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Music accolades – Rohan Kumar

Rohan Kumar, Grade 7 is an ardent practitioner of Carnatic music (vocal) since the age of 5. Here are some of his recent achievements in the field of Carnatic music:

1. Centre for Cultural Resources and Training has implemented a Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme to provide facilities to outstanding children selected in the age group of 10-14 years for developing their talent in various cultural fields such as traditional forms of music, dance, drama, painting, sculpture, craft and creative writing /literary arts etc. Rohan Kumar has been awarded this prestigious scholarship for his passion towards Carnatic music (vocal) for the year 2022-23.
2. He won the 2nd prize in Annual music competitions conducted by the prestigious Madras Music Academy in the Mysore Vasudevachar & Purandaradasa Devaranama Category.
3. He won second prize in the Annual music competitions conducted by the prestigious Bangalore Gayana Samaja in 2 categories - Traditional Kritis and Devaranamas.
4. Rohan has been selected by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan to give a concert as part of their Udayonmukhi 2023 program during this year’s Navarathri Festival.

G20 Students’ Summit

The first-of-its-kind two-day G20 School Students' Summit, was organized by Studomatrix in partnership with Y20 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on the 14th and 15th of August 2023.

The summit aimed to redefine global education, empowering the leaders of tomorrow through collaboration and skill development. Participants engaged with renowned scholars, networked with international delegations, and were mentored by industry leaders in educational policy-making. They participated in workshops and sessions focussed on hard skills, soft skills, organisational skills and discussions on educational reforms.

Divaa Uthkarsha, student of Grade 10, was one of the 70 delegates from all over India chosen to attend the conference after an intensive 3 rounds of screening and selection process. She was the youngest delegate and represented Karnataka with 4 other members. Along with panel discussions and workshops, she also had the opportunity to discuss Global Cooperation and India’s role with the two guest speakers Mr Pascal Rathle- Head of Y20 delegation from USA and Mr Ignacio- a world-famous climate activist and advocate from Argentina.

Bharatnatyam World Record

Sangamam Global Academy in association with the Department of Tourism, Government of Puducherry and Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (Puducherry Regional Center) organized a performance of Ananda Thandavam in Rock Beach, Puducherry on the 5th of May 2023. More than 2500 dancers from 6 countries danced continuously for 8 minutes and 54 seconds to enter the performance in the Guinness World Records.

In an attempt to recognize the 9th century traditional musical instrument Udukai at the global level, the dancers performed for 8 minutes continuously with the Udukai in hand, to set a world record. This event has been featured in the Unique Book of Records and Art Book of World Records.

Aishwarya A Mallya, 9C and Aaradhya A Mallya, 5D were a part of this performance for which they were awarded a certificate with the title ‘Nadana Kalaikkothai’.

The Diana Award

Divaa Uthkarsha of Grade 9 is a recipient of the Diana Award 2023, the most prestigious award given to youngsters aged between 9 and 25 for their social action or humanitarian work. In a virtual award ceremony on 30th June 2023, streamed on YouTube, the award recipients were addressed by HRH Prince of Wales, Duke of Sussex Prince Harry and the CEO of the Diana Awards, Ms Tesse Ojo, CBE.

Along with a citation, Divaa will be nominated for the international Legacy Award. She gets a chance to be a part of mixer and networking events to connect with other youth leaders and mentors that would help increase reach and move her project forward.

We wish Divaa a lot of success in the future!