Winners all the way WizTeam 2013 wows the jury at South Asia finals of Horlicks Wizkids in Bangalore

DELHI, India - Dec. 30, 2013 - PRLog -- Bangalore, November 15, 2013:  In the quest to be the best, students from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal competed at the South Asia Finals of Horlicks Wizkids 2013 by Krayon at the Jnana Jyoti Auditorium today. Impressing the eminent jury, comprising Mr Jorn Rhode, Consultant General German Embassy, Mr Jitendra, Intel Director, Sridhar Venkat, CEO, Akshayapatra Foundation, Dilip Patel, Program Director- Initiatives of Change, Monika Kamath, Ex VP Religare and Mr Rajneesh Goel, Principal, Higher Secondary Education Board with their confidence and extraordinary talent on stage, 5 students from Vizag, Jaipur, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bhubaneshwar earned the coveted title of the Horlicks WizTeam 2013. The winners will get an opportunity to go for a learning program to Germany and a cash award of Rs. 1 lakh each.

The following students emerged as winners of the WizTeam 2013:

1. Krishna Prakash, Vishaka Valley School, Vizag

2. Mansi Chandna, MGD Girls School, Jaipur

3. Naina Dargan, ASN Sr. Sec. School, Delhi

4. Namitha K, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Hyderabad

5. Arindum Nayak, Mother’s Public School, Bhubaneswar

“Horlicks as a brand is committed to providing students with not only the right nutrition but also a right platform like Horlicks Wizkids to help them grow as individuals. We are proud that Horlicks Wizkids has grown to be one of the most sought after and respected school events in South Asia which children look forward to be a part of every year.” said Mr. Jayant Singh, EVP Marketing, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare.

The South Asia Finals comprised of 5 days of rigorous training sessions, talent rounds, project presentations and other fun, learning and recreational activities at the Ancient School of Wisdom, Bangalore. The students were also evaluated on the social project undertaken by them in their respective cities in the last 3 months. The event drew an overwhelming response from the students across the 5 countries. At the city finals stage, more than 100,000 students from more than 1200 schools participated in the event to display their talent.

Syed Sultan Ahmed, MD EduMedia, Project Director of Horlicks Wizkids added, “Every year we uncover talent in its richest form through Horlicks Wizkids and we are proud of the fact that it has given India some of the brightest kids who today, are achievers in their chosen fields. As team Wizkids, it is our endeavour to give students a chance to move beyond just academics and display their caliber.”

Horlicks Wizkids by Krayon is South Asia’s largest interschool fiesta with over 40 electrifying, enjoyable literary, art, talent and cultural events for students from class 1 to 12. It has successfully been running since last 11 years and has become the biggest platform for children to come forward and showcase their ability and confidence to express their views and talent.

What was new this year: Along with this Horlicks Wizkids also has an online competition Iwiz running on Facebook. This year some other new elements are live updates and online competitions on Twitter. Pinterest will also be used for photo trending purposes. A dedicated YouTube channel is created to host all the videos from Horlicks Wizkids. In addition to the existing competition, a unique feature of Horlicks Wizkids this year will be the Shadow Campaign which invites students from non-host cities to be a part of the competition and get a chance to present their talent. Visit http://www.horlicks.in/initiatives.aspx for more details