Bhatkal: More than fifty students from different schools have qualified for the district-level Pratibha Karanji (Bhatkal taluka-level Talent Competition) by securing first positions in various categories across Lower Primary, Higher Primary, and High School levels.

There are 228 schools in Bhatkal taluka, including government, aided, and unaided institutions. After outstanding performances at the cluster-level competitions, hundreds of students participated in the Taluka-level competitions, from which more than 50 students secured top positions in different categories.

Winners by Category

Kannada Competitions

• Poetry:
  • Lower Primary: Aradhya R. (Govt Primary School, Kuntawani)
  • Higher Primary: Dhanya Somayya Naik (Govt Primary School, Mundali No. 2)
• Speech:
  • High School: Nidhi (St. Thomas High School, Shirali)

English Competitions

• Poetry:
  • Lower Primary: Shresha Narsimha Puranik (St. Thomas Shirali School)
  • Higher Primary: Aryan Vinod Kopikar (KPS Bailoor School)
• Speech:
  • High School: Lohit Lakshminarayan Hegde (KPS Bailoor School)

Urdu Competitions

• Ghazal: Hafsa Shaikh (Ali Public Girls School, High School Category)
• Poetry: Zikra Barmawar (Ali Public Girls School, Higher Primary)
• Speech:
  • Higher Primary: Maryam Siddibapa (Naunihal Central School)
  • Lower Primary: Rida Shaikh (Anjuman Azad Primary School)

Hindi Competitions

• Poetry:
  • Higher Primary: Harsha M. Naik (Govt Primary School, Hadeel)
  • High School: Shriya Vishnu Naik (KPS Bailoor School)
• Speech: Same winners as Poetry in respective categories.

Sanskrit Competitions

• Speech: High School: Dhanya Manjunath Gonda (Shivsantika High School, Marukeri)
• Poetry:
  • Lower Primary: Ganapati G. Bhat (Govt Primary School, Devgeri)
  • Higher Primary: Aryan Vinod Kopikar (KPS Bailoor School)
• Recitation: High School: Shrikar Gajanan Hebbar (Govt High School, Kuntawani)

Quran Recitation

• High School: Mutiur Rahman (Ali Public Boys School)
• Higher Primary: Sheesh (Ali Public Boys School)
• Lower Primary: Fathima Anam Gawai (Anjuman Azad Primary School)

Patriotic Song Competition

• Lower Primary: Dhanvi Vinayak Naik (Govt Primary School, Hurlisal)
• Higher Primary: Akul Manjunath Gonda (Govt Primary School, Kitre)

Fancy Dress

• Lower Primary: Bindushri Devidas Naik (Govt Primary School, Mood Shirali)

Essay Competitions

• Lower Primary: Prathvi Ramchandra Devadiga (KPS Bailoor)
• High School: Bhavani Ramchandra Gonda (Govt High School, Kuntawani)

Storytelling Competitions

• Lower Primary: Spandana Bhaskar Moger (KPS Bailoor)
• Higher Primary: Praja M. Naik (Govt Primary School, Gorte)

Folk and Lyric Songs

• High School: Vasudha Umakanth Hebbar (Shivsantika High School, Marukeri)

Classical Dance

• High School: Sarika Devidas Naik (Anand Ashram Convent High School)

Drawing Competitions

• High School: Poorvi Gonda (Kittur Rani Chinamma Residential School)
• Higher Primary: Nisha S. Naik (Govt Primary School, Talhonda)
• Lower Primary: Hanishka Dayananda Gonda (Govt Primary School, Attibar)

Mimicry

• High School: Likhit M. Naik (Govt High School, Belke)
• Higher Primary: Maunesh Ganesh Mashyal (Govt Primary School, Harijankeri)

Debate

• High School: Kirtana Bhaskar Naik (Govt High School, Gorte)

Other Competitions

• Rangoli: Manya Ishwar Harikanth (KPS Bailoor, High School)
• Song Performance:
  • Lower Primary: Rishika Ravi Naik (Govt Primary School, Belke)
  • Higher Primary: Sharavika Sandesh Naik (Govt Primary School, Shiranikeri)
• Clay Modelling:
  • Lower Primary: Dhawan Shekhar Naik (Govt Primary School, Talahonda)
  • Higher Primary: Vishal Uday Naik (Govt Primary School, Shirugarkeri)
• Devotional Songs:
  • Lower Primary: Pranati Sadashiv Hegde (Govt Primary School, Kitre)
  • Higher Primary: Aditya Hegde (Vidya Bharathi School)
• Greetings Competition:
  • Lower Primary: Manvit Shankar Naik (Govt Primary School, Mood Shirali)
  • Higher Primary: Maansa Madival (Sonarkeri School)
• Folk Dance: Anand Ashram High School
• Quiz: Siddhartha High School, Shirali
• Qawwali: St. Thomas High School, Shirali

The winners displayed immense talent and will now represent Bhatkal at the district-level competitions.