Kochi, July 11 -- Participating in art competitions after one's educational period can boost youthful vitality, more so after a gap, actor-filmmaker Dileesh Pothan has said.

"There is nothing more confidence-boosting than competing in art competitions," he said at the award ceremony of the All Kerala Techies Arts Festival 'Tarang Season 3' at Infopark recalling his past as a techie for a brief period.

Held this summer in April-May, Tarang was organized by Progressive Techies, an organization of IT employees in the state, in collaboration with Infopark.

Infopark CEO Susanth Kurunthil, who was the chief guest at the event in Kakkanad, said the IT complex has "always had a good relationship" with Progressive Techies.

"Within a year, we'll ...