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Rupesh Jhabak, a class XI student from Bal Bhavan School, Bhopal has been awarded the title of Classmate Young Author 2007. Tanya Balakrishnan, a standard IX student from Arya Vidya Mandir and R. Sneha a standard IX student from Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan have been awarded the second and third prize respectively. The winner gets a chance to publish his work as well as travel to Paris for a week. The first runner-up will be awarded a laptop and the second runner-up will be gifted a handy cam. Apart from an opportunity to publish their stories the national finalists will also receive exciting electronic gadgets. The Contest, which entered its fifth year in 2007 saw participation from over 5,60,000 children from more than 5000 schools spread over 34 cities. This nationwide talent hunt for budding young writers is now the largest event of its kind in India.

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