Summary
Voting is open for the Popular Choice Award till March 12, 2022
The nine-member jury consists of Partha Pratim Chakrabarti, Kunal Basu, Anupam Roy, Jai R. Ram, Paul Walsh, Paoli Dam, Dibyendu Barua, Joydeep Karmakar and Sreenanda Shankar
They are athletes, writers, quizzers, debaters, math enthusiasts, innovators, martial artists, singers and dancers, among many others, and they are waiting for the world to take note of their unique talents.
What makes the 50 finalists of The Telegraph Edugraph 18 Under 18 special is the wide range of skills and interests these young minds exhibit, along with a drive to excel in their fields.
A first-of-its-kind initiative, The Telegraph Edugraph 18 Under 18 has been instituted to recognise young achievers under the age of 18 from eastern India. It encourages institutions to nominate their best talents from areas such as dance, music, art, acting, design, conservation, debate, quiz, public speaking, technology and innovation, and all-round performance, with the objective to provide them a platform to shine on.
After its launch in December 2021, more than 1,000 nominations have poured in from schools from across West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Sikkim, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
Next, a panel of celebrated jury members will choose 18 achievers from the top 50 after a round of interviews.
The jury consists of singer-songwriter Anupam Roy; grandmaster Dibyendu Barua; psychiatrist Jai Ranjan Ram; Olympic shooter and Arjuna award winner Joydeep Karmakar; author and professor Kunal Basu; actress Paoli Dam; professor and former director of IIT Kharagpur Partha Pratim Chakrabarti; Jungle Crows founder Paul Walsh; and dancer-actress Sreenanda Shankar.
The 18 achievers will then be felicitated in a ceremony, with trophies, gift hampers and certificates. All the remaining finalists will receive certificates of participation.
The Telegraph Edugraph 18 Under 18 is presented by the Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM) Kolkata, powered by the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and co-powered by Vivekananda Mission School, Joka.
While we await the verdict from the nine-member jury, you can pick your favourite candidates to win in the Popular Choice Award.
Click here to view the Top 50 finalists and vote: https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/events/18-under-18-awards?ref=discoverwidget#our-partners
Voting for this category is open till March 12, 2022.
Last updated on 02 Mar 2022
