Nevertheless last week I was invited to observe & judge artworks done by children. Every opportunity to look at an artwork done by a child gives me a chance to peep into the mind of a child & discover so much more than I can imagine. This year the not for profit org Sankalp Ek Nishchay (that runs the Marathi langauge classes in Australia) took up an initiative for Reconciliation week, asking its students to create artworks based on Indigenous art styles of the world. I was invited for their annual prize distribution & was also assigned the task of choosing 2 art works out of all for their annual magazine. There is so much talent in these young children & I couldn’t stop myself from taking pictures of all the artworks as each one had something different to convey. Students created artworks in the Australian Aboriginal, Warli, Madhubani, Gond & Māori art styles. I am delighted to share photos of all of them here. It was also an excellent opportunity for me to present 3 different Marathi poetry books written by national award winning poet Mr. Vijay Joshi (अंतस्थ मनात) & Mrs. Sudha Gokhale (नवचैतन्य & मन:स्पर्शी) & 2 of them illustrated by me to the teachers of this Marathi language school as a token of appreciation for their relentless efforts in propagating the Marathi language & literature helping the next generation stay connected to their roots & culture by way of this language. Sharing a few pictures of that as well. Once again, many thanks to संकल्प – एक निश्चय संकल्प for inviting me & allowing me to share the love & light of art & literature with all, as well as for spreading awareness about the indigenous arts.