New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the primary-ever National Creators Award at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The award goals to honour the excellent and influential digital creators throughout numerous fields, corresponding to storytelling, social change, environmental sustainability, schooling, and gaming. The award additionally seeks to encourage extra folks to make use of their creativity for constructive change. Among these awarded have been Pankhti Pandey, who acquired the award in ‘Green Champion’ class, Keerthika Govindasamy acquired it for greatest story teller, singer Maithili Thakur acquired the ‘Cultural Ambassador of the Year award’, Gaurav Chaudhary for the Best Creator in Tech Category and Kamiya Jani for the Favourite Travel Creator.
PM Modi additionally addressed the gathering and shared a joke about Amdavadis (residents of Gujarat’s capital Ahmedabad). He mentioned, “Once a prepare reached the Ahmedabad station and a passenger on the higher berth requested the man on the decrease berth concerning the station’s identify. He replied, ‘If you pay me 25 paise (one-fourth of a rupee), I will tell you the station’s identify.’ The passenger on the higher berth mentioned, ‘Don’t hassle, I do know that is Ahmedabad.”
#WATCH | Delhi: At the primary ever National Creators Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents the Favourite Green Champion award to Pankti Pandey at Bharat Mandapam. pic.twitter.com/egMaLyR4wd
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The National Creators Award obtained an awesome response from the general public. More than 1.5 lakh nominations have been submitted in 20 totally different classes within the first spherical. Then, about 10 lakh votes have been solid for the nominees within the second spherical. Finally, 23 winners have been chosen, together with three from overseas.
The award covers twenty classes, such because the Best Storyteller Award, the Disruptor of the Year, the Celebrity Creator of the Year, the Green Champion Award, the Best Creator for Social Change, the Most Impactful Agri Creator, the Cultural Ambassador of the Year, and the International Creator Award.
Other classes are the Best Travel Creator Award, the Swachhta Ambassador Award, the New India Champion Award, the Tech Creator Award, the Heritage Fashion Icon Award, the Most Creative Creator (Male and Female), the Best Creator in Food Category, the Best Creator in Education Category, the Best Creator in Gaming Category, the Best Micro Creator, the Best Nano Creator, and the Best Health and Fitness Creator.
