Category
- Genius
¥ Divya Khare, 14 years, Delhi - A Standard
IX student from Delhi Public School, R K Puram, New
Delhi, Divya proved her wonder at numbers by securing
the second rank both at the National Math Olympiad
and the ABACUS International Mathematical Olympiad
2004-2005. This young achiever's ambition is to be
the UN Secretary General!
¥ Rahul Jayanth, 10 years, Bangalore -
By inventing an 8' diameter 64' focal length Newtonian
Reflector Telescope. This Standard V wiz-kid of Presidency
School, Bangalore made his teachers proud by dedicating
his invention to President A P J Abdul Kalam!
¥ Shreyans Chandrashekhra Nilwarna, 8 years,
Mumbai - He may be just in the III Standard, but that
didn't stop this intelligent student of D.A.V. Public
School, Navi Mumbai from recording 91 sums in 10 minutes
with an abacus and 84 sums in 5 minutes without an
abacus at the National Mental Arithmetic Competition
2005.
Category - Leader
¥ Diwakar Sharma, 12 years, Delhi - A gold
medallist at Regional Abilympics, a talented keyboardist
and a musician - these are just a few of the feathers
to Diwakar's cap of achievements. Though visually
impaired, he is an A+ student of regular classes at
DPS, East of Kailash, New Delhi. His talent for music
has seen him perform for President Kalam. One can
also hear Diwakar on Airtel landline by dialing 1750.
A movie too was telecast on Doordarshan National in
2003 on this 5-year-old's talent titled 'Diwakar'.
¥ Baby Palak Muchhal, 13 years, Indore
- The Standard IX student from Queen's College, Indore
has the voice of an angel and sings to collect funds
for children suffering from cardiac disorders, for
which she has bagged the National Child Award for
exceptional achievement.
¥ Anamika R. Bansode, 10 years, Mumbai
- Anamika skated all the way from Mumbai to Tirupathi
on a peace mission back in 2003 when she was all of
7 years! Anamika studies in the VI Standard at Christ
Church School, Mumbai.
Category
-Artist
¥ Arushi Bhatnagar, 3 years, Indore - This
little 3 year old, still in nursery at the Crescendo
Academy, Indore has magical fingers! She held her
first exhibition at the age of 11 months and has received
a number of state awards for her talent of finger
painting.
¥ Preetam Das, 11 years, Kolkata - An expert
in pastels, water colours and pencil sketching, this
budding artist from the Banamalipur Priyanath Institution,
Barasat, Kolkata has won the National Award from Indian
Council of Child Welfare, the International 'Rose
of Lidice' from the Czech Republic and the National
Bal Shree Award from President APJ Abdul Kalam.
¥ Antara Dey, 13 years, Kolkata - Antara's
talent has secured her the Bal Shree Award for Excellence
in Art 2004 and the National Award at the National
Painting Competition. She is an IX standard student
of Mansur Habibullah Memorial School, Kolkata.
Category
- Sports Star
¥ Parimarjan Negi, 12 years, Delhi - Parimarjan,
a National Sub-junior Chess Champion (2004), is the
youngest Indian to have earned the 'International
Master Norm' in chess. The little chess master studies
in Standard VII at Amity International School, Saket,
New Delhi.
¥ Madhavi Giri, 13 years, Chennai - This
standard 8 student of Cluny Convent High School, Bangalore
broke Nisha Millet's 200m-backstroke record. She is
also the youngest member of the Indian swimming team
to compete at the Asian group swimming championships,
Bangkok.
¥ Dilip Nalla, 12 years, Mumbai - The youngest
participant and gold medallist at the national offshore
sailing rally studies at the Naval Children School,
Mumbai.
Category
- Dancer
¥ Sai Vamshee Krishna Mogudala, 12 years,
Hyderabad - Recipient of the CCRT scholarship for
excellence in dance, this Standard VIII student from
Brilliant Grammar High School, Hyderabad has had over
900 performances in India and abroad to his record.
Having won the Bal Shree Award in 2003, this 12 year
old was selected as the youngest ambassador to perform
at Vamshee and Mauritius.
¥ Shashank M. Kashi, 9 years, Bangalore
- A performer of folk dance form 'Yakshagana', this
Standard IV student from Presidency School, Bangalore
has given many performances and has won many accolades
at the tender age of 9!
¥ Upasana Upadhyay, 14 years, Chennai -
A Bharatanatyam dancer who has given over 500 performances
across the globe, Upasana is the recipient of the
CCRT scholarship for excellence. This standard 10
student of Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary
School, Chennai is also trained in yoga and is a national
level artistic skater.
Category
- Entertainer
¥ B. Jawahar Raj, 14 years, Vishakhapatnam
- Having pulled a car with his teeth over a distance
of 50 and 100 meters, B. Jawahar is preparing to set
himself a niche in the Limca Book of Records. He studies
at Depaul School, Ukkunagaram.
¥ P. Karun Krishna, 11 years, Bangalore
- Using his magic to raise money for Kargil, The Gujarat
Earthquake and physically challenged children, this
little magician has left awestruck audiences at over
1200 magic shows. A Standard VI student at St. John's
High School, Bangalore, he has won awards at the state
and national level for his magical skills.
¥ Jai Chiniara, 12 years, Rajkot - He may
be restricted to a wheel chair but he'll have you
in splits with his wit and humour. Jai made it to
the semi finals for the Great Laughter Challenge on
Star One and studies in the Standard II in Simran
School, Rajkot.
Category
- Musician
¥ Jananiy S. J., 13 years, Chennai - An
expert in Carnatic vocal music, this vocalist released
her album at the age of 7. She has won the National
Award for exceptional musical talent and has performed
for President APJ Abdul Kalam. A playback singer for
films and television shows, Jananiy studies in Standard
IX at St. Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Cuddalore.
¥
Baby Alka Ajith, 9 years, Thalassery - She has
been featured in the Limca Book of Records as the
youngest singer and her ability to sing in eight 11
different languages. A student of Holy Family English
Medium School, Thalassery, Baby Alka has 340 stage
performances and over 2000 songs to her record.
¥ Siddharth Nagarajan, 7 years, Chennai
- Having made it to the Limca Book of Records as the
Youngest Drummer for three consecutive years from
2003 - 2005, Siddharth was invited to perform for
President APJ Abdul Kalam. He gave his first live
performance in 2000 when he was less than three years
of age.
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promote the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards, the channel
has kicked off a well-integrated marketing campaign
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Instituted by Pogo in December 2004, Pogo Amazing
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The Awards recognises kid achievers and rewards them
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areas of excellence such as arts, leadership, sports,
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