Jharkhand

• 10 Oct 2023

Ranchi's Ankit Selected among Top 20 Participants of 'Yuva Pratibha'

Why in the News?

Ranchi artist Ankit has been selected among the top 20 participants of the National Art Competition ‘Youth Talent’ organized by the Government of India on October 9, 2023.

Key points

• This nationwide competition was conducted on www.mygov.in portal. In this, artists of the country were invited to present their lectures on a predetermined theme through painting.
• Out of thousands of submissions, only 20 artists made it to the final round. The next event will be organized in New Delhi this month.
• Ankit, who works as a management consultant in a multinational corporation, has continued his artistic journey while studying engineering from BIT, Mesra. He excels in both watercolor and oil painting.
• Ankit also specializes in charcoal portrait art. In 2016, he was honored with the ‘Jharkhand Foundation Citizen Award’.