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“Glimpses of India” Painting Competition

The Glimpses of India painting competition is the annual painting competition organized in association with the Ministry of Education of the Arab Republic of Egypt. It is more than just a competition, it’s a bridge of interactions between India and Egypt. Over the past 28 years, Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture in Cairo has been organizing this annual painting competition. The first edition of the competition was held in 1994 with the main objective to inculcate interest in India and Indian culture among successive generations of youth in Egypt and thereby promote stronger people to people ties.  

The 28th edition of the “Glimpses of India” painting competition was organized from 20 October to 13 November 2024 for Egyptian school children of 17 Governorates of Egypt including Cairo, Giza, Qalioubiya, Gharbiya, Sharqiya, Red Sea, Alexandria, Menoufiya, Bani Suef, Fayoum, Kafr Elsheikh, Beheira, Port Saed, Ismailia, Aswan, Luxor and Mynia  The painting competition was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Approximately 22,572 Egyptian school children from 1427 schools participated with great enthusiasm, creating amazing paintings on wide array of themes centered around India and its art and cultural heritage.