Anika C. Jayade of Sanskaar English Medium School, Hubballi emerged as the winner of The Hindu In School (THIS) Speed Reading Contest 2025 organised in association with Swarnaa Group in Hubballi on Friday.
In the contest held at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Ameera Mulla of Chetan Public School, Hubballi, and Arjun Gali of Chinmaya Vidyalaya bagged the second and third prizes respectively.
Akshara Homkar of Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Jayden Nathan Robert of Sanskaar English Medium School and Amna Halwoor of Convent School, Hubballi were awarded consolation prizes in the annual event organised by The Hindu Group of Publications.
In an event held at The Hindu office in Hubballi on Saturday, V.S.V. Prasad, managing director of Swarnaa Group of Companies and philanthropist, honoured the prize-winning students. Congratulating the winners, he said participating in such competitions would help the students in understanding their strengths and weaknesses thereby enabling them to further hone their skills.
On Friday, senior journalist Arunkumar Habbu, lecturer Savitha Hiremath, and teacher Kamaljeet Suraj, who were the judges of the competition, had a difficult time finalising as the competition was intense.
Addressing the students, Arunkumar Habbu emphasised the need for the students to develop the skills of listening, reading, and speaking. He briefed about the important aspects one should keep in mind while participating in competitions and also while speaking in public.
Savitha Hiremath spoke on the importance of pronunciation, clarity and intonation while participating in a speed reading competition.
62 students from twelve different schools of Hubballi Dharwad participated in the event. While the winners received tropies and merit certificates, all the participants received participation certificates.
source/content: thehindu.com (headline edited)