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Cambridge International D.A.V. Public School wins Collins Coding Championship

– Students of grades 4 to 8 displayed exceptional research, creative, collaborative, and coding skills
NEW DELHI, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cambridge International D.A.V. Public School, Pushpanjali Enclave, New Delhi won Collins Smart Tech 1.0 – A National Coding Championship for Schools that took place from 01 February 2021 to 12 March 2021. Centre Point School, Wardhaman Nagar, Nagpur, Maharashtra was the first runner-up and Epistemo Vikas Leadership School, Hyderabad, Telangana was the second runner-up. The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh finished fourth.
Collins, in association with MindChamp, announced its first national coding championship for students of grades 4 to 8. Approximately 300 schools went to the first round and seven schools made it into the finals of the competition, which was held virtually on 12 March 2021. Each participating team had up to five students with a teacher from their school in the role of a mentor. The theme for the first round was Sustainable Development Goals where each team had to design an online game using Scratch programming. In the second round, teams had to develop websites using CSS, HTML and JavaScript. The final round included presentations of the projects submitted in rounds 1 and 2. The competition was judged by Ms Sangeetha Saranathan, Edupreneur and Vice President – UOLO; Mr Avinash Jhangiani, Founder & CEO of Play2Transform, and Ms Katalin Sagi, CEO of Innovative Education Council Oy, Finland.
Ms Manasi Kashikar and Ms Sneha Krishnan, Founders of MindChamp and authors of Collins Smart Tech – a computer science series for students of grades 1 to 8 aligned to the vision of the National Education Policy 2020, said, “The idea behind the contest was to make the students understand the fun aspect of coding as well as to give them an avenue to channelise their creativity, collaboration, and logical skills. All the teams that participated had these skills in common. They made us believe the future of India is brighter than we can imagine”.
Ms Sangeetha Saranathan, Edupreneur and Vice President – UOLO, said, “It was wonderful to see how kids as young as nine years old were able to tap the potential of digital learning in a constructive way. It goes to show how with the right motivation and mentorship, it is possible to bring out the innate ingenuity laden within children.”
Mr Avinash Jhangiani, Founder & CEO of Play2Transform, mentioned, “I got to relive some of my memories as a coder and inspire passionate 9- to 14-year-old children who had a common mission – Change the world with innovative use of technology! Absolutely love such initiatives that empower young kids to use tech for good and address sustainability issues.”
Ms Katalin Sagi, CEO of Innovative Education Council Oy, Finland, said, “It was very inspiring to see the efforts and creativity that the students put in and the knowledge they demonstrated in designing and making of the games and the websites. The awareness around the UN SDGs that the schools and the children demonstrated assures that the future of the world will be in safer hands.”
Ms Rageshree Niyogi, Head – Product and Marketing, Collins Learning India, said, “This was such an exciting competition; it not just brought the coding skills of the students to the fore, but also their zeal to learn and develop new skills, research extensively on a socially relevant topic like SDGs, collaborate virtually given the circumstances, and present the work they had done over the past one and a half months. Such competitions are platforms for children to put into practice the 21st century skills that we so often talk about in education. Heartiest congratulations to all the participants and their mentors.”
About MindChamp:
MindChamp is one of the first coding companies to teach coding to kids in India. They conduct courses and workshops for students and teachers across the country and have taught 25,000+ students since 2016. Their vision is to make every school student fall in love with the subject through their structured, activity-based curriculum and qualified mentorship. The future is technology, and MindChamp is making sure that every child embarking on this tech journey has the right guidance with their online student resources and up to date conceptual learning such as Artificial intelligence, python coding, game or app designing and so on.  For more information, visit https://www.mindchamp.in/
About Collins Learning:
Collins has been publishing educational and informative books for over 200 years. Throughout this rich heritage we have maintained an impressive record in creating market-leading products across various sectors. As the educational publishing division of HarperCollins Publishers and one of the fastest growing companies in the K12 segment in India, Collins continues to deliver up-to-date and engaging student resources and exceptional teacher support to help schools tackle new initiatives and utilise the latest technology. The Collins catalogue includes print and digital resources catering to CBSE, ICSE, State Board and International curricula, with the latest blended learning programme – Collins Infinity – being adopted by some of the leading schools across the country. Visit www.collins.in to view the complete list of Collins resources.
 

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Vikram Vedha to open its advance bookings in 1250 multiplexes from 24th September

Having received an amazing response from the masses for its amazing trailer, the makers of Hrithik
Roshan and Saif Ali Khan starrer Vikram Vedha are currently creating a buzz all around for its electrifying
dance number ‘Alcoholia’. While the audience is eagerly waiting for the film to hit the theaters, the
makers are all set to open the advance booking windows for the Audience.

Undoubtedly Vikram Vedha is one of the most anticipated movies of the year and the craze for the film
among the audience is constantly rising as the film is inching toward its release date. Putting an end to
the audience’s wait, the makers are all set to start the advance bookings of the film today.

Moreover, Vikram Vedha will have the largest international distribution for a Hindi film, with a record-
breaking 100+ countries worldwide. Before its release, the film has sparked worldwide interest and
appeal, and many countries have already begun advance bookings.

Vikram Vedha is presented by Gulshan Kumar, T-Series, and Reliance Entertainment in association with
Friday Filmworks and Jio Studios and a YNOT Studios Production. The film is directed by Pushkar and
Gayatri and produced by Bhushan Kumar, S. Sashikanth and Reliance Entertainment. Vikram Vedha will hit the big screens globally on 30th September 2022.

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Manoj Bajpayee will take 1 week off from his schedule to attend all the rituals on his fathers 1st death Anniversary day.

Three times National Film Awards and the Padma Shri winning actor Manoj Bajpayee who has completed three decades in the showbiz business and Juggling with multiple projects between different genres, characters and mediums. Manoj Bajpayee is a powerhouse actor when it comes to Indian cinema. Even if you haven’t seen many of his movies, you will have heard of talented actor Manoj Bajpayee’s name because of his brilliant performances in his films. The finest actor has become synonymous with content-driven subjects who also have been consistently working in multiple film industries.

The finest actor of Hindi cinema Manoj Bajpayee who has several movies lined up this year, will be taking 1 week off from his current project, which is directed by Apurva(Aspirant fame & produced by Vinod Bhanushali in mid september and will be leaving for his home town with his wife and daughter to attend all the puja rituals on his father’s 1st death anniversary day. Manoj Bajpayee’s father RK Bajpayee passed away at 83, last year in Delhi.

The actor believes that a family is a very important & priority in his life, in spite of his erratic schedules or no matter where he is, it is his first priority to always be with his family with all his support & spend time with them in any situations.After finishing all the rituals puja and family work,Manoj will immediately resume his shoot to finish his project on time without taking any time for himself.

Manoj Bajpayee has recently finished his 3 upcoming projects, one with Ram Reddy’s untitled film, which also has talented actor Deepika Dobriyal in the film. After that he finished RSVP’s Despatch, (A investigative thriller set in the world of crime journalism.) directed by Kanu Behl. Abhishek Chaubeys’s film which also has star cast like Konkana Sen, Sayaji Shinde,Naseer sir and some well known talented actors from south. Fox Stars Studios,Chalkboard Entertainment, Autonomous Works film, Gulmohar directed by Rahul Chittella ( who was assistant of Meena Nair) working with Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore, and Amol Palekar along with Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi) and Simran Rishi Bagga in pivotal roles.

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Here comes the title of Jackky Bhagnani’s Jjust Music upcoming RVD’s soulful creation ‘Raaz’

Jackky Bhagnani’s Jjust Music has been coming up with some really amazing songs one after the other and now they are here with the title of their upcoming heart-touching melody by RVD, a soulful creation ‘Raaz’. It’s a melodious song by an Indie rap artist, RVD that evokes his potential lover to become his secret as that way she’ll go down to the grave with him and stay with him forever. 

The song captures a glimpse of feelings that brings a boy close to the emotions of his lover encapsulating his zest for involving her in his life a secret that will stay with him for life. Jotting down his deepest emotions learn from his life, RVD beautifully communicates through his art in music a feeling of true happiness that can only be appreciated and enjoyed in privacy as the unconditional bond they share is completely sacred which the world won’t understand as they’re not in our shoes. 

Moreover, the artist in a true sense, RVD is an artist who’s been given all the love by the world but battles and deals with his own loneliness by making music, he talks about how he has learned ‘you can’t be lonely if you’re comfortable being alone’ in the process, and through only music, he can express these thoughts. He is an artist who makes modernized music with a blend of cultural touches in Urdu and Punjabi languages, which makes him stand out from the general crowd.

RVD, is an Indie rap artist from Kolkata, West Bengal who’s been making much sound on the east side. Performed alongside pan India artists like Mohit Chauhan, Dino James, Zareen, Kayan, Gully Gang, etc. With tracks like ‘Riha’ and ‘Iteyhaas’ which have done extremely well, RVD has even caught a lot of attention and traction in the general crowd and the gaming world on a pan-India basis.

Meanwhile, Jjust Music made it to the headlines for it’s first PAN India music video Mashooka starring bold and quirky Rakul Preet. The song turned out to be a huge success and was received well by the audience.

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