Sonepur Mind Fest 2024: Adya Singh Tops in Cryptic Crossword, Vishal and Bishal Raj Shine in Quiz

Organized through the joint efforts of the Saran District Administration and RERA-Bihar, the Sonepur Mind Fest 2024 saw a large turnout of school and college students, as well as other participants. The one-day event, held on Saturday at the Sonepur Fair, featured an India Quiz, a General Quiz, and a Cryptic Crossword Competition.

In the quiz competitions, participants competed in teams of two, while the Cryptic Crossword was conducted as an individual competition.

Cryptic Crossword: Winners in the Open Category

• First Prize: Adya Singh

• Second Prize: Nanya Dev Singh

• Third Prize: Dhairya Pandey

Cryptic Crossword: Winners in the School Category

• First Prize: Arpit Kamal

• Second Prize: Amrit Kamal

• Third Prize: Survi Kumari

Cryptic Crossword: Winners in the College Category

• First Prize: Shivani Kumari

• Second Prize: Aman Kumar

• Third Prize: Utpal Kumar

Quiz Competitions Conducted in Two Rounds

Vishal and Bishal Raj emerged as the champions in both the India Quiz and General Quiz. These competitions were conducted in two stages: a written test followed by an on-stage round. Prizes were awarded across Open, School, and College categories.

India Quiz: Winners in the Open Category

• First Prize: Vishal and Bishal Raj

• Second Prize: Amrit Kamal and Arpit Kamal

• Third Prize: Utpal Kumar and Shivangi Chandrayan

India Quiz: Winners in the School Category

• First Prize: Dhairya Pandey and Shraddha Shri

• Second Prize: Nidhi Kumari and Suhani Kumari

India Quiz: Winners in the College Category

• First Prize: Aman Kumar and Shivani Kumari (GEC, Vaishali)

• Second Prize: Shivam Kumar and Kamran Ali (IGIMS, Patna)

General Quiz: Winners in the Open Category

• First Prize: Vishal and Bishal Raj

• Second Prize: Amrit Kamal and Arpit Kamal

• Third Prize: Dhairya Pandey and Shraddha Shri

General Quiz: Winners in the School Category

• First Prize: Rajnandini and Rakhi Kumari

• Second Prize: Survi Kumari

• Third Prize: Sumit Kumar

General Quiz: Winners in the College Category

• First Prize: Shivam Kumar and Kamran Ali (IGIMS, Patna)

• Second Prize: Shivani Kumari and Aman Kumar (GEC, Vaishali)

• Third Prize: Shivangi Chandrayan and Utpal Kumar

The Chief Guest, Mr. Vivek Kumar Singh, IAS, Chairman of RERA-Bihar, and the District Magistrate of Saran, Mr. Aman Sameer, IAS, congratulated the winners and encouraged participants to actively engage in extracurricular activities.

Notable dignitaries like Mr. Yatendra Kumar Pal, IAS, DDC, Saran, Mr. Ashish Kumar, IAS, SDM, Sonepur, Mr. Alok Kumar, Secretary, RERA-Bihar, Mr. Rajesh Thadani, OSD, RERA-Bihar, Mr. Ravi Prakash, District Minority Welfare Officer, Mr. Sanjeev Verma, Media Consultant, RERA-Bihar were present at the event. Held at the Sangat Hall near Gajgrah Chowk, the Sonepur Mind Fest featured participants in School, College, and Open categories. Winners in the Open category across all three competitions received cash prizes of ₹1500, ₹1000, and ₹500.