The third edition of the RobinAge Bright Sparks Awards has received an overwhelming response. This year, works were based on everything from demonetisation and the girl child to self-awareness and world peace. Like every year, the works were creative, mature and reflective of thinking minds. At RobinAge, we take this as a sign of a generation of evolving, conscious young citizens.
Our judges this year were artist Arzan Khambatta, poet Santhini Govindan and RobinAge editor, Cherry Divecha-Shethia.
Like last year, this year too we selected three best schools, based on both the quality and quantity of entries that came in. In this issue, we proudly present all the winners of the RobinAge Bright Sparks Awards 2016-17.
WINNING SCHOOLS
- 1st Prize: Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: Mother’s Public School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- 3rd Prize: Fazlani L’Academie Globale, Mumbai
POETRY: JUDGED BY SANTHINI GOVINDAN
Group A: Class 1 & 2
- 1st Prize: Tisha Sheth, Class 2, Kohinoor International School, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: Sanvi Jain, Class 2, Kohinoor International School, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: Angad Madan, Class 2, Vibgyor High School, Mumbai
Group B: Class 3 to 5
- 1st Prize: Abhinav Dangwal, Class 5, Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: Bhuvi Rao, Class 4, Shikshantar, Gurgaon
- 3rd Prize: Vedant Laijawala, Class 5, Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai
Group C: Class 6 to 8
- 1st Prize: Stuti Sharma, Class 8, Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: Tanmay Arvind, Class 8, Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: Sakshi Umrotkar, Class 8, Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
- Shared 3rd Price: Aman Zaveri, Class 8, Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
Group D: Class 9 and 10
- 1st Prize: Devanshi Yadav, Class 9, Ryan International School, New Delhi
- 2nd Prize: Christina D’souza, Class 10, Kohinoor American School, Khandala
- 3rd Prize: Radhika Mishra, Class 10, Study Hall, Lucknow
ART: JUDGED BY ARZAN KHAMBATTA
Group A: Class 1 & 2
- 1st Prize: Manasvi Dadbhawala, Class 2, Shishuvan, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: Raishaa Ruparel, Class 2, The JB Vachha High School, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: Ojasvi Shah, Class 1, The Samhita Academy, Bengaluru
Group B: Class 3 to 5
- 1st Prize: Shantanu Dwarkadas, Class 5, Fazlani L’Academie Globale, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: Ana Amjad Kamal, Class 5, Royal HA Girls’ High School, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: Kshemaahna Nagi, Class 5, Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata
Group C: Class 6 to 8
- 1st Prize: Milonee Mhatre, Class 8, Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: Kenisha Gupta, Class 8, Fazlani L’Academie Globale, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: Prerna Bhavsar, Class 7, Bai BS Bengallee Girls’ High School, Mumbai
NOTE: Khambatta says, “This group had the best collection and it was very difficult to pick the top three places. I have to mention three other entries that came very close to winning. In no particular order they are:
- Vrinda Kabra, Class 8, Ryan International, Mumbai
- Rashi Butolia, Class 8, DPS, Rajkot
- Sahil, Class 7, Ryan International, New Delhi.
Group D: Class 9 and 10
- 1st Prize: Shiksha Soni, Class 9, HKH Public School, Ajmer
- 2nd Prize: Parvati Sharma, Class 10, Ryan International School, New Delhi
- 3rd Prize: Veda Shetye, Class 9, Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai
NEWS REPORT and STORIES: JUDGED BY CHERRY DIVECHA-SHETHIA
Group A: Class 1 & 2
- 1st Prize: Anushka Tonapi, Class 2, Sri Kumaran Children’s Home, Bengaluru
- 2nd Prize: Abdul Muiz Syed, Class 2, Al Qamar Academy International School, Chennai
- 3rd Prize: Rayyan Ahmed, Class 2, Al Qamar Academy International School, Chennai
Group B: Class 3 to 5
- 1st Prize: Abheek Choudhari, Class 4, Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: Anand Gopalakrishnan, Class 5, Podar International School, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: Anna Jordan, Class 3, Jnyan Vikas School, Goa
Group C: Class 6 to 8
- 1st Prize: Shloka Vasant, Class 7, Tridha School, Mumbai
- 2nd Prize: Shivani Shetty, Class 7, Ajmera Global School, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: Pari Naheta, Class 6, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
Group D: Class 9 to 10
- 1st Prize: Roshni, Class 9, SBOA School and Junior College, Chennai
- 2nd Prize: Kushangi Shah, Class 9, D Y Patil International School, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: Jyoti Tomer, Class 9, Sri Aurobindo Public School, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh
