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What: The Starmark Inter-School Quiz 2013
Where: Gyan Manch
When: January 25
Who participated: 100 three-member teams comprising students of classes IX and X from 40 schools across Calcutta
Quizmaster: Charanpreet Singh, the associate dean of Praxis Business School
Winners: Kishalay Banerjee, Ishan Palit and Shreyans Sadangi (picture above) of Birla High School for Boys were the champions, while Soumik Purakayastha, Debranjan Goswami and Tamaghna Chowdhury of St. James’ and Debarghya Mitra, Debarghya Roy Chowdhury and Souktik Roy of South Point High School finished second and third respectively. The other finalists were Don Bosco, Park Circus, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy and Modern High School for Girls. Some of the participating schools were AK Ghosh Memorial School, Army Public School, Barrackpore Govt High School, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, DPS Ruby Park, Ramakrishna Mission (Rahara) and others.
Prizes: Besides The Starmark Trophy, each participant of the winning team got a Starmark Gift Card of Rs 5,000 while the school got a Rs 20,000 Starmark Book Voucher. For the runner-up, the school got a Rs 15,000 Starmark Book Voucher and the participants a Rs 3,000 Starmark Gift Voucher each. The school that finished third got a Rs 10,000 Starmark Book Voucher and the participants a Rs 2,000 Starmark Gift Card each. Members of the audience too won prizes for answering questions passed by the finalists.
Organiser-speak: “We are overwhelmed to see so many schools from all parts of the city participate. The list is increasing every year. I’m glad so many children came forward and hope to see many more next year,” said Gautam Jatia, the CEO of Starmark.
Text by Showli Chakraborty |
