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INCREDIBLE INDIA – INTERSCHOOL PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS

COMPETITION
CATEGORY 1: NUR-PP2

EVENT 1 – BHESHANTARAM

DETAILS: Dress up as any famous character from Indian history. You may
either be still or say a famous quote by that person. Use of props allowed and
optional

TYPE OF EVENT: Live

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 1 per school

TIME: 1 min

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Creativity (3) Attention to detail (2) Confidence

(3) Expression and gestures (2)

EVENT 2 – ANUSWARA

DETAILS: Students will be singing a nursery rhyme or a short song in any

Indian language.

TYPE OF EVENT: Live

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 2 per school

TIME: 1.5 min

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RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Confidence (3) Vocal expression (2) Rhythm (2)
Overall Performance (3)

CATEGORY 2: GRADES - 1-2

EVENT 1 – NARTANA

DETAILS: Dance to any Patriotic song. A pre recorded video to be sent to the
mail id provided. Usage of props allowed and optional. Video must be within
10MB in size and recorded in a well-lit room. Costume and makeup must be
appropriate.

TYPE OF EVENT: Pre-recoded

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 1 per school

TIME: 1.5 min

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Choreography (5), Expressions and Body

Language (5), Costume and Makeup (5)

EVENT 2 – SRUJAN

DETAILS:

THEME: COLOURS OF INDIA

Participants will have to draw a nature drawing and colour it using only the
colours of our National Flag – orange, green, white and blue. The drawing
needs to be done on an A4 sheet and coloured using wax crayons/oil pastel.

TYPE OF EVENT: Live

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 2 per school

TIME: 40 min

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Creativity (5) Neatness (5) Aesthetic use of

colours (5) Overall visual impact (5)
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EVENT 3 – SWARALIPI

DETAILS – Students will sing any patriotic song (video to be provided). Usage
of instruments allowed and optional (provided the participant is playing the
instrument). The performance has to be recorded in a quiet room with no
interfering sound other than that of the participants. Karaoke not allowed.
Video should not be more than ----MB in size.

TYPE OF EVENT: Pre-recorded.

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 1 per school

TIME: 1.5 min

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Rhythm (2), Voice and pitch (3), Dynamics (2),
Vocal skill (3)

CATEGORY 3: GRADES - 3-5

EVENT 1: LOKNRITYA

DETAILS: Participants to perform a solo dance performance on any folk-dance

form of India. Participants need to mention the name of the dance form and
the state/region it’s from and the occasion on which it is performed. A pre-
recorded video to be sent to the mail id provided. Usage of props allowed
and optional. Video must be within 10 MB in size and recorded in a well-lit
room. Costume and makeup must be appropriate.

TYPE OF EVENT: Pre-recoded

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 1 per school

TIME: 1.5 min

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Choreography (5), Adherence to form and

accuracy of technique (5), Costume and Makeup (5), Expressions (5)
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EVENT 2: KALAKRITI

DETAILS: THEME: NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF INDIA

Participants have to make a 3D craft work based on any one of the symbols
of India – Lotus, peacock, tiger. They can use any technique or material of
their choice but usage of readymade materials to be minimal.

TYPE OF EVENT: Live

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 2 per school

TIME: 1 hour

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Creativity (5), Efforts (5), Composition (5),

Craftsmanship (5).

EVENT 3: CHITRALANKAR

DETAILS: THEME: FOLK ARTS OF INDIA

Participants can create an artwork using any of the forms of the folk arts of
India like WARLI, MADHUBANI, KALAMKARI, GOND, KALIGHAT, CHERIAL etc.
Participants can draw & colour on an A4 size sheet and use any colouring
medium of their choice. Name of their choice of folk art to be clearly
mentioned in the sheet
TYPE OF EVENT: Live

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 2 per school

TIME: 1 hour

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Neatness (5) Detail (5) Knowledge of the

art (5) Visual appeal (5)

CATEGORY 4: GRADES - 6-8:

EVENT 1: MUKHABHINAYA
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DETAILS: Participants will perform a solo pantomime skit with the topic
“Unity – the most powerful tool of democracy”. The participants will follow
the guidelines and perform the skit live in front of the judge.

TYPE OF EVENT: Live

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 1 per school

TIME: 10 mins

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Creativity and Originality (5) Expressions (5)

Technique (5) Adherence to topic (5)

EVENT 2: GITANJALI

DETAILS: Participants will sing a solo song from the Bhakti or Sufi movement
of India and share a video of the same. Usage of instruments allowed and
optional (provided the participant is playing the instrument). The
performance has to be recorded in a quiet room with no interfering sound
other than that of the participants. Karaoke not allowed. Video should not be
more than 10MB in size.

TYPE OF EVENT: Pre-recorded.

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 1 per school

TIME: 1.5 min

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Rhythm (2), Voice and pitch (3), Dynamics (2),
Vocal skill (3)

EVENT 3: BHARAT DARSHAN

DETAILS: Participants will draw a monument/ famous building of India.

They need to mention the name of the monument/famous building and
share a picture of it before the competition starts. They can refer to the
picture during the live contest. They can choose pencil shading, water colours
or any other medium of colouring.
TYPE OF EVENT: Live

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 2 per school

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TIME: 1 hour + 1 min (for presenting)

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Selection of the monument (5), precision used

(5) artistic appeal (5), presentation (5)

CATEGORY 4: GRADES – 9-12:

EVENT 1: NRITYANANDA

DETAILS: Participants to perform a solo dance performance on any one of the

8 classical dance forms of India, according to Natyashastra. Participants need
to mention the name of the dance form and the state/region it’s from and a
brief introduction of its origin. A pre-recorded video to be sent to the mail id
provided. Usage of props allowed and optional. Video must be within 10 MB
in size and recorded in a well-lit room. Costume and makeup must be
appropriate.

TYPE OF EVENT: Pre-recoded

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 1 per school

TIME: 3 min

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Choreography (5), Adherence to form and

accuracy of technique (5), Costume and Makeup (5), Expressions (5)

EVENT 2: BANDISH

DETAILS: Participants will sing/perform (by playing an instrument) a

rendition of any one raga of either Hindustani or Carnatic classical genre and
share a video of the same. The participant needs to mention the raga, its
accurate time of performance, and the taal its being performed with. The
performance has to be recorded in a quiet room with no interfering sound
other than that of the participants. Karaoke not allowed. Video should not be
more than 10 MB in size.

TYPE OF EVENT: Pre-recorded.

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 1 per school

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TIME: 2 min

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Rhythm (2), Voice and pitch (3), Dynamics (2),
Vocal skill (3)

EVENT 3: BAVISHYA-DARSHAN

DETAILS: Participants will make a poster sharing their vision of India in 2050.
The poster should have an appropriate self-written slogan as well. It needs to
be made on an A3 sheet in front of the judge. The video of the participants
needs to be turned on at all times.

TYPE OF EVENT: Live

NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 2 per school

TIME: 1 hour + 1 min (for presenting)

RUBRICS FOR JUDGEMENT: Creativity (5), Skill and Adherence to topic (5)
Nearness (5) Aesthetic appeal (5)
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