Sahib Sharma from Learning Paths School, Mohali, walked away with the first prize and a trophy in the 6th Nanhi Chhaan National School Essay Contest 2019, held at The Kalyani School, Pune. The second prize was bagged by Viraj Lohia from Welham Boys School, Dehradun. The chief guest for the event was Mr.Baba Kalyani – Chairman, Kalyani Group.
The winners were felicitated by the panel consisting of Mr.Harpal Singh – Chairman, Nanhi Chhaan Foundation; Mr. Rajendra Pawar – Patron, Nanhi Chhaan, and eminent personalities from education and other fields.
The national-level school essay contest is an initiative of the Nanhi Chhaan Foundation to promote lateral thinking at the grass-roots level by creating awareness of social issues and concerns. The objective of the initiative is to develop and create well-informed leaders of tomorrow to build a socially conscious, inclusive and vibrant community.
The topic for this year’s contest was ’How to create greater harmony among different religions’ and saw participation from 50000 students representing 2000 schools spread across the length and breadth of the country.
