President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday offered the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 17 youngsters, recognizing their distinctive braveness and excellent achievements throughout numerous fields, together with artwork, tradition, sports activities and innovation.
The President underlined the significance of nurturing and celebrating younger abilities.
“Offering alternatives and recognizing youngsters’s abilities has all the time been part of our custom. This custom must be additional strengthened to make sure that each youngster realizes their full potential,” she stated.
The award celebrates extraordinary accomplishments in seven classes: artwork and tradition, bravery, innovation, science and expertise, social service, sports activities and setting.
The honourees — seven boys and ten ladies chosen from 14 states and Union territories — have been offered with a medal, certificates and quotation booklet.
Amongst them was Keya Hatkar, a 14-year-old writer and incapacity advocate, acknowledged for her excellence in artwork and tradition.
Regardless of residing with spinal muscular atrophy, she based initiatives like “IM POSSIBLE” and “SMA-ART,” selling inclusivity and incapacity consciousness.
President Murmu highlighted the significance of honouring such abilities, saying, “The custom of recognising and nurturing youngsters’s potential has all the time been a part of our tradition. Their contributions will lead India to the head of progress.” She additional emphasised the Ministry of Ladies and Youngster Growth’s position in sharing these tales of inspiration with the broader public.
The President additionally paid homage to the unparalleled sacrifices of Guru Gobind Singh’s sons, commemorated as ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ on December 26, saying, “Their sacrifices for religion and self-respect proceed to encourage numerous generations. On this present day, the nation bows in reverence to their bravery and spirit.” Among the many different awardees was Ayaan Sajad, a 12-year-old Sufi singer from Kashmir, honoured for his soulful contributions to Kashmiri music, whereas 17-year-old Vyas Om Jignesh, who has cerebral palsy, was lauded for his dedication to Sanskrit literature, having memorised over 5,000 shlokas and carried out in over 500 exhibits.
In bravery, Saurav Kumar (9) was recognised for saving three ladies from drowning, and 17-year-old Ioanna Thapa was honoured for rescuing 36 residents from a hearth.
“Examples of braveness and patriotism in youngsters strengthen the nation’s confidence in its future. Such acts are really commendable,” President Murmu remarked as she offered the award to the 2 youngsters.
Within the innovation class, 15-year-old Sindhoora Raja was awarded for creating self-stabilizing gadgets for Parkinson’s sufferers, and cybersecurity entrepreneur Risheek Kumar (17) was honoured for launching Kashmir’s first cybersecurity agency.
“Contributions to science, expertise, and innovation by youngsters like these present their unparalleled potential to remodel lives,” the President noticed.
Hembati Nag, a judo participant from a Naxal-affected space was awarded within the sports activities class. She overcame quite a few challenges to win a silver medal on the Khelo India Nationwide Video games.
Mentioning Nag’s story, President Murmu stated, “Hembati’s resilience amidst adversity is an instance of unmatched braveness and dedication.” Chess prodigy Anish Sarkar, the youngest FIDE-ranked participant at simply three years previous, was additionally honoured.
The President envisioned a brilliant future for the awardees, including, “In 2047, after we rejoice the centenary of our independence, these award winners will probably be enlightened residents of the nation. Such gifted girls and boys will grow to be the builders of a developed India, shaping its future by their expertise and efforts.”
“Could each youngster of this nation have a brilliant and affluent future, for of their success lies the way forward for India,” she stated.
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