Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (NP)

Udupi, Jun 12: "The selection of two girls from the same class to represent India on an international platform in Japan stands as a remarkable inspiration for women empowerment and a symbol of progress toward gender equality. It also reflects the achievements of quality education in government schools," said deputy commissioner Dr K Vidyakumari.

She was speaking at her office in Rajathadri, Manipal, where she felicitated Amulya and Nikita, students of the high school section of the Government Pre-University College, Kukkuje, in Karkala Taluk, who emerged as national-level winners of the INSPIRE Awards competition organized by the ministry of science and technology, government of India. They have been selected to participate in the international science conference to be held in Japan from June 15 to 21.

The innovations titled Flood Detector Pole and Ropo Meter, presented under the guidance of nationally awarded social science teacher Suresh Markala, were declared winners at the national level of the INSPIRE Awards. Kukkuje High School has now earned the distinction of being the first school in the country to have two girls from the same class selected for an international science conference in Japan.

Present at the occasion were Dr Ashok Kamath, deputy director of the department of school education; Nagaraj K, subject inspector of the public education department; teacher Suresh Markala, and the parents of Amulya and Nikita.

Out of a total of 54 students representing India at the conference, these two girls will be among those representing the country in Japan.