Being stuck at home may not be a good thing, but it did bring out the creative best in children. Over the last year, the eighth edition of the RobinAge Bright Sparks Awards saw a large number of entries from children who have expressed feelings of appreciation for people in their life and those that have gone out of their way to make the lives of others better.
The works reflect that children have become emotionally wiser and more mature. We received entries from over 800 schools across 265 cities, and choosing the best school was indeed a tough task. However, we felt the collective quality of entries from HDFC School, Gurgaon far surpassed that of any other school.
POETRY: JUDGED BY SANTHINI GOVINDAN
GROUP A: CLASS 1-2
- 1st Prize: The World Without Symmetry by Anaahat, Class 2, Flomont World School, Bengaluru
- 2nd Prize: Flowers by Rinisha Agarwal, Class 1, Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata
- 3rd Prize: My First Pet by Hridhaan Jain, Class 2, Lotus Veda International School, Ashok Vihar, Delhi
GROUP B: CLASS 3-5
- 1st Prize: 2020 Memories: When My School Ends by Aayush Singh Rautela, Class 5, Podar International School IB, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: A Writing Journey by Sunandini Sen, Class 5, Delhi Public School, Newtown, Kolkata
- 3rd Prize: Bloom My Little Flower by Hemangee Kaavya Kedar Bapat, Class 3, Abhinav Vidyalay English Medium Primary School, Pune
GROUP C: CLASS 6-8
- 1st Prize: Pen You Rock by Guneev Kaur, Class 8, St Joseph’s Convent School, Jalandhar, Punjab
- 2nd Prize: COVID-2020: Tough Times by Arush Bahl, Class 6, Greenwood High International School, Bengaluru
- 3rd Prize: Teacher’s Day by Khadijah Abdul Sattar, Class 7, Al Qamar Academy, Chennai
GROUP D: CLASS 9-10
- 1st Prize: A Flower in Concrete by Amee Singh, Class 9, BGS Public School, Bengaluru
- 2nd Prize: The Lockdown Month by Tanishq Sushant Sapkal, Class 10, Podar International School, Satara
- 3rd Prize: Humans Are Everywhere by Yashi Goswami, Class 10, Delhi Public School, Meerut Road, Ghaziabad
ARTWORK: JUDGED BY ARZAN KHAMBATTA
GROUP A: CLASS 1-2
- 1st Prize: My Favourite Apple T-Shirt by Kashika Ved, Class 2, Edify School, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh
- 2nd Prize: Astronaut with His Planets in Space by Avyaan Kumar, Class 1, Trio World School, Sahakarnagar, Bengaluru
- 3rd Prize: Janmashtami by Riona Amish Gada, Class 2, The Somaiya School, Mumbai
GROUP B: CLASS 3-5
- 1st Prize: Curious by Koppula Aadya Rajasekhar Reddy, Class 5, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gachibowli, Hyderabad
- 2nd Prize: The Charcoal Web by Soumya Desai, Class 5, Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: The Future of Science and Technology by Eva Biraj Linda, Class 4, Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Powai, Mumbai
GROUP C: CLASS 6-8
- 1st Prize: Tribute to Our Health Workers by Aditya KK, Class 8, New Horizon Gurukul, Bengaluru
- 2nd Prize: Frog Takes Its First Step by Kaarunya Anklekar, Class 8, The Orbis School, Pune
- 3rd Prize: Kim Jennie by Arpita, Class 6, Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sidhpur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
GROUP D: CLASS 9-10
- 1st Prize: The Beauty of Simplicity by Mishka Gupta, Class 10, Heritage Xperiential Learning School, Gurugram
- 2nd Prize: Did You Ask? by Anushka Kadu, Class 9, Army Public School Khadakwasla, Pune
- 3rd Prize: Together Against Corona by Ananya Aloke, Class 10, NIOS, Indore
GROUP A: CLASS 1-2FICTION STORY: JUDGED BY CHERRY DIVECHA-SHETHIA
- 1st Prize: The Prisoner of Lies by Naysa Singh, Class 2, Chitkara International School, Sector 25, Chandigarh
- 2nd Prize: Bouncy’s Adventure by Saayuri Karmarkar, Class 2, Smt Sunitidevi Singhania School, Thane
- 3rd Prize: My Most Memorable Dream by Aakriti Ghosh, Class 2, Delhi Public School, Whitefield, Bengaluru
- 1st Prize: Gem of Vocabulary by Vizzmaya Jalal, Class 5, St Francis ICSE School, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: My Parents Anniversary by Shreyas K, Class 4, Sentia The Global School, Hyderabad
- 3rd Prize: The Smart Parrot by V Aishwarya, Class 4, Sri Barathi Vidyalaya Nursery & Primary School, Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu
- 1st Prize: The Eggplant Marriage by Avni Singh, Class 6, Podar World School, Sama, Vadodara
- 2nd Prize: Perfect by Aditi Dhakappa, Class 8, The International School, Bengaluru
- 3rd Prize: Path of Doom by Krisha Bang, Class 7, Hill Spring International School, Mumbai
- 1st Prize: Food for Thought! by Aanya Ebrahim, Class 9, KC High International School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- 2nd Prize: The Most Challenging Vocation by Samarth Jhunjhunwala, Class 9, Sri Kumaran Public School – ICSE, Bengaluru
- 3rd Prize: Plu by Mishtee Agrawal, Class 9, Arya Vidya Mandir, Bandra West, Mumbai
WINNING SCHOOLS
1st Prize: Sushila Birla Girls School, Kolkata
2nd Prize: Al Qamar Academy, Chennai
3rd Prize: Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
Congratulations to all the participants and winners for a job well done!
WINNING SCHOOLS
1st Prize: Sushila Birla Girls School, Kolkata
2nd Prize: Al Qamar Academy, Chennai
3rd Prize: Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
Congratulations to all the participants and winners for a job well done!
