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HINDUSTAN TIMES, MUMBAI 02 | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2015 MUMBAI IN SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE ht metro NUMBERS 300 HT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2015 City’s 50 brightest minds take centre stage YOUNG AND TALENTED A packed auditorium welcomed winners of the HT Scholarship Programme 2015 with loud cheers as they were presented Rs50,000 each ■ Actors Imran Khan and Huma Qureshi (last row, centre) with the 50 winners, 10 each from Classes 5 to 9, during the Hindustan Times Scholarship Programme 2015, at New Cuffe Parade Arts and Culture Centre, Wadala, on Friday. PICTURES: SATISH BATE/HT HT Correspondent ■ [email protected] MUMBAI: Their spirits buoyed ‘I will teach arts by loud cheers from classmates, parents and teachers, some of the city’s brightest young minds when I grow up’ walked on stage to receive their awards at the fifth edition of the HT Correspondent When Mahek went on stage Hindustan Times Scholarship ■ [email protected] on Friday, holding the hand Programme on Friday. of a helper, she drew loud A packed auditorium at New MUMBAI: Having lived her life cheers from the audience. Cuffe Parade Arts and Culture in near darkness, 10-year-old “At first, I thought I will not Centre, Wadala, celebrated the IN ALL OF YOU Mahek Shaikh, who is visu- win, because I did not get a awards that seek to recognise ally impaired, wrote on why call from HT for a long time,” the brightest talent Mumbai [CHILDREN] LIES electricity is the greatest said Shaikh. “But then, my has to offer. Fifty students, 10 THE FUTURE, THERE IS invention of mankind. The mother surprised me with each from Classes 5 to 9, were › student of DAV International the news.” honoured with scholarships of POTENTIAL AND DESIRE School, Mulund, was one Mahek submitted her essay Rs50,000 each. of the winners of the in Braille. To help judges The awards were presented TO EXCEL. [CHILDHOOD] Hindustan Times Scholarship read it, her mother Nazima by actors Huma Qureshi and ProgrammeProgramme 2012015.5. DDastgirastgir wrowrotet out the words Imran Khan after a lively IS THE FIRST STEP oonn thethe ssheet.heet “She can see panel discussion and a ques- OF A JOURNEY OF A bblurredlurred imaimages,g but is una- tion and answer session with blblee to ididentifyentify colours,” said students, moderated by Soumya THOUSAND MILES. hherer motmother,her, a teacher. Asked Bhattacharya, editor, Hindustan ABHINANDAN LODHA, deputy wwhyhy she wrowrotet on electricity Times, Mumbai. managing director, Lodha Group aandnd not cocomputers,m Shaikh ■ Students at the packed auditorium cheer on their classmates who won the awards. The winners had to go ppromptlyromptly rereplied,p “Without through a gruelling selection elelectricity,ectricity, hohow would we run process, which included an ccomputers?”omp essay on what is mankind’s A girl with greatest invention. Then 150 Of telescopes, clocks, stories and gifts a sharp wit, shortlisted students were SShaikh wants to interviewed by senior editors HT Correspondent grgrow up and teach PRODIP ■ at Hindustan Times, before 50 [email protected] GUHA aartsrts and craft, or were chosen for the scholar- mmusic.usic ships. MUMBAI: What is mankind’s “During the interviews, I greatest invention? After thou- was struck by how many of sands of students wrote in their you [children] want to make views on the subject for the ‘Playing squash has the world a better place,” said elimination round of the HT Bhattacharya in his opening Scholarship Programme 2015, address. “You can make a dif- Bollywood actors Imran Khan ference if you badly want to.” and Huma Qureshi, in a panel helped me in studies’ Abhinandan Lodha, deputy discussion moderated by Soumya managing director, Lodha Bhattacharya, editor, Hindustan HT Correspondent CCI Western India Nationals, Group, said, “In all of you the prize money for pursuing Times, Mumbai, explored the ■ [email protected] Delhi Open, and Jaipur Junior [children] lies the future, there my education.” topic on Friday. Championships. is potential and desire to excel. Some students were sur- Opening the discourse, MUMBAI: Top-seed under- Navmi said playing squash [Childhood] is the first step of a prised to find out they had won. Bhattacharya said, “We had 19 squash player Navmi helped improve her concentra- journey of a thousand miles.” “I was playing the drums when assumed people would write about Sharma was one of the 50 tion level. “I can now focus on The fifth edition of the schol- my mother told me I had won the clock, the telescope, internet, winners of the HT Scholarship one thing for a long time and arship programme saw 77,389 the scholarship. I wasn’t expect- mobile phones and they did, but Programme. grasp faster,” she said. applicants — up from 58,000 last ing it, having already applied a lot of children wrote about The 14-year-old first picked Despite having a packed year. The number of schools three times in the past,” said things like family, community, WHATEVER IS IN A LOT OF CHILDREN I WAS BROUGHT up the racket when she was schedule, the youngster does participating increased from Gayatri Meswani, a Class 8 love, relationships. So, the way eight and started playing not lag behind in studies. “I 250 to 300. student of Dhirubhai Ambani they interpreted it was not so THE TEXTBOOK IS WROTE ABOUT THINGS UP IN A FAMILY competitivelyely bbyy tthehe ttimeime studystudy wheneverwhen I find “It felt great to receive the International School, Bandra. much as invention as mankind’s CONSIDERED FINAL. LIKE FAMILY, COMMUNITY... WHERE I GOT THE she was 11. “I useusedd to pplaylay time,time, bebe itit onon the bus or award, especially with my “I plan to use the money to help greatest gift.” › › › basketballl earearlier.lier. My bbetweenetween totournaments,”u friends cheering for me,” said underprivileged children get While Khan said penicillin, the CHILDREN SHOULD SO, THE WAY THEY SAME OPPORTUNITIES mother enrollednrolled me iinn shshee sasaid.id. “I am fond of Smruti Tripathy, a Class 7 stu- access to an education in west- antibiotic, was the best thing man BE MADE TO THINK IN EDUCATION AS MY a squash summerummer camp rreading,eading, drdrawing and dent from Ryan International ern arts.” created, Qureshi said it was the INTERPRETED IT WAS NOT in 2009 andd I enenjoyedjoyed lilisteningstening to mmusic,” she School, Kharghar, who got Like Gayatri, a few other stu- ability to tell stories. THERE COULD BE MORE SO MUCH AS INVENTION AS BROTHERS. MANY GIRLS the game,” shshee sasaid.id. added.added. a standing ovation from her dents, too, plan to use a part of Talking about the challenges INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN INDIA ARE DEPRIVED Navmi, a stu- WhileW she classmates. their winnings to make a differ- in the field of education, Qureshi MANKIND’S GREATEST GIFT. dent of AAryarya aspiresasp to rep- Overjoyed parents, grand- ence in society. said she was brought up in a family Vidya Mandir,ndir, resentres India at ON THE SAME TOPIC. SOUMYA BHATTACHARYA, OF THIS. parents and even usually “I want to use it to build a that gave her the same educational IMRAN KHAN , actor editor, Hindustan Times, Mumbai HUMA QURESHI, actor Juhu, hasa s theth Olympics stern-faced principals posed for library in Odisha. I am already opportunities as her brothers – played inn someday,so ‘selfies’ with the children. “My sponsoring the education something many girls in India many bigg NavmiN wants entire family came to cheer for of a girl there,” said Nerika are deprived of. “Also, in India, for of education in our country, there could be other information the university. “My father asked tourna- tot become me,” said Saksham Sood, a Class Mishra, a Class 5 student some kids, education is a luxury Khan said, “Whatever is in the available,” he said. me the same question. I enjoy ments, a landscapel 5 student, Cathedral and John from Gokuldham High School, as they cannot afford it,” she said. textbook is considered right. Qureshi was asked if she would exploring my creativity. It is impor- including architect.arch Connon School, Fort. “I will use Goregaon. Discussing the current state Children should be made to think have chosen films had she topped tant to love what you do,” she said. PRODIP GUHA.