Namya from Sat Paul Mittal school wins Diana Award

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 29

Namya Joshi, a student of  Class IX of Sat Paul Mittal School, has been honoured with the prestigious Diana Award for her contribution in the field of humanitarian services.

The Diana Award is the highest accolade a young person can win for social services or humanitarian efforts. Established in the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the award is given out by the charity by the same name.

Tessy Ojo, CEO of the Diana Award, congratulated the recipients from the UK and around the globe during the virtual award ceremony held on June 28.

Namya said technology could be used to benefit mankind but it was not until she started playing the computer-based game Minecraft that she realised how tech could be a powerful tool for learning.

Namya has now trained more than 1,000 teachers and students on how game-based learning could be used in education.

Namya had also won the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar earlier this year.

Principal Bhupinder Gogia congratulated Namya and her parents for the remarkable achievement.