A Unique initiative from Ministry of Defence (MoD), Ministry of Education and CBSE to encourage the spirit of nationalism and gratitude towards our war heroes and brave hearts in the run up to Republic Day Celebrations 2022.
To inspire and create a new generation of Children/Youngsters who will learn from the brave exploits of our gallantry award winners, to usher in values of self-discipline, service and sacrifice while serving the nation as proud citizens.
Republic Day 2022 is special in many ways as it falls in the 75th Year of India’s Independence. As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, many new events have been introduced as part of Republic Day celebrations.
The endeavour has been to make it truly a celebration of people by encouraging their participation from all walks of life. Also create / rekindle a spirit of nationalism and patriotism in them in the run up to the R-Day events.
Veer Gatha is one such unique project that has been launched to inspire the school children of our country with the stories of war heroes, brave hearts, and it has elicited a tremendous response from all over the country.
For the first time as part of R-Day celebrations, the Ministry of Defence has envisioned that School students may be motivated to do projects/activities based on gallantry award winners.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Education, Department of School Education & Literacy & CBSE organized the Veer Gatha Project from 21 Oct to 21 Nov 2021 all across the country.
More than 8,03,900 students from 4788 schools spread over 28 States & 8 Union Territories participated in this event and shared their inspirational stories in terms of essays, poems and drawings. After several rounds of evaluation, on 06 Jan 2022 'Super 25' have been selected and declared as winners.
The names of the Super 25 are given below:-
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S No
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Name of winner
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Class
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School
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State
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Participation
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1.
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Puranjay Gandhi
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5th
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S D Vidya Mandir
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Haryana
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Poem
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2.
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Shivani Pimpalapure
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4th
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St Xavier’s High School
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Haryana
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Poem
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3.
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Dibyanshi Das
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4th
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LR DAV Pub School
|
Odisha
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Painting
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4.
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AarivRaaj Chopra
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4th
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Phoenix World School
|
Maharashtra
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Paragraph/Essay
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5.
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Nandhika A Kumar
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5th
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ST.Patrick’s Academy
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Karnataka
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Paragraph/Essay
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6.
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Kuntadi Pratham Kini
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5th
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Amrita Vidyalayam
|
Karnataka
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Paragraph/Essay
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7.
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NidhyanaSethi
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7th
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Bal Bharati Public School
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Delhi
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Video
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8.
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Vidhi Dubey
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7th
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St Arnolds Convent School
|
Odisha
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Poem
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9.
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Jishnu Ghosh
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8th
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Durgapur Public School
|
West Bengal
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Painting
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10.
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Dev Karan
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8th
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DPS Noida
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Uttar Pradesh
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Video
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11.
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Chetna Marathe
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6th
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APS, Mhow
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Madhya Pradesh
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Painting
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12.
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Nilay Sengupta
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8th
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Holi Angel Sr. Second. School
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Uttar Pradesh
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Painting
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13.
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AnnyaAnyesha Mishra
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9th
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KVDhenkanal
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Odisha
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Painting
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14.
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KhaidemDiyashori Devi
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10th
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D A V Public School
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Manipur
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Painting
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15.
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Amisha Thakur
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10th
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Carmel Conv Girls Sr Sec School
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Madhya Pradesh
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Paragraph/Essay
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16.
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SaeshaKapur
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9th
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Bal Bharati Public School
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Delhi
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Video
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17.
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Shreya
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9th
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Vicat D.A.V. Vidya Mandir
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Karnataka
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Poem
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18.
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Amrutha S
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9th
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Jnanadeepa School Javalli
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Karnataka
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Painting
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19.
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Rushal Suthar
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12th
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Seedling Modern Public School
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Rajasthan
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Poem
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20.
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Garv Jain
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11th
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Mahavir Sr Model School
|
Delhi
|
Video
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21.
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Shreya Srivastava
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11th
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Bal Bharti Public School
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Delhi
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Paragraph/Essay
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22.
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Akanksha V Malde
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11th
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St. Joseph’s Indian GPU Composite College
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Karnataka
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Poem
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23.
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Rishabh Sethi
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11th
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APS Udhampur
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J&K
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Poem
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24.
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Ishan Kumar Nanda
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11th
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Rotary Public School
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Odisha
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Painting
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25.
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Aadisha Grover
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11th
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Acharyakulam
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Uttrakhand
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Painting
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A National level Committee selected the best entries. These winners will be felicitated on 25 Jan 2022, which is their date of their arrival in Delhi & this event is being coordinated by CBSE. These children will be special guests of MoD & will get to witness the Republic Day Parade.