After her design made it to the final 12 of
the 2012 London Olympics commemorative stamp design competition, Kochi girl Oshin Mariam Varghese’s work will now feature
in the official letterhead of the Secretary of State for International
Development, UK
The plus 2 student of Toc H Public School UK
and Sierra Leone
“She was nominated for the competition by her
school which is now affiliated to the British Council. We got a letter from the
Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell informing that she has won the fourth
edition of the competition,” an elated father, Varughese Nainan, told Deccan Chronicle.
Oshin, who hopes to break into the final three
of the Olympics stamp designing competition, said the theme was ‘True spirit of
Christmas through sharing and caring’. “My work shows Christmas gifts being
shared with orphanages and street kids and the joy brought by the arrival of
Santa Claus. But I never imagined I would be lucky for a second time.”
The budding talent who loves to complete a
drawing over a period of time than complete it instantly couldn't believe her
eyes when she received the letter from the UK
Recalling Oshin's passion for drawing from a
tender age, mother Susan Varghese said: “As a three-year-old, she would draw
perfect circles. Once in a competition she was asked to draw a flower. She
didn’ t win a prize as she couldn’t limit her to drawing one flower and drew
ten.”
From Deccan Chronicle.
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