Bureau Report | Education & Innovation Desk

Under the visionary leadership of Shri Dhanpat Dhariwal, Mentor of Change and senior contributor to the Atal Innovation ecosystem, a National Google Meet ATL Project Presentation Session was successfully conducted on Sunday, 8 February 2026. The session brought together young innovators, faculty members, and mentors from across India and international participants under the theme:

“Innovation – Skills – Projects – Technology”

The special two-hour Google Meet session was promoted and managed as part of a structured national initiative focused on student innovation and applied technology learning.

Among the distinguished panel members for evaluation was Shri Aditya Khanna — FII/DII Consultant, Public Finance Management expert, Growth Enabler, Media Professional, Political Strategist & Tactician, and Mentor of Change (AIM, NITI Aayog – Government of Bharat). His participation added policy, finance, and scalability insights to the evaluation process.

The two-hour session was promoted and managed as a Special Google Meet Session 2025 initiative and served as a national platform for young innovators to present technology-driven solutions and creative concepts.

Leadership & National Coordination

The session reflected collaborative national leadership, including:

• Shri Dhanpat Dhariwal – Senior Mentor Leader & Strategic Coordinator
• Sh. Vilas Gharat, RMOC (2025–27) & “GEM” of Mentor India (2023–24), Thane, Maharashtra – Senior Project Coordinator & Project Team Advisor
• Dr. Rajveer Singh Shekhawat, RMOC (2025–27), Jaipur, Rajasthan – Project Coordinator

Student co-hosting responsibilities were handled by:

• Ms. Radha Rai, SRM Public School, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
• Swaroop P, JSS SMCS Vidyagiri, Dharwad, Karnataka

Resource Mentor of Change:

• Ms. Aastha Bhardwaj, Top Tinkerpreneur 2025 MOC, Kurukshetra, Haryana

Shri Dhanpat Dhariwal’s leadership emphasized structured mentoring, disciplined presentation frameworks, and national-level evaluation standards to ensure merit-based recognition.

Event Agenda & Highlights

The session included:

• AIM/ATL Updates – February 2026
• “Delivery Drone” – Sh. Debesh Krishna (RMOC, Uttarakhand)
• “Using IoT Hardware & Software – Series” – Dr. Rajveer Singh Shekhawat
• “Convert Studies Like Games” – Sh. Vilas Gharat

The core of the event featured Twenty-Four Student Project Presentations from schools across India aligned with the innovation theme.

A sixteen-member evaluation panel from across India and the USA reviewed the presentations to identify top-performing teams. Every presenting team received a Certificate of Presentation, while selected teams were recognized with appreciation certificates.

Students & Schools That Participated

The session witnessed participation from students representing schools across Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Odisha, Karnataka, and beyond.

Presenting students included:

• Myra Devradi – SRM Public School, Noida, UP
• Paarth Anwani – Adarsh Public School, Vikaspuri, New Delhi
• Satvik Semwal – SRM Public School, Noida, UP
• Sofia Naaz – Mayur Public School, New Delhi
• Harshvardhan Singh – PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dwarka, New Delhi
• Ankit Bansal – Adarsh Public School, Vikaspuri, New Delhi
• Hardik Nagpal – DAV Public School, Panipat, Haryana
• Idita Sharma – Subodh Public School, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Uditi Tiwari – Subodh Public School, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Birendar Sharma – Govt Sr Sec School, Bhilwara, Rajasthan
• Divyanshi Pareek – Subodh Public School, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Chinmaya Kumar Panda – Shyam Sundar Ucha Bidyapith, Baleshwar, Odisha
• Rudra Narayan Kar – Shyam Sundar Ucha Bidyapith, Baleshwar, Odisha
• Deepyash Dobriyal – SRM Public School, Noida, UP
• Roshan Pandit – Govt Sr Sec School, Bhilwara, Rajasthan
• Lucky Khatik – Govt Sr Sec School, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Additional resource and mentor contributors included innovation leaders and RMOCs from Jaipur, Kurukshetra, Odisha, Bengaluru, and the USA.

Notable Performances & Panel Observations

Based on structured evaluation observations

Shri. Aditya Khanna – Panel Member Evaluation, certain presentations stood out for clarity, innovation, structured articulation, and strong conceptual grounding.

Particularly appreciated for confident delivery and focused presentation were:

• Harshvardhan Singh – for structured and time-efficient articulation
• Chinmaya Kumar Panda & Rudra Narayan Kar – for high confidence and strong conceptual clarity
• Sofia Naaz – for confident thematic presentation
• Satvik Semwal & Idita Sharma – for structured technology-based insights

The panel emphasized originality, clarity of thought, real-world application, and confidence as key evaluation criteria.

Shri Aditya Khanna’s Role as Panel Evaluator

As a panel member, Shri Aditya Khanna contributed to the evaluation framework, focusing on:

• Practical viability of ideas
• Policy and scalability perspective
• Financial feasibility awareness
• Innovation-to-implementation pathways

In his brief motivational guidance, he emphasized the importance of linking innovation with nation-building, financial literacy, and problem-solving for real societal impact.

The Larger Significance

The National Google Meet session reinforced the spirit of Atal Innovation Mission’s objectives — empowering students to think beyond textbooks and engage with applied technology, IoT, AI, robotics, and problem-solving models.

By bringing together students, mentors, and evaluators from across India and internationally, the session demonstrated how digital platforms are reshaping educational collaboration and innovation culture.

Compliance & Transparency Note

This article is published for informational purposes based on event details and evaluation records shared by Shri. Aditya Khanna submitted to Shri. Vilas Garat.

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