Felicitation of Winners of the FICCI CASCADE Facebook Art Competition on Fake and Smuggled, New Delhi

24/03/2014 | New Delhi

With the idea to involve the creative energies of people on the issue of counterfeiting and smuggling, FICCI CASCADE organised a Facebook Art Competition on Fake and Smuggled Goods. The aim of the competition was to engage people on the issue of counterfeiting & smuggling and deepen their understanding of “grey markets” for counterfeit & smuggled goods and its impact on the society. The competition was announced on the FICCI CASCADE Facebook page on November 21, 2013.

FICCI CASCADE invited entries in the form of posters, slogans, paintings, drawing, comics and caricatures. An overwhelming response of 50 plus entries was received for the competition. The best entries were judged by Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Govt. of India and Mr. Anil Rajput, Chairman, FICCI CASCADE.

The winners were felicitated by Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Govt. of India on March 24, 2014 at the Federation House, New Delhi.

The winners were as follows:

1. First Prize: Ms. Jayanti, Tiwari. Awarded a cash prize of Rs. 35, 000/ –

2. Second Prize: Mr. Manash Pratim. Awarded a cash prize of Rs. 25, 000/-

3. Third Prize: Ms. Kalyani Nerurkar. Awarded a cash prize of Rs. 15,000/-

People’s Favourite: A separate category was announced where the picture getting maximum likes was awarded a prize money of Rs. 25,000. Mr. Smridh Makkar won this award by getting over 300+ likes on his creativity.

The competition was organised to gain engagement from large cross section of society and to encourage them to voice out their ideas on this issue through creative art work which was successfully received and carried out. This helped in not only empowering communities for action but also strengthening their social responsibility.