A big ‘thank you’ to all those who participated in the BrainGain Magazine – Care for Air Essay Competition. We received a huge number submissions, and our panel of judges had a tough time picking out the best three from among so many great entries.

We know you’ve been waiting to hear the results, so here they are. Congratulations to our winners!

• First prize: Tripti Jain, Salwan Public School, New Delhi. Her essay offered a well-informed, articulate and neatly structured opinion on the problem and solutions to air pollution. Her faculty for organized thought and expression impressed us! (click here to read the winning essay)
  
  

  Tripti Jain receives the first prize from Harjiv Singh, founder and publisher of braingainmag.com

• Second prize: Aryaman Jaiswal, St. Francis College, Lucknow. His essay was exceptionally well-researched and offered a sophisticated understanding of the problem of air pollution and alternative methods to resolve it. He was unable to attend the award ceremony in Delhi, as he lives in Lucknow. (click here to read the winning essay)
   


• Third prize: Jannat Arora, Sanskriti School, New Delhi. The essay was beautifully written. It examined the mindset responsible for creating this environmental problem. And offered a larger perspective on how to drive solutions. (click here to read the winning essay)
  
  
  

  Jannat Arora receives the third prize from Harjiv Singh, founder and publisher of braingainmag.com

  
  
  We would also like to mention these two entries, which came in 4th and 5th respectively, and offer congratulations  –
   
•  Ishitwa Chandra, Delhi Public School, RK Puram (click here to read essay)
   
•  Nihal Shrivastav, DRS International School (click here to read essay).
  
  
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