Some more details on the MAD contest.

Googled a bit for details on the MAD contest which Divya won and came across a page on the
online edition of The Hindu newspaper.

With all due credit to The Hindu and its Staff Reporter (the author of this piece), I give below
the article in full. The article can also be accessed online at this linky.
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Children get to meet their TV icon
- Staff Reporter

— Photo: Thulasi Kakkat

YOUNG AT HEART: Rob, host of Pogo’s Music and Dance show, in Kochi on Saturday.

KOCHI: Few people have the knack of coercing hyperactive kids into silence. Out in Kochi
on Saturday, Rob – the popular host of Pogo channel’s award-winning show Music, Art and Dance (MAD), threatened to sing when the decibel level of kids who had crowded around
him became too much.

He reminded them of how bad he was at singing and lo, there seemed to be a semblance of
order at the venue. All through the event, the corner of the room was abuzz with the chirpy sound of the kids. A sizeable crowd comprising kids and parents gathered at the interaction
Rob had with kids at the Reliance Trends showroom in Oberon Mall here.

They crowded to catch a close glimpse of their TV icon. The kids brought along paintings,
origami craft work (there was even a frog made of paper) and other curios that they had
done at home. Rob took a look at them and appreciated their skill. He promised to sign autographs after the event drew to a close.

This was under the Design the MAD Way Contest, wherein the kids collected scraps and
props that littered their home or school and used ingenious ways to create curios.

Earlier, the suspense whether Rob would in fact come grew intense as he failed to turn up
even 15 minutes after the scheduled time. The kids then began shouting out ‘Rooobbb, we
want Rob…’ and in a couple of minutes he appeared, wearing a pure-white cap & eye-catching attire. Having viewed his regular TV shows, the kids were quite at ease when asked how to paint, make crafts from paper, and also sculptures from plaster of paris. Their parents too were quite enthused on seeing their kids’ icon cheer the kids up.

The programme MAD has won many awards for being a popular show for kids.