“Rang De Veer” : 26 Jul 2025 To 15 Aug 2025
“Rang De Veer”–All India Open Online Painting Contest
26 July 2025 (Kargil Diwas) to 15 August 2025 (Independence Day)
Results
Honourpoint Foundation hosted the 7th annual “Rang De Veer – All India Open Online Painting Contest” from July 26th to August 15th, 2025, with the objective of raising awareness among young Indians about the supreme sacrifices of our Armed Forces’ fallen heroes. The contest received an overwhelming response, with thousands of enthusiastic schoolchildren from diverse schools across the country showcasing their creativity and patriotic spirit through their paintings. This annual initiative not only serves as a platform to nurture artistic talent but also instills a sense of respect, gratitude, and pride in the hearts of the younger generation for the valiant soldiers of the nation.
Choosing the winners from among the thousands of entries received was a challenging task. However, the passion and creativity displayed by the participants made the contest truly remarkable. The evaluation process was carried out by an eminent panel of judges, comprising:
- Shri Mukesh Khetarpal – Brother of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, Param Vir Chakra awardee (1971 Indo-Pak War)
- Smt Pushpa Anand – Sister of Lieutenant N Parthiban, Kirti Chakra awardee (2006)
- Shri KP Vikram – Brother of Major KP Vinay, Kirti Chakra awardee (2007)
- Shri Sunil Khajuria – Brother of Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria, Kirti Chakra awardee (2011)
- Lt Gen Milan Lalitkumar Naidu, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retd) – Former Vice Chief of the Army Staff
- Smt Bhaavna Arora – Acclaimed author of ‘Nagrota Under Siege’, ‘Undaunted: Lt. Ummer Fayaz of Kashmir’, and ‘Mistress of Honour’
- Ms Bharathi Senthilvelan – Accomplished Indian Contemporary Artist
- Ms Kirthi Manghnani – Executive Director, New Horizon PU College, Bangalore
The names of the prize winners of this contest from the ‘Senior Category’ are given below:
- 1st Prize – Ritika Kumari — Ganga Global School, Begusarai, (Bihar)
- 2nd Prize – Shriyans Panda —Saraswati Public School, Cuttack (Odisha )
- 3rd Prize – Rohan— Nirmal Bhartia School, Dwarka, New Delhi
Consolation Prizes (Senior Category)
- Rashi Rani — Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Ranchi (Jharkhand)
- Aayaan Tuli — Amity International School, Mohali, Chandigarh (Punjab)
- Sanju — Government Senior Secondary Girls School, Alwar (Rajasthan)
- Shlok Karthik — Vasant Valley School, Sector-C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
- Samaira Ahmed — Delhi Public School, Newtown, Rajarhat, Kolkata (West Bengal)
- Puni Kumari — Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Kakrola, New Delhi
- Nishtha Priyam Sharma — Gurukul Grammar Senior Secondary School, Guwahati (Assam)
- Mohd. Arshad — Satya Bharti Adarsh Sr.Sec School, Sangrur (Punjab)
- Suditi Sethia — Shishukunj International School, Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
- Atiksh Ranjan — Sacred Heart School, Palamu (Jharkhand)
- Indraraj Mohanta Atreyee — DAV Public School, Balurghat (West Bengal)
- Saikat Das — Kendriya Vidyalaya ONGC Agartala, (Tripura West)
- Ankita Yadav — Adarsh Bal Shiksha Niketan Girls Inter College, Ayodhya, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh)
- Juneid Ayub — Shishu Niketan Higher Secondary School. Guwahati (Assam)
- Jyoti Sharma — Scope Public Higher Secondary School, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
- Dikshita Kashyap — Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati (Assam)
- Lanleiba Sinam — Unacco School, Imphal West (Manipur)
- Praharshita Das — Auxilium Girls’ School, Agartala (Tripura)
- Md Ayan Saddique — Angels High School, Hazaribag (Jharkhand)
- Adwith. G — Vivekananda Kannada Medium School, Puttur (Karnataka)
The names of the prize winners of this contest from the ‘Junior Category’ are given below:
- 1st Prize — Sanahen Oinam — Pitambara English School, Imphal West (Manipur)
- 2nd Prize – Mayank Yadav — Vivekanand CBSE School, Rewari (Haryana)
- 3rd Prize – Ansh — Saraswati Gyan Mandir, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)
Consolation Prizes (Junior Category)
- Anaisha Goyal — Choithram School, Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
- Filza Saif Ali Rizvi — The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
- Bhavish M — Vishwa Vidyapeeth School, Bangalore (Karnataka)
- Ayaan Chaudhary — Bawa Lalvani Public School, Kapurthala (Punjab)
- Pehel Arun Jain — Navy Children School Karanja, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
- Ayesha Rahman — New Horizon International School, Bangalore (Karnataka)
- Aditi Badhan — The Tribune School, Sector- 29D, Chandigarh (Punjab)
- Vipra Jadolia — Navy Children School (NCS), Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
- Priyanshu Kumar — PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dwarka. New Delhi
- Seram Arithoi— Shishu Nistha Niketan, Imphal (Manipur)
- Ankith Sharma M.J — Canara English Higher Primary School, Mangalore (Karnataka)
- Lanchenba Chanambam — The Comprehensive School, Bishnupur (Manipur)
- Anhadveer Singh — Lord Krishna International School, Kapurthala (Punjab)
- Vedika Keswani — Bal Bharati Public School, GRH Marg, New Delhi
- Srijita Biswas — Holy Cross School, Agartala, (West Tripura)
- Ruthvik Sivakumar — New Horizon International School, Bangalore (Karnataka)
- Aharshi Majumdar. — Sarla Chopra DAV Public School, Noida (Uttar Pradesh)
- Krishav Sur Roy — Ramakrishna Shishu Tirtha H.S.School, Sepahijala (Tripura)
- Kanishka Ewane — New Era Higher Secondary School, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)
- Ansh Vinayak Kasotia — Manav Mangal School, Mohali (Punjab)
Prizes
Junior Category:
- First Prize: Rs 35,000/- and Certificate of Excellence
- Second Prize: Rs 25,000/- and Certificate of Excellence
- Third Prize: Rs 15,000/- and Certificate of Excellence
- 20 Consolation Prizes of Rs 5000/- each, along with a Certificate of Excellence
- Additionally, each winner will be given a gift containing a set of books signed by the Authors
- Certificate of Recognition to the top 100 participants
Senior Category:
- First Prize: Rs 35,000/- and Certificate of Excellence
- Second Prize: Rs 25,000/- and Certificate of Excellence
- Third Prize: Rs 15,000/- and Certificate of Excellence
- 20 Consolation Prizes of Rs 5000/- each, along with a Certificate of Excellence
- Additionally, each winner will be given a gift containing a set of books signed by the Authors
- Certificate of Recognition to the top 100 participants
Honourpoint Foundation extends its warm congratulations to all the winners of the 7th annual Rang De Veer – All India Open Online Painting Contest. Each winner is being contacted individually through email to coordinate the delivery of the prize money, books, and certificates. We are equally delighted to share that the top 100 participants are also being contacted separately via email for the distribution of their Certificates of Excellence. We sincerely appreciate the enthusiastic participation of students from across the country, whose creativity and patriotic spirit have made this edition of the contest truly inspiring.
Jai Hind!