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11-yr-old boy gets to sit on chair of Lt Guv;draws art piece

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Press Trust of India Puducherry
A 11-year-old boy of a private school here was in for a pleasant surprise when he was invited to sit on the chair of Lt Governor Kiran Bedi at her office in Raj Nivas hereand drawing an art piece as per her wish.

Bedi in her whatsapp message to mediapersons said the boy, who bagged third spot at a national level painting competition conducted recently by the Central government in Delhi,drew painting depicting images of a child and a natural scenery.

G S Jeevanandham from Jawahar Higher Secondary school at nearby Koodapakkam village had come to the Raj Nivas to get the blessings of the Lt Governor for bagging the third prize in the ompetition.
 

He was accompanied by his parents, the school principal and the Class teacher.

This was the second time a school child has had the opportunity to sit in the chair of the Lt Governor.

Earlier in October another boy who was on a visit to Raj Nivas to see its architectural features along with his parents was let to sit on the chair by Bedi.

Bedi had then said her intention was to 'motivate young kids to develop high thinking and inspire them to be Lt Governor of the Union Territory one day.

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First Published: Dec 19 2017 | 9:35 PM IST

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