subject: kaho Whats Your Idea Comes To Indore Schools [print this page] Akansha Jethani from Queens College was declared the city winner and will now fight it out with the winners from other cities, in the national level skills competition.
IDEA Cellular, the pan-India mobile operator conducted a unique program, Kaho Whats Your Idea a national inter-school skills fest, for the kids of Indore. Idea took its Kaho Whats Your Idea initiative to 69 schools in the city, in a major movement which is focused at developing the school childrens all round personality, by engaging them in activities which promote Logical thinking; Weaving a story; Application of Memory skills and Real-Life skills; besides honing their General Knowledge and Current Affairs.
Hundreds of school children from 17 schools including DPS, Daly College, Emerald Heights, Advance Academy, New Digamber, Queens College etc., which qualified for the final round, participated in the mega event. Three students - Akansha Jethani from Queens College, Druv Ilesh Shah from Advance Academy and Anand Porwal from DPS who made it to the top three - competed against each other for the title of City Winner.
Akansha Jethani from Queens College was declared the city winner and will now fight it out with the winners from other cities, in the national level skills competition.
The City Finals comprise of rounds like Instant Recharge, Talk Time, Third round, Key pad locked and Speed Dial which were specially designed by counselors, principals and faculty from different schools and institutes from the country, to gauge the students thought process and allow them to speak their mind and test themselves in a holistic manner.
School children from Indore enjoyed the skills test, even if not everybody turned out a winner.
According to Ms. Anupama Ahluwalia, Senior Vice President Marketing, IDEA Cellular, Brand Idea has always raised concerns of the society and offered a Champion solution to overcome them. Idea has recognized the need for skills beyond academics, among school children. Kaho Whats Your Idea, a unique and pioneering skills fest gives them a platform to speak their mind and test themselves in a holistic manner during their formative age, for building a better future.
Ideas Kaho Whats Your Idea program will reach out to over 2 lakh children in 3,000 schools across 100 Indian cities, with the support of Derek OBrien & Associates, which is also the content partner for the initiative.
About IDEA Cellular Ltd
IDEA Cellular Ltd. is a leading GSM mobile services operator with over 72 million subscribers, under brand IDEA. It is a pan India integrated GSM operator covering the entire telephony landscape of India, and has NLD and ILD operations. IDEA is listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India.
IDEA Cellular is an Aditya Birla Group Company, India's first truly multinational corporation. The group operates in 25 countries, and is anchored by over 130,000 employees belonging to 30 nationalities. More information on the company is available at: www.ideacellular.com and on the group at: www.adityabirla.com
