National Bal Shree Honour
National Bal Shree Honour | |
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Type | civilian |
Category | children between age 9 and age 16 |
Instituted | 1995 |
Last awarded | 2015 (for the year 2011 & 2012) |
Awarded by | National bal bhawan |
The National Bal Shree Honour is awarded to creative children in the age group of 9–16 years.National Bal Shree Honour given by National Bal Bhawan an autonomous body of Ministry of Human Resource Development (India).The Honour includes a plaque, a certificate, and a cash prize.National Bal Shree Honour usually given by President of India in Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. National Balshree Honour is thus one of the highest child honour of India.
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Detail of Bal Shree
In Hindi the word 'Bal' means a child and 'shree' denotes fame and also used as an aura of glory.Shree also stands for Goddess of Wealth and Goddess of Knowledge.Therefore, the epithet ‘Bal Shree’ was considered to be the most appropriate for defining the attributes of those very creative young ones, who possess unmatchable qualities, unique approach and innovative ways and thereby they not only enrich the society but also cover themselves with glory. Such children are an asset to the society and therefore, it was considered to honour them as Bal Shree.
History
Bal Shree Scheme was conceived in 1993. After working out its modalities, it was finally launched in 1995.
Areas of creative expression
The Bal Shree Honour is awarded to creative children in the age group of 9–16 years in the following areas of expression.
- Creative Performance
- Creative Art
- Creative Scientific Innovations
- Creative Writing
Mode of Selection
The selection of creative children in four areas is done at three levels:
- Local Level (by respective Bal Bhavans)
- Zonal Level (The National Bal Bhavan identifies the Zonal Centre)
- National Level (At National Bal Bhavan)
Local Level
At this level National Bal Bhavan and all affiliated State Bal Bhavans undertake preliminary screening for selecting candidates for zonal level selection camp. A 2- days camp for member children is organized at State Bal Bhavans. After local selection 8 children (2 in each stream) are nominated by the affiliated Bal Bhavans for their respective zonal level selection camps. An additional nomination is sent in case the nominee is a child of special needs or from tribal areas.
Zonal Level
The country has been divided into different zones – North, East, West, Central, and South. As there are large number of Bal Bhavans in the southern region, South Zone has further been divided into two zones – South-I and South-II Zones. Every year different Zonal Centres are identified for organizing zonal selection camps. As there are certain states where there are no Bal Bhavans, representation of these states are ensured through the Chief Secretaries of these states. Children selected at the local levels participate in these 3-days zonal level camps where the second round of selections is made by local experts, specialists from the Zone and National Bal Bhavan. The local resource persons are thoroughly briefed by the National Bal Bhavan before the start of the camps.
National Level
This is the final level where the qualifying students from different zones are provided a common platform to prove their creativity in their respective fields at the 4-days National Level Camp held at National Bal Bhavan. New Delhi. A panel of experts and resource persons drawn from the various streams is identified to administer the tests. In the National Level camp the psychological tests are also conducted by experts. These include verbal tests and tests on creativity. On the basis of these tests and other tools, the children are finally selected.
Criteria of Selection
While selecting children, the process and product are assessed on the basis of:
- Originality
- Innovative approach
- Fluency
- Flexibility
- Divergent thinking
- Elaboration of ideas
- Creative process culminating into meaningful product
- Effective functioning in the group
- Analytical and critical approach
Tools used for selection of children
There are two types of tools used for selection of children
- Activity related tools
- Psychological tests
Activity Related Tools
For identifying the creative talents of children, an exhaustive list of activities is planned in four identified areas. The tools are specific to the activity as well as according to the different age groups. These tools are continuously being evolved and every time new and innovative tools are administered for identifying creativity of children.
Psychological Test
Standarized Psychological tests on creativity are administered.
Norms of National Bal Shree Honour Scheme
- The participant must not be below 9 years nor above 16 years of age as on 1st
April of the year of participation.
- The three age groups would be 9 to 11 years, 11 to 14 years and 14 to 16
years. The age group will be decided on the basis of age as on 1 April of the year of participation.
- As has been regularly intimated to State Bal Bhavans since 2001, a child can
participate in Bal Shree selection process a maximum of 2 times, be it at any level (Local, Zonal or National), that too provided the stream or age group is different at the time of participation for the second time. A Bal Shree Awardee is debarred from participating again in the Bal Shree selection process.
List of awards
Year 2006
Name | Area | Name of Bal Bhawan | Indian state of origin |
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Manjari Mukherjee | Creative Performance | West bengal | |
Barkha P. Naik | Creative Performance | Goa | |
Arza Varshini | Creative Performance | Andhra pradesh | |
Bhavya Pandit | Creative Performance | Maharashtra | |
Riddhi Nandkumar Gupte | Creative Performance | Gujarat | |
Protijayi Chatterjee | Creative Arts | West bengal | |
Neeraj Chokshi A. | Creative Arts | Gujarat | |
Sahil Aggarwal | Creative Arts | Chandigarh | |
A. Velmurugan | Creative Arts | Puducherry | |
K. Manogna | Creative Arts | Andhra pradesh | |
S. Dinesh | Creative Arts | Tamil Nadu | |
Jigisha Arun Marwale | Creative Scientific Innovations | Maharashtra | |
P. Sharmila Yadav | Creative Scientific Innovations | Puducherry | |
Mansi Gokhale | Creative Scientific Innovations | Gujarat | |
D. Padmanaban | Creative Scientific Innovations | Puducherry | |
Ishan Wadhwa | Creative Scientific Innovations | Uttar pradesh | |
Neha Mehrotra | Creative Scientific Innovations | Uttar pradesh | |
Avipsha Das | Creative Writing | Tamil nadu | |
Siddarth Chandrasekaran | Creative Writing | Tamil nadu | |
Tanya Anne Pinto | Creative Writing | Goa | |
Mohan Lal Delu | Creative Writing | Rajasthan | |
Shivali Unishree | Creative Writing | Uttar pradesh |
Year 2007 [1]
Name | Age group | Area | Name of Bal Bhawan | Indian state of origin |
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Mstr. Yashawant Kumar Vaishnav | 14+ | Creative Performance Stream | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
Miss Krishna Bindu Vijay | 15+ | Creative Performance Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Kollam |
Miss Ipshita Sinha | 15+ | Creative Performance Stream | Jawahar Shishu Bhavan | Kolkata |
Miss Arya Krishnan | 15+ | Creative Performance Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Thiruvananthapuram |
Mstr. Dhruv Souran | 15+ | Creative Performance Stream | Bal Bhavan | Jaipur |
Mstr. Sabari Shriram Thiagrajan | 14+ | Creative Performance Stream | National Bal Bhavan | New Delhi |
Miss Urvi Manocha | 9+ | Creative Performance Stream | Bal Bhavan | Chandigarh |
Miss P.Srinithi | 13+ | Creative Performance Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Pudukkottai |
Miss D. Karthika Anagha | 15+ | Creative Performance Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Hyderabad |
Miss Amrutha P.Nair | 11+ | Creative Performance Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Hyderabad |
Miss Megha Sharma | 15+ | Creative Performance Stream | National Bal Bhavan | New Delhi |
Miss Sripathi Alekhya | 15+ | Creative Performance Stream | Bal Bhavan | Nellore |
Miss Gore Bhatla (special needs) | 15+ | Creative Arts Stream | Bal Bhavan Kanpur | Uttar pradesh |
Miss Shruti Bhatla (special needs) | 15+ | Creative Arts Stream | Bal Bhavan Kanpur | Uttar pradesh |
Mstr. Rizwan Azimuddin Shaikh (special needs) | 13+ | Creative Arts Stream | Bal Bhavan Society | Vadodara |
Mstr. Subhajit Bagchi | 12+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Shishu Bhavan | Howrah |
Mstr. Sumanta Dey | 15+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Shishu Bhavan | Kolkata |
Mstr. Yudhajit Amit Datta | 14+ | Creative Arts Stream | Bal Bhavan Society | Vadodara |
Mstr. Yogesh Baroliya | 13+ | Creative Arts Stream | National Bal Bhavan | New Delhi |
Miss Indira Tiwari | 14+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Bhopal |
Miss Anu Henry | 14+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Thrissur |
Miss Tanya Paul | 15+ | Creative Arts Stream | National Bal Bhavan | New Delhi |
Mstr. Madhav Sankar R. Warrier | 13+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Thiruvananthapuram |
Miss Ayushee Tripathy | 13+ | Creative Arts Stream | Bal Bhavan Board | Daman |
Miss Kanayaka Bhattacharya | 15+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Shishu Bhavan | Kolkata |
Mstr. Rishikesh | 15+ | Creative Arts Stream | Bal Bhavan | Bangalore |
Mstr. Shubham Verma | 13+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Bhopal |
Mstr. V.J. Unnikrishnan | 14+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Kollam |
Miss Shwetha Vishwakarma | 15+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Chennai |
Mstr. Samved Sharma | 15+ | Creative Arts Stream | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
Miss Seles K. Babu | 15+ | Creative Arts Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Thrissur |
Miss Kunatharaju Mrudula | 14+ | Creative Arts Stream | V.C.S.P. | Vishakhapatnam |
Mstr. Aditya Vaibhav Joglekar | 10+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Mumbai |
Mstr. Satyabrata Jena | 13+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | District Bal Bhavan | Cuttack |
Mstr. Mehul Kumar | 14+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Bal Bhavan | Jaipur |
Mstr Ashmeet Singh | 14+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | National Bal Bhavan | New Delhi |
Mstr. Upamanyu Moitra | 13+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Jawahar Shishu Bhavan | Kolkata |
Mstr. S. Hemanth | 13+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Bal Bhavan | Nellore |
Mstr. Kshitij Mukesh Gupta | 15+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Mumbai |
Mstr. M.S.R. Harith Kumar | 13+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Hyderabad |
Mstr. Prateek Saxena | 14+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Bal Bhavan | Vidyut Nagar |
Miss Janaki Padmakumar | 15+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Sai Bal Bhavan | Aurangabad |
Mstr. Shashank Sahu | 14+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Bal Bhavan Kanpur | Uttar pradesh |
Mstr. D.N. Ramakrishnan | 15+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | Bal Bhavan Society | Vadodara |
Mstr. Ashish Behra | 14+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | National Bal Bhavan | New Delhi |
Mstr. Bhaskar Vats | 12+ | Creative Scientific Innovations Stream | National Bal Bhavan | New Delhi |
Miss Minnu A.S. | 14+ | Creative Writing Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Thiruvananthapuram |
Mstr. Advait Sanjay Sonar | 13+ | Creative Writing Stream | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Mumbai |
Mstr. Deepak Dwivedi | 15+ | Creative Writing Stream | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
Year 2013[2]
Goa Bal Bhavan Creative Writing
Name | Area | Name of Bal Bhawan | Indian state of origin |
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Rajvi Nilesh Banker | Creative Performance | Bal Bhavan Nadiad | Gujrat |
Haritha Raj MP | Creative Performance | K.S. Jawahar Bal Bhavan, Trivandrum, Kanakakkunnu | Kerala |
Anagha C.B. | Creative Performance | Bal Bahavan Mysore | Karnataka |
Bhairavi Venkatesan | Creative Performance | JBB Halls Road Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
Sampraja Prashant Mainekar | Creative Performance | Bal Bhavan Goa | Goa |
Shubhangi Goel | Creative Performance | Bal Bhavan Vidyutnagar | Delhi |
Gayathri Sandeep | Creative Performance | Jawahar Bal Bhavan Thrissur | Kerala |
Srinivasan M | Creative Performance | Bal Bhavan Thrissur Arcot | Tamil Nadu |
Saumya Hariharan | Creative Performance | Bal Bhavan Ooty Udagamandalam | Tamil Nadu |
Ninad Adhikari | Creative Performance | JBB Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
S. Nadiammale A Yuva Latchumi | Creative Performance | Jawahar Bal Bhavan Puducherry | Union Territory |
Uddeshya Singh | Creative Performance | Jawahar Bal Bhavan Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
Priyanka Yurembam | Creative Performance | Bal Bhavan Manipur | Manipur |
Krishna Kumar | Creative Performance | Kilkari Bal Bhavan Patna | Bihar |
Manav Rao | Creative Scientific Innovation | Pathania Bal Bhavan | Haryana |
Preetdeepan Prasant Pradhan(M) | Creative Scientific Innovation | Bal Bhavan Vadodra | Gujrat |
Ananya Agarawal | Creative Scientific Innovation | National Bal Bhawan | Delhi |
Aravind A.K. | Creative Scientific Innovation | Jawahar Bal Bhavan Thrissur | Kerala |
Smriti Tiwari | Creative Scientific Innovation | Bal Bhavan Jaipur | Rajasthan |
Devashish Tupkary | Creative Scientific Innovation | Bal Bhavan Aurangabad | Maharashtra |
Priyansh Faldu | Creative Scientific Innovation | Bal Bhavan Rupyatan | Gujrat |
Abhinav Azad | Creative Scientific Innovation | Kilkari Bal Bhavan Patna | Bihar |
Tanay Talaiya | Creative Scientific Innovation | Bal Bhavan Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh |
Bivas Nag | Creative Scientific Innovation | Bal Bhavan Vidyut Nagar | Delhi |
Pratyay Shetye | Creative Writing | Bal Bhavan Goa | Goa |
Najna Nazeem | Creative Writing | Rangaprabhat Bal Bhavan | Maharashtra |
V. Darshana | Creative Writing | Jawahar Bal Bhavan Puducherry | Union Territory |
Anchitshivam Sharma | Creative Writing | Bal Bhavan Jaipur | Rajasthan |
Aditya Shankar Wagh | Creative Writing | Bal Bhavan Vadodra | Gujrat |
S. Akshaya | Creative Writing | Jawahar Bal Bhavan Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
Eeshan Surendra Shukla[3] | Creative Writing | Abhinav Bal Bhavan Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
Aharika Baskar | Creative Arts | Jawahar Bal Bhavan Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
Kritika Grover | Creative Writing | Pathania Bal Bhavan | Haryana |
References
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