“Rang De Veer” : 26 Jul 2026 To 15 Aug 2026

Rang De Veer-2026: All India Open Online Painting Contest

 

Honourpoint Foundation conducted the 8th edition of “Rang De Veer – All India Open Online Painting Contest” from 26 July to 15 August 2026, with the theme “Maatrubhumi”. The 2026 edition witnessed an overwhelming response, with thousands of students from schools across India participating with remarkable enthusiasm. Their paintings reflected not only imagination and artistic talent, but also a deep sense of patriotism, respect and gratitude towards the fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of the nation.

 

Over the years, Rang De Veer has grown into a meaningful national platform that brings together art, remembrance and patriotism. It encourages young Indians to discover the stories of our fallen heroes and express their understanding and admiration through the universal language of art. The extraordinary quality, originality and emotional depth of the entries made the selection of winners both challenging and deeply rewarding.

THE JURY

The entries were evaluated by an eminent panel of judges drawn from diverse fields, comprising:

  • Smt Beena Thomas: Wife of Colonel Jojan Thomas, Ashok Chakra awardee
  • Shri Rajesh Singh: Brother of 2nd Lieutenant Rakesh Singh, Ashok Chakra awardee
  • Smt Charulatha Acharya: Wife of Major Padmapani Acharya, Maha Vir Chakra awardee
  • Smt Santhoshi Babu: Wife of Colonel B. Santosh Babu, Maha Vir Chakra awardee
  • Smt Rachna Bisht Rawat: Celebrated author of The Brave, Shoot. Dive. Fly and Kargil: Untold Stories from the War
  • Ms Maniti Modi Shah: Co-founder, ConnectFor
  • Smt Suseela Santhosh: Director, Vishwa Vidyapeeth Group of Schools
  • Ms Kayalvizhi Sethukarasu: Accomplished Indian Contemporary Artist

RESULTS:2026

 

SENIOR CATEGORY

 

🥇 FIRST PRIZE

Bhoomika Parmar

Army Public School No. 2, JAK RRC, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

₹35,000 + Certificate of Excellence

🥈 SECOND PRIZE

Amruta Ravindra Sanadi

Kitturu Rani Channamma Residential School, Kappalaguddi, Belagavi, Karnataka

₹25,000 + Certificate of Excellence

🥉 THIRD PRIZE

Ankush Mondal

Makardah Bamasundari Institution Higher Secondary School, Howrah, West Bengal

₹15,000 + Certificate of Excellence

JUNIOR CATEGORY

 

🥇 FIRST PRIZE

Anmol Butoliya

Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Sector 7, Rohini, New Delhi

₹35,000 + Certificate of Excellence

🥈 SECOND PRIZE

Yanglem Tomthinnganba Khuman

Kendriya Vidyalaya NHPC School, Loktak, Manipur

₹25,000 + Certificate of Excellence

🥉 THIRD PRIZE

Manvi Biswas

Army Public School, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

₹15,000 + Certificate of Excellence

CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNERS

 

SENIOR CATEGORY (TOTAL:50)

 

  1. Vipra Jadolia — Navy Children School, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
  2. Manash Pratim Deka — South Point School, Guwahati, Assam
  3. Krishna — S.S.L.T. Gujarat Sr. Sec. School, Delhi
  4. Ipsa Santra — Salwan Girls Sr. Sec. School, Delhi
  5. Diya Ram Gauns — G.S. Amonkar Vidya Mandir, Mapusa, Goa
  6. Yuvraj Machhi — Reliance School, Vadodara, Gujarat
  7. Anvikshki Rajput — Army Public School, Kaluchak, Jammu & Kashmir
  8. Manya R Wadhwa — DPS Bangalore North, Karnataka
  9. Bhuvaneshwari — Morarji Desai School, Basavakalyan, Karnataka
  10. Rezaul Jumah M — St Pauls School, Thenhipalam, Kerala
  11. Riya — Krishna Model School, Najafgarh, New Delhi
  12. Aryan Kumar — Govt Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi
  13. Deepti Datta Velip — Govt High School, Paddi, Goa
  14. Priyanshika Singh — Army Public School, Janglot, Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir
  15. Pooja G Malajure — Kitturu Rani Channamma School, Belagavi, Karnataka
  16. Mariam Hannah Elson — Mar Athanasius School, Ernakulam, Kerala
  17. Seram Jairaj Meitei — Nongpok Maheikol, Imphal, Manipur
  18. Tasheen Khan — St. Mary’s School, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
  19. Kelvin Elangbam — Pitambara English School, Imphal East, Manipur
  20. Bijoy Biswas — Govt Co-Ed School, Geeta Colony, East Delhi
  21. Mohd Salman — Govt Boys Sr. Sec. School, New Seemapuri, Delhi
  22. Sarvesh — Darbari Lal DAV Model School, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi
  23. Shantanu Bhaskar Das — Krishna Vasudev Parab Govt School, Khandola, Goa
  24. Kavana N — Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Girls School, Madhure, Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka
  25. Ayush Kumar Yadav — Army Public School No. 2, JAK RRC, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
  26. Dishita Patidar — Army Public School, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
  27. Lanchenba Chanambam — The Comprehensive School, Oinam, Manipur
  28. Anjali Kumari — Sarvodaya Vidyalaya No.1, R K Puram, Delhi
  29. Sirska — Salwan Girls Sr. Sec. School, Delhi
  30. Ishita — New Happy Public School, Narela, Delhi
  31. Kadambari Avendra Potdar — Thane Police School, Thane, Maharashtra
  32. Indra Raj Mohanta — Atreyee DAV Public School, Balurghat, West Bengal
  33. Subhashree Sahoo — DAV S.C.B. Medical Public School, Cuttack, Odisha
  34. Seram Jashita — Nongpok Maheikol, Imphal, Manipur
  35. Lavanya Pande — Sunbeam English School, Bhagwanpur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
  36. Gitank Jangid — M.N. Modern Public School, Jaipur, Rajasthan
  37. Anu Thushara R — Fatima Girls Hr. Sec. School, Gudalur, Tamil Nadu
  38. Sanvi Soam — Delhi Public School, E-City, Bangalore, Karnataka
  39. Srijita Biswas — Holy Cross School, Agartala, Tripura
  40. Vinayak Gupta — Air Force School, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
  41. Krishnandu Dawn — Krishnanagar High School, Bankura, West Bengal
  42. Riyanshi Singh — Sunbeam English School, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
  43. Vaishnavi — Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya No.1, Narela, Delhi
  44. Praveena B. — Jaigopal Garodia Govt Girls School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  45. Shibani Pandit — Ishani Govt Sarvodaya Girls School, Saket, Delhi
  46. Ojashwi Pakhrin — G.D. Goenka Public School, Siliguri, West Bengal
  47. Subhajit Mandal — Andichak High School, Medinipur, West Bengal
  48. Pranali Shyam Koli — Thane Police School, Thane, Maharashtra
  49. Nishtha Priyam Sharma — Gurukul Grammar School, Guwahati, Assam
  50. Rukmini Dharikar — Morarji Desai School, Vijayapura, Karnataka

JUNIOR CATEGORY (TOTAL:50)

 

  1. Pritam — Army Public School, Dinjan, Assam
  2. Advik Singh Chauhan — Bhavan Vidyalaya, Madhya Marg, Sector 27B, Chandigarh
  3. Himank Arora — D.L.D.A.V. Model School, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
  4. Bhoomi D.S. — Creative International School, Shimoga, Karnataka
  5. Chirag Goyal — DBRA CM SHRI School, D-1, Nand Nagri, Delhi
  6. Vihana Vinay Shet — Shree Katyayani Baneshwar Vidyalaya, Canacona, Goa
  7. Aarav Singh — Delhi Public School, Bangalore South, Karnataka
  8. Jenil Pinakin Desai — Udgam School for Children, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  9. Mehaan Mottan — Army Public School, Akhnoor, Jammu & Kashmir
  10. Aayat Mohammadi — School of India, Krishnarajpet, Mandya, Karnataka
  11. Sanvi Dandapat — Salwan Girls Senior Secondary School, Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi
  12. Daneshwari — Morarji Desai Residential School, Betbalkunda, Bidar, Karnataka
  13. Rupanjan Nag — Holy Cross School, Agartala, Tripura
  14. Kiva Gautam Nahata — Chitrakoota Kaushalya School, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  15. Kanishka Ewane — New Era Higher Secondary School, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
  16. Taniya — Army Public School No. 2, JAK RRC, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
  17. Vinuta Gokul Sthalekar — Holy Family Higher Primary English Medium School, Joida, Karnataka
  18. Ambika Dey — Sonamukhi Girls’ High School, Sonamukhi, West Bengal
  19. Ayaan Haroonrasheed Nadaf — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Residential School, Boovanahalli, Karnataka
  20. Paras Jayant Satodkar — Government High School, Tarmatha, Bhile Surla, Goa
  21. Aarika Narula — Bhavan Vidyalaya (Junior), Sector 33-D, Chandigarh
  22. Adhrita Singh — New Horizon Gurukul, Bangalore, Karnataka
  23. Dev Maan — Notre Dame School, Najafgarh, New Delhi
  24. Atharv Pratap Singh — Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Bangalore, Karnataka
  25. Jagtap Manasvi Jiwan — New India School, Pune, Maharashtra
  26. Shivanya Ranjan — New Horizon Public School, Bangalore, Karnataka
  27. Zahraa Saifee — The Shishukunj International School, Jhalaria, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  28. Vishnu Singh — DBRA CM SHRI School, D-1, Nand Nagri, Delhi
  29. Kavya Thapa — Army Public School, Pathankot, Punjab
  30. Parna Das — Saltora Girls’ High School, Bankura, West Bengal
  31. Shivanya Upadhyay — Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, North East Delhi
  32. Rihaan Pritam Maulingkar — G.S. Amonkar Vidya Mandir, MHAPSA, Goa
  33. Meetgiri Jalpeshgiri Meghnathi — Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  34. Madhav Sharma — Army Public School, Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir
  35. Advith D. Gowda — School of India, Krishnarajpet, Mandya, Karnataka
  36. Prabhajot Singh — Government Primary School, Bika Sooch Patti, Punjab
  37. Sanaa Khan — Prudence International Residential School, Tumakuru, Karnataka
  38. Angel Rajawat — Army Public School No. 2, JAK RRC, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
  39. Purushotham P.L. — Prudence International Residential School, Tumakuru, Karnataka
  40. Arham Jain — Alma Mater School, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  41. Preksha — Darbari Lal DAV Model School, Pitampura, New Delhi
  42. Jasnoor Kour — Army Public School Senior Wing, Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir
  43. Aftaab Malakasamudra — G.H.P. School, Sankanoor, Koppal, Karnataka
  44. Sayani Chakraborty — Sri Krishna Mission School, Agartala, Tripura
  45. Elangbam Ahenba — Army Public School, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  46. Ayesha Rahman — New Horizon International School, Bangalore, Karnataka
  47. Riddhima Das — Netaji Subhash Vidyaniketan, Agartala, Tripura
  48. Maheen — Government Girls Inter College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
  49. Isheeka Koley — Army Public School, Binnaguri, West Bengal
  50. Vedant S. Hiremath — New Horizon Gurukul, Bengaluru, Karnataka

PRIZES & RECOGNITION

 

  • First Prize: ₹35,000 and Certificate of Excellence
  • Second Prize: ₹25,000 and Certificate of Excellence
  • Third Prize: ₹15,000 and Certificate of Excellence
  • 50 Consolation Prizes: ₹5,000 each and Certificate of Excellence
  • Each winner to receive a special gift comprising a set of books signed by the authors.
  • In addition, Certificates of Recognition to be awarded to the Top 100 participants.

SPECIAL INCENTIVE FOR NCC CADETS

 

As a mark of appreciation for the discipline, commitment and spirit of service embodied by Junior Division/Junior Wing NCC cadets, an additional incentive of ₹5,000 was introduced for any of the top three winners in each category who is an NCC cadet.

RECOGNITION FOR WINNING SCHOOLS

 

Rang De Veer is not only a celebration of young artists but also a celebration of the schools that encourage them to participate, create and remember. To recognise the enthusiastic support extended by schools, special school-level awards were introduced in Rang De Veer 2026. Based on the maximum participation by students, the Top 2 Schools and Top 5 Schools have been recognised separately in both the Senior and Junior Categories.

 

SENIOR CATEGORY

TOP 2 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

 

  • Top School – Maximum Participation: G.S. Amonkar Vidya Mandir, Mapusa — Goa
  • Runner-Up School – Maximum Participation: Notre Dame School, Kair, Najafgarh — New Delhi

 

TOP 5 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

 

1. Zilla Parishad High School, Varagali, Momidi, Nellore District — Andhra Pradesh

2. Army Public School, Janglot, Kathua District— Jammu & Kashmir

3. Udgam School for Children, Ahmedabad— Gujarat

4. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Residential School, Nesargi, Belagavi District — Karnataka

5. Morarji Desai Residential School, Kalaghatta, Hosapete, Vijayanagara District — Karnataka

JUNIOR CATEGORY

TOP 2 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

 

  • Top School – Maximum Participation: Bhavan Bangalore Press School, Chamrajpet, Bengaluru — Karnataka
  • Runner-Up School – Maximum Participation: Army Public School, Mamun Cantt, Pathankot — Punjab

 

TOP 5 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

 

1. Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Sonaighuli, Guwahati,— Assam

2. Prudence International School, Hirehalli, Tumakuru — Karnataka

3. Dew Drops Friendship Academy, East Khasi Hills — Meghalaya

4. Army Public School, Bolarum, Secunderabad — Telangana

5. Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Agartala, West Tripura

Conclusion

The 8th edition of “Rang De Veer” concluded on a truly inspiring note, bringing together thousands of young minds from across the country through the universal language of art. As we announce the results, we celebrate not only the winners but every young artist who participated and made Rang De Veer 2026 a meaningful tribute to our fallen heroes. Jai Hind!