Adding colours to this academic season, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) education department held their annual rangoli competition on Thursday and Friday, in which artificial intelligence (AI), cultural figures, and societal evils emerged as prominent themes.

With 60 participating students, three were honoured with certificates, where the winning rangoli was a portrait of Virat Kohli, which was created by Ragini Chaurasiya, a student of Std VIII.  A fan of the cricketer and an avid sketch artist, Ragini had already decided that her sports idol was going to be the theme of her rangoli exhibit. “I have been drawing rangoli at home and in competitions, which has helped me boost my confidence. I really hope to become an art teacher at a school when I grow up, while commissioning some of my own projects,” the Kurla-based student told mid-day.