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The winner in Group 1 is SRIHARI SANTHOSH from Indian School, second place ELINA PRASANNA from Indian School and third place ABDUL RAHMAN SHAYAN from Indian School.<\/p>\n
The winner in Group 2 is Devna Praveen from Asian School, second place Madhumitha Natarajan from Indian School and third place Neha Jagadheesh from Indian school<\/p>\n
The winner in Group 3 is Asita Jayakumar from Indian School, second place Sivnand Hareesh from Asian School, third place Swathi Sajith from Indian School.<\/p>\n
The winner in Group 4 is Huda Faisal Jaafar Yusuf Hamad from AMA International School, second place Shilpa Santhosh from Indian School, third place Vandana Ramesh from New Indian School.<\/p>\n
The winner in Group 5 is Priji Sudhakar, second place Vikas Kumar Gupta and third place Amisha Devan.<\/p>\n
The winning entries and other outstanding creations by the children figured in wall and desktop calendars for the year 2021. These calendars were released at the function by H.E. Mr Piyush Srivastava, the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain.The Title Sponsor of the event was Faber Castell, who has been supporting this event from its inception in 2009. 15 schools have participated in this year\u2019s contest: Indian School; New Indian School; Asian School; Sacred Heart School; New Millennium School; Al Noor International School; New Horizon School; Ibn Al Hythm Islamic School; Bahrain Indian School; Al Mahd Day Boarding School; Quality Education School; Hawar International School; AMA International School; New Zing Kindergarten and Sneha Children.Net proceeds from the competition is going towards a Family Welfare Fund to provide relief to support the families of deceased Indian labourers drawing wages below BD100 per month.Our Valuable Sponsors of this year\u2019s program are Faber Castelle Bahrain; Al Namal Group; Lulu Group, Al Noor International School; Mohammed Ahmed Company; BKG Holding; VINS Technology ; State Bank of India; Al Hilal Hospital; LIC International; Mohammed Jalal and Sons; CA Chapter Bahrain; Bahrain Financing Company; P Haridas and Sons; Amad Group; Palace Electronics; Indian Delights Restaurant; Shifa Al Jazeera Hospital; J A Zayani and Sons and many other individual donors.ICRF is a non-government, non-profit organization established in 1999, working under the patronage of the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the general welfare of the Indian workers in Bahrain at large. Our mission is to give a helping hand to the economically weaker section of the Indian community in Bahrain. This includes Legal Aid, Emergency Help, Community Welfare Services, Medical assistance, Counseling etc. Since its inception ICRF has supported thousands of needy families at the times of distress
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