Ambassadors of Hope: Anshuman 1st, Bhavya, Ojas 2nd in Hoshiarpur

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, August 6

Anshuman Arora, a Class II student of Government Elementary Smart School, Jhans, was declared first in the Ambassadors of Hope (AoH) competition from Hoshiarpur district. He will be getting an Apple iPad. Bhavya Sharma, a Class VIII student and her brother Ojas Sharma, a Class I student of St Joseph’s Convent School, stood second and will be getting a laptop.

Meanwhile, Mandeep Kaur, a Class X student of Government Senior Secondary School, Nangal Bihalan, came third and will get an Android tablet. As many as 2,449 entries were registered from Hoshiarpur district for AoH competition.

Announcing the names of winners of AoH from Hoshiarpur district, Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla congratulated them for their marvellous performance in the online talent hunt competition. He assured every possible help to them in achieving future goals. Singla said it was a matter of pride that government school students clinched the title prize in Hoshiarpur district.

He said parents of Anshuman have also set an example by admitting him to their own school, as both his parents are teachers in Government Elementary Smart School, Jhans, in Tanda-1 block of the district.

The first of its kind competition, AoH created a world record by receiving over 1.05 lakh entries from school students in just eight days and it played a major role in ushering positivity in the state through school students and their families during Covid-19 pandemic.

Anshuman’s father Narinder Arora said his son was fond of Bhangra and wanted to be a professional actor. He said his passion for Bhangra helped him to bag the position in Hoshiarpur district.

Meanwhile, Bhavya and Ojas’s mother Pulkita Sharma and father Ankur Sharma, who is also a government schoolteacher, thanked the Education Minister for engaging children in constructive activities during the lockdown by providing them a platform to perform. She said Bhavya wanted to be a teacher, while Ojas wants to be an engineer and their performance in AoH would definitely help them in achieving their dreams.