APJ Abdul Kalam Pearl of the School Awards presented.
APJ Abdul Kalam Pearl of the School Awards presented.
Beneath the banner of Thanima Kuwait, the APJ Abdul Kalam Pearl of the School Awards for the year 2024 were presented to students from 26 Indian schools in Kuwait who have excelled in both academic and extracurricular fields. Neha Winner received the Bini Antony Memorial Award, presented to the student achieving the highest marks in the 7th grade at United Indian School.
The chief guest, Joel Jacob, Executive Admin Manager of the United Group of Schools, inaugurated the event, and the keynote address was given by Dr. Dheeraj Bharadwaj, CEO of City Group Co KSCP.
Fahad S. Al Muqayyum, a Kuwaiti student from Al Amal Indian School, is the first local student chosen as a Pearl in the history of this award. The distinguished guests in attendance awarded certificates and mementos to the winners who all got selected from more than 70,000 students from various Indian Schools.
Khalida (Integrated Indian School), Anfal Bernadette (Indian Public School), Neora Laraina D'Souza (IEAS-Don Bosco Kuwait), Joachim Thomas (Learners Academy), Anamika Karthik (ICSK - Kaithan), Abida Rafiq (ICSK - Senior), Mathew George (United Indian School), Evin Binu Varghese (ICSK - Amman), Sadia Mesbah (Jabriya Indian School), Farah Awad (Global Indian International), Poojita Balasubramanian (GIS), Bhama Sameer (New Indian School), Alyssa Susan Joseph (Indian School of Excellence), Nivedita Prashant (United International), Manya Bhansali (ICSK Junior), Aarush Sridhara Kidiyoor (SIMS), Eric Paul Mathew (Indian International), Nazni Naushad (Kuwait Indian School), Melanie D'Costa (Carmel), Arfa Ala Ayub Basha (Aspire), Nakshatra Neeraj Binu (Indian Educational), Samant Dixit (DPS), Huzaifa Areeb Bawja (Smart Indian School), Fatema (Indian Central School), Mohammed Zayed Asif (New Gulf Indian School), and Fahad S. Al-Maktoum (Al Amal Indian School) were rewarded with certificates and mementoes.
Members of Children’s Thanima, Seraphine Freddy, Amaya Ann Jogi, Angeline Rose Savio, Diya Sangeeth, and Malavika Vijesh volunteered to organize the award ceremony.
Mathew Varghese (CEO - Bahrain Exchange), Mustafa Hamza (Chairman & CEO Metro Medical Group), K.S. Varghese (MD- GAT), Muhammad Ali (Operation Manager - Mango Hypermarket), Rana Varghese (Thanima Treasurer), Jinu K. Abraham (Thanima Office Secretary), Suresh Karthik (Karate Athlete), Shivani Chauhan (Indian International Volleyball Player), Babuji Bathery (Program Convener), Dilip DK (Onathanima Convener), and Jojimon (Thanima General Convener) were present.
