Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh asks Odisha’s Barnali Sahu to deliver speech on his behalf, watch
Addressing the gathering and speaking for the Union Defence Minister the Class 11 student enthralled the audience and they praised her with standing ovation
New Delhi: In a memorable gesture, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh recently during the felicitation event of ‘Super-100’ in Delhi asked Barnali Sahu, a Class XI student from the DAV Public School, Cuttack to deliver speech on his behalf. And the Odisha student’s presentation of the Defence Minister’s speech mesmerized the audience.
Barnali through her speech enthralled the audience and they appreciated her endeavour with a standing ovation.
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh felicitated ‘Super-100’ winners of Project Veer Gatha 3.0, in the presence of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in New Delhi on January 25, 2024. Barnali Sahu is among the top winners of ‘Super-100’. She was asked by the Union Defence Minister to present his speech during this event.
On this occasion the Defence Minister handed over the podium to Barnali Sahu to address the gathering on his behalf.
Addressing the gathering and speaking for the Raksha Mantri Barnali said, “Youth is the country’s most important asset; They will help realise PM Modi’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047.”
“It is our duty to encourage these nation builders,” she also said.
“Youth is the most important asset to shape the future of the country. They will shoulder the responsibility of a developed nation,” she added.
Veer Gatha 3.0 recognised 100 winners at the National Level. The third edition of Veer Gatha was held between July 13 to September 30, 2023, wherein a record 1.36 crore students from 2.42 lakh schools pan-India shared their inspirational stories in terms of essays, poems, drawings and multimedia presentations.
After series of evaluations at State and District level, nearly 3,900 entries were submitted for national level evaluation. The national level evaluation committee appointed by the Ministry of Education selected the top 100 entries.
The remarkable achievement of the Veer Gatha 3.0 is exemplified by the impressive strength of 65 girl students among the ‘Super-100’. Odisha led the pack with eight girl students, closely followed by Bihar with seven, while Jammu and Kashmir and the north-eastern region of Manipur had two and five noteworthy girl student winners respectively.
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