LET'S CELEBRATE INDIA @ 75
As the nation marches toward a platinum-tinted landmark in its independent history, we at The New Indian Express and Edex truly believe that there's a need to look both behind us and ahead of us. To discover the stories of a nation of a billion and to celebrate our pride as a nation. Could there really be a better way to look at India's glorious past and divine the road ahead than through the thoughts and views of 75 of India's most aspirational students?
We didn't think so, either.
The New Indian Express and Edex bring to you a virtual series that will bring India's most eloquent, compelling, patriotic and well-spoken school students on one platform — to talk about India's last 75 years — through the prism of everything from sporting glory to our spurt in digital tech adoption, and also draw us a picture of what these sectors may look like, through their bright young eyes.
INDIA IN 75 SECONDS
After 75 years of Independence, the India story is still one that every young person in the country is constantly discovering. And it's one that comes out differently depending on who tells it, where they're from and what language they speak. But that's the beauty of India. Today, India has gone mobile in so many ways. And we want to use that rising ease of use that the youth have with the mobile phone to rediscover their version of India's story - across 75 glorious years. And that's where India in 75 Seconds comes in. A short-video competition open to students from across the country where we want them to use mobile phones, creative storytelling apps and their innate creativity to tell us their version of the India story in 75 seconds flat. Hosted by The New Indian Express group on our new youth engagement platform Edexworks (www.edexlive.com/edexworks), these are the rules for the contest:
HENRIQUE DIVIN
AIR FORCE SCHOOL, COIMBATORE
AAKASH ABHINAV
ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOL, MADURAI
AMAN KISAN
GHVM, JHARSUGUDA
INIYAL K
AIR FORCE SCHOOL, COIMBATORE
NIHARIKA M
SEA PRIMARY & HSS, BENGALURU
SABARISH P
KSHATRIYA VIDYASALA SCHOOL, VIRUDHUNAGAR
SHARRUN YASHKHAR R
PGP INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NAMAKKAL
SHUBHI RATHORE
AIR FORCE SCHOOL, COIMBATORE
SIMRET M KOTIAN
JNANADEEPA SS SCHOOL, SHIVAMOGGA
SUNEEDHI DINESH
JNANADEEPA SS SCHOOL, SHIVAMOGGA
AAKASH ABHINAV
ELITE PUBLIC SCHOOL, MADURAI
HENRIQUE DIVIN
AIR FORCE SCHOOL, COIMBATORE
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Summer Stories Contest
Are you the next big child author that we've all been waiting for? Do you have a lockdown story that's waiting to be published for readers everywhere? Do you have one great story that will make the world go round? The New Indian Express brings you our Summer Stories Contest. Get writing guys!
Let's Debate
We just finished the first season of India's largest inter-school debate competition and we loved what students from across the country brought to the (virtual) podium. We had a whopping 160+ students from over 80+ schools battle it out for the crown. Check out all the debating and see if you can spot your school in there
SENIOR RESULTS
SENIOR FINALE (WINNER)
Arush Sarma - Class 9
Sai International School, Bhubaneswar
SENIOR FINALE (RUNNER-UP)
Jay Min Divakar - Class 8
Gems Modern Academy, Kochi
SENIOR FINALE (THE FINEST POINT)
Arush Sarma - Class 9
Sai International School, Bhubaneswar
SENIOR FINALE (COUNTER STRIKE)
Aryan Hotta - Class 10
DAV Vedanta International School, Lanjigarh
SENIOR FINALE (LIGHTER SIDE)
Prathyusha Udupa - Class 9
Poorna Prajna Education Centre, Bengaluru
JUNIOR RESULTS
JUNIOR FINALE (WINNER)
Advait Anand - Class 7
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai
JUNIOR FINALE (RUNNER-UP)
Charuhasini Chaitra Madasu - Class 7
Meridian School, Hyderabad
JUNIOR FINALE (THE FINEST POINT)
Khai Jun Divakar - Class 6
The Choice School, Thiruvalla
JUNIOR FINALE (LIGHTER SIDE)
Advait Anand - Class 7
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai
