Three DAIS Students win the prestigious HT Scholarship 2019-20

 

THE WINNERS: Meghna Pillai, Diya Shah and Rachit Gianchandani

 

Diya Shah of 9 C , Meghna Pillai of 7A ,and Rachit Gianchandani of 6-A received a trophy and check of ₹50,000 on 22nd January 2020 at a glittering function at Rangsharda Auditorium in Bandra as winners of the 10th edition of the Hindustan Times Scholarship Programme 2019.

 

Loud cheers from the friends, colleagues, teachers, principals and families of the winners filled the Auditorium on Wednesday morning as 50 brilliant students from Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai were awarded scholarships .The awards, seek to recognise the brightest talents in city schools.

 

 

They were presented by National Award-winning actor, Rajkummar Rao; actor Yami Gautam; Deepak Jeswal, senior vice-president, HDFC Bank; and Sachin Kalbag, executive editor, Hindustan Times, Mumbai. All of them had inspiring stories to narrate.

 

“The whole idea behind the HT Scholarship Programme is not to look at students who excel only academically, because at HT, we believe excellence comes from a variety of fields, skills, talents and capabilities,” said Sachin Kalbag, executive editor, Hindustan Times, Mumbai.

 

HT received 85,501 applications from students of classes 5 to 9, from 267 schools, for the programme, of which 150 applications were shortlisted. The 50 winners, each of whom received ₹50,000, were selected after an extensive two-step selection process.

 

Meghna’s reaction on hearing the results:’ When I first heard the result, I was shocked but this opportunity made me realise my passion to write. I am happy that I won.”

 

Rachit’s response on winning the HT scholarship was: “When I came to know that I had won, my confidence increased and I greatly thank my teachers, for their help and the editors of Hindustan Times who acknowledged my writing.”

 

Diya Shah said, “Winning the HT scholarship showed me that I do have opinions and I do have a voice that is valuable and respected, and hence I would like to thank the Hindustan Times editors for understanding and acknowledging my point of view and my form of self-expression.”