Khagol_126_April_2021

| KHAG L | No. 126 - APRIL 2021 | 10 The prize winners of the National Science Day competitions, held on February 20, 2021 were declared during themain event on February 28, 2021. This year, due to the Covid -19 pandemic, National Science Day competitions in IUCAA for school students were conducted online on February 20, 2021. Competitions like poetry writing, essay writing, drawing, and quiz were organised. Students participated from their home with their ownmaterials like colours, paper, pencil and pen. After completion, they uploaded their work on the given link. In these competitions, a total of 200 students from 40 schools of Pune City and the Ambegaon Taluka region participated. Top 3 entries from each category were selected. All the topics of these competitions were based on General Science and Astronomy. The SciPoP team thanks all the research scholars and faculty from IUCAA, who helped in designing, executing and finalising the results of these competitions. National Science Day Competitions Winners of the National Science Day Competitions Essay Writing: Poetry Writing: · · · Marathi: First: Thorat Samruddhi Shashikant (Vidya Vikas Mandir, Awasari Bk.). Second: Chikhale Saniya Vivek (Hutatma Babu Genu Vidyalay, Mhalunge Padwal). Third (Jointly): Anuj Rajendra Erande (Shri Wakeshwar Vidyalaya, Peth), and Vaishnavi Dilip Pawar (C. B. Tupe Kanya Vidyalay, Hadapsar, Pune). English: First (Jointy): Filza Shaz Rasool Ji Vali Ji (Delhi Public School, Pune), and Alishan Rasul Jamadar (New English School, Landewadi). Second: Pokharkar Pratiksha Dnyaneshwar (New English School, Ghodegaon). Third: Ishaan Shailesh Khatavkar (Tree House High School, Kothrud, Pune). Marathi: First: Paswan Ananya Jayom (New English School, Tilak Road, Pune) Second: Prerana Sandeep Pawar (H.H.C.P. Huzurpaga High School, Laxmi Road, Pune). Third (Jointly): Diksha Satish Hingane (C. B. Tupe Sadhana Kanya Vidyalay, Pune), and Vedant Santosh Gavhane (Shivajirao D. Adhalrao Patil School, Landewadi). · English: First: Shreesakhi Shashikant Thorat (New English School, Landewadi). Second: Shreya Virendra Buchade (Muktangan English School and Junior College, Pune). Third: Riya Nikhil Hirurkar (B.V.B. Paranjape Vidya Mandir, Kothrud, Pune). First: Khushi Sanjay Mahalkar (B.V.B. Paranjape Vidya Mandir, Kothrud, Pune). Second: Meshram Vaishnavi Vilas (New English Medium School, Ghodegaon). Third: Darade Siddhesh Avinash (Jagadish Chandra Mahindra High School, Chincholi). Drawing: Quiz: Rural (Ambegaon Taluka) 1st Rank : Tejaswini Dhage, and Diksha Barve Hutatma Babu Genu Vidyalay, Mahalunge Padwal 2nd Rank : Vikran Naik, and Pranjal Lande Shri Shivajirao D. Adhalrao Patil Vidyalaya, Landewadi 3rd Rank : Pratiksha Sutar, and Janhavi Hinge Vidya Vikas Mandir, Awasari Bk 4th Rank : Ganesh Pokharkar, and Shreyas Muluk New English School, Landewadi 5th Rank : Dishant Karpe New English Medium School, Ghodegaon Urban (Pune City) 1st Rank : Vedant Deshpande, and Navit Gupta Delhi Public School 2nd Rank : Vedashree Mahajan, and Nishant Patil Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Paranjape Vidya Mandir 3rd Rank : Rohan Upadhye, and Apurva Ambike Loyola High School 4th Rank : Payal Rananaware, and Sakshi Jadhav C. B. T. Sadhana Girls' High School. 5th Rank : Ananya Ekbote, and Parth Shitole B.V.B. Sulochana Natu Vidya Mandir st 1 Prize nd 2 Prize rd 3 Prize