nivedita with 500, Gowtham Model School with 650, Sri Vidyanjali school with 530. The total capacity of the stadium is 30,000. All the students would get participation certificates and the best 500 students will be selected for other prizes, declared the organisers.

AGAINST ALL ODDS

Gachibowli: For seven students from Zilla Parishad High School, Khajaguda, their teacher Pramod Reddy arranged his personal vehicle to bring them to the competition. Reddy said, "Our school couldn't afford transport services hence we had to choose the best seven students among 485 students." For Jhansi, Sandhya, Prashanth, Krishna, Sudhir, Kavya, and Kajol, their teacher Pramod was more than a mentor.

Similarly, for the 31 Students from ZPHS Kondapur they had no other option than to walk all the way till the venue which is more than 3.5-kilometer walk. For the six students from Shardha Vidyalaya Girls School, Falaknuma the MMTS was the only option to reach the venue on time.

WHAT THE STUDENTS SAID

• Jhansi a student of ZHPS Khajaguda: "I made Charminar as it symbolizes our city's pride."

• Ajith from Sunflower School, Secunderabad,: "I drew Golconda fort and Cyber towers as one depicts ancient glory whereas another depicts modern marvel."

• Lokesh, a student of ZPHS Kondapur: "I drew Buddha statue and Charminar as the two resemble Hyderabad very well."

• V Madhavi of Jubilee Hills Public School: "I drew a few people in Hindu and Muslim attire near Charminar celebrating festivals to pass on a message of unity in equality."

• Krupali, a student of Sri Triveni School: "I drew all the famous monuments and attractions like Charminar, Golconda Fort, Buddha Statue, Durgam Cheruvu, IKEA, Metro rail and Mecca Masjid, which show what true Hyderabad really is."

• Srivani, a student of DPS, shares: "I drew about Hyderabad's air situation due to pollution in the next coming years where I show the city's monuments and people highly damaged because of the pollution."

• Hirdai Jeet Singh, a student of Janapriya School, said: "When we listen to the term Hamara Hyderabad, only one thing comes to our mind, which is Charminar as it is the symbol and pride of our city."

• Satvika from Little Scholars School: "I tried to draw Birla Mandir in the backdrop of Tank Bund as I visited Birla Mandir with my parents few days back, so the scene was stuck in my mind as it was very beautiful."

• Sandhya a student of Creek Planet School: "I drew Durgam Cheruvu and Hyderabad metro along with Nehru Zoological Park as according to me these three places are what depicts Hyderabad."