Meet 7-Year-Old Aadhyaa Aravind Shankar, The First Indian To Win Global Peace Photo Award

7-year-old Aadhyaa Aravind Shankar hailing from Bangalore has scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win the Children's Peace Image of the Year 2021 on World Peace Day. In the photo, her mother can be seen lying on her grandmother's lap. She captioned this heart-warming picture as Lap of Peace. 

In an interview, her father said that she thought hard about what she should shoot. Usually, she is the one who sleeps on her grandmother's lap. On one occasion, she saw her mother sleeping on the grandmother's lap and she thought of capturing it. "We all connect that kind of sleep with true peacefulness. She was also learning concepts related to the environment in school so she was able to compare the photo to nature. If we protect Mother Earth, then the whole world can live in peace — that's her message.", he said.

Aadhyaa has a knack for photography. She captures everything she finds intriguing. Besides becoming the first Indian to receive the Global Peace Photo Award, she has also won a cash prize of 1,000 euros and a medal. Her winning photo has been published on friedaward.com and the Austrian Parliament's website.

As per reports, she had clicked a coloured photograph but later converted it into a black and white photo and cropped it. She did this to ensure that she could focus on the subjects and that her message comes across properly.

The Children’s Peace Image of the Year is an international photo competition for young people, conducted by the Global Peace Photo Award which recognizes and promotes photographers from all over the world whose pictures capture human efforts towards a peaceful world.

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