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New Delhi : Republic Day 2022 assumes special significance in many ways as it falls in the 75th Year of India’s Independence. As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, many new events have been introduced for the first time as part of Republic Day celebrations. The endeavour has been to make it a celebration of people by encouraging their participation from all walks of life.
‘Veer Gatha’ is one such unique project that has been launched to inspire the school children of the country with the stories of war heroes, brave hearts, and it has evoked tremendous response from all over the country. For the first time as part of Republic Day celebrations, the Ministry of Defence has envisioned that school students may be motivated to do projects/activities based on gallantry award winners. Accordingly, the Ministry of Education, Department of School Education & Literacy, and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), organised the Veer Gatha Project from October 21 to November 21, 2021,l across the country, according to a PIB release.
More than 8,03,900 students from 4,788 schools spread over 28 States & Eight Union Territories participated at this event and shared their inspirational stories in terms of essays, poems, drawings, and multimedia presentations. After several rounds of evaluation, on January 6, 2022, the ‘Super 25’ were selected and declared as winners. A National level Committee selected the best entries.
The winners will be given a cash prize of Rs 10,000 each and will be felicitated on January 25, 2022, on their arrival in New Delhi and they will witness the Republic Day Parade as the special guests of Ministry of Defence. Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education, and MyGov congratulate and thank all the participants for their zeal and enthusiasm towards the Veer Gatha Project.
The names of the Super 25 are :
| S No | Name of winner | Class | School | State | Participation |
| 1. | Puranjay Gandhi | 5th | S D Vidya Mandir | Haryana | Poem |
| 2. | Shivani Pimpalapure | 4th | St Xavier’s High School | Haryana | Poem |
| 3. | Dibyanshi Das | 4th | LR DAV Pub School | Odisha | Painting |
| 4. | AarivRaaj Chopra | 4th | Phoenix World School | Maharashtra | Paragraph/Essay |
| 5. | Nandhika A Kumar | 5th | ST.Patrick’s Academy | Karnataka | Paragraph/Essay |
| 6. | Kuntadi Pratham Kini | 5th | Amrita Vidyalayam | Karnataka | Paragraph/Essay |
| 7. | NidhyanaSethi | 7th | Bal Bharati Public School | Delhi | Video |
| 8. | Vidhi Dubey | 7th | St Arnolds Convent School | Odisha | Poem |
| 9. | Jishnu Ghosh | 8th | Durgapur Public School | West Bengal | Painting |
| 10. | Dev Karan | 8th | DPS Noida | Uttar Pradesh | Video |
| 11. | Chetna Marathe | 6th | APS, Mhow | Madhya Pradesh | Painting |
| 12. | Nilay Sengupta | 8th | Holi Angel Sr. Second. School | Uttar Pradesh | Painting |
| 13. | AnnyaAnyesha Mishra | 9th | KV Dhenkanal | Odisha | Painting |
| 14. | KhaidemDiyashori Devi | 10th | D A V Public School | Manipur | Painting |
| 15. | Amisha Thakur | 10th | Carmel Conv Girls Sr Sec School | Madhya Pradesh | Paragraph/Essay |
| 16. | SaeshaKapur | 9th | Bal Bharati Public School | Delhi | Video |
| 17. | Shreya | 9th | Vicat D.A.V. Vidya Mandir | Karnataka | Poem |
| 18. | Amrutha S | 9th | Jnanadeepa School Javalli | Karnataka | Painting |
| 19. | Rushal Suthar | 12th | Seedling Modern Public School | Rajasthan | Poem |
| 20. | Garv Jain | 11th | Mahavir Sr Model School | Delhi | Video |
| 21. | Shreya Srivastava | 11th | Bal Bharti Public School | Delhi | Paragraph/Essay |
| 22. | Akanksha V Malde | 11th | St. Joseph’s Indian GPU Composite College | Karnataka | Poem |
| 23. | Rishabh Sethi | 11th | APS Udhampur | J&K | Poem |
| 24. | Ishan Kumar Nanda | 11th | Rotary Public School | Odisha | Painting |
| 25. | Aadisha Grover | 11th | Acharyakulam | Uttrakhand | Painting |