Anjali Chandrashekar, a 22-year-old New York-based Indian designer and “artivist”, won the third prize at the UN Poster for Peace contest, presented by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) for raising awareness about nuclear disarmament
Her poster titled ‘Cutting Barriers Through Peace’, of a peace dove slicing through a nuclear weapon got appreciation from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Nuclear disarmament is usually spoken about on such a high level and I believe that art has the power to humanise some of the most pressing issues that the world faces today.Anjali Chandrashekhar to UN News Centre
Another poster ‘Break Free’ by the Chennai girl, with doves flying out of a bird cage at the top of a nuclear weapon, received honourable mention. She received the prize at a ceremony held on 3 May.
She was only 10 when she founded ‘Picture It’, a non-governmental organisation that uses imagery to raise awareness and funds for various health, humanitarian and environmental causes.
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