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BRIGHT MINDS: Dinesh Krishnamurthy, director of Infosys, speaking to finalists of the Infosys Education World Young Achievers Award (from left) Anirudh Koul, T. Sriramkumar, A.J.S. Lakshmi Shree, Sandesh V. Kadur, K.S. Tanushree, Suhas Gopinath and Kruttika Nadig on the Infosys campus in Bangalore on Wednesday. — Photo: Sampath Kumar G.P.
BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies and Education World, in association with Activity, announced T. Sriramkumar (16) and Sandesh V. Kadur (28) as winners of the Infosys Education World Young Achievers Award in the junior and senior category respectively. The award, which is being presented for the first time, has been instituted to recognise and reward talent among the youth in the areas of arts, science, technology, sports and academics. Welcoming the eight finalists and presspersons on the Infosys campus on Wednesday, Dinesh Krishnamurthy, director of Infosys, said deficiencies in the education system should be removed to make India a developed nation. Explaining the process of selecting the finalists, Mr. Krishnamurthy said each of them was chosen not only for their competence but also for their vision and values. The founder editor of Education World, Dilip Thakore, said the education system in the country is "hopelessly outdated," and the most effective way to improve it is to build public opinion to make education the main item on the national agenda. However, despite its shortfalls, the education system has given us bright minds such as the finalists of the competition, he added. Mr. Kadur dropped out of the hotel management course in the University of Texas to create awareness about the environment. His documentary film, "Sahyadris - Mountains of the monsoon," has won international awards. He was nominated for the Green Oscars in 2002. Mr. Kumar won the award for his invention of the "universal spirit level" that can be used to measure or set slope angles. Asked how the idea came about, he said he was inspired to devise it during the construction of his house. It took him nearly three years to perfect the invention and confirm his participation in the Future Creation Fair in Tokyo. The panel of judges included Rajan Bala, editor of Asian Age; M.P. Ravindra, head of Education and Research, Infosys Technologies; General (retd.) Arjun Ray, chief executive officer of Indus Valley International; and Dilip Patel, director of Activity, an organisation that works among young people. The competition organisers received nearly 500 entries from all over the country, and eight were chosen for the final competition. The finalists included Suhas Gopinath (19), the youngest Chief Executive Officer in the world, K.S. Tanushree (17 years), winner of the Children's Day Bravery Award, Anirudh Koul (19), A.J.S. Lakshmi Shree (8), Sachi Damanda Satapathy (28), and Kruttika Nadi (17).
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