Project Veer Gatha inspires 1.92 Cr students with real life storytelling

Project Veer Gatha, a flagship national initiative celebrating India's gallantry award winners, has broken the record of participation by holding 1.92 crore students of 1.90 lakh schools in its fifth edition.

It was launched in 2021 as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and the program thus. keeps on expanding its reach as a great platform for inculcating patriotism, creativity and knowledge of India's military heritage among school students.

The joint venture of the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education, inspires students to know about the lives and sacrifices of the soldiers through various creative modes of expression such as poems, essays, paintings, digital posters, short films, and multimedia presentations.

The whole world is praising the initiative through hashtag #VeerGatha on social media, which is thus, allowing the sharing of heroism and bravery stories to a large number of people from different platforms.

The focus of this issue was mainly on the Samarik Parampara (India's martial traditions) which comprised the stories of the heroic warriors, such as Prithviraj Chauhan, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and the leaders of the 1857 revolt.

Student participation has been steadily rising as the first edition attracted only 8 lakh students.

One of the major successes of this year was the participation of 28, 005 students belonging to 91 CBSE schools from 18 different states. This serves as a very strong indication that the project has extended its Indian diaspora global reach.

Schools arranged face, to, face and virtual sessions with awardees who received gallantry honors. Meanwhile, competition entries were uploaded on the MyGov portal. After rounds of district and state level assessments, 4020 works were eligible at that level. From there, 100 Super, Winners will be given a cash prize of 10, 000 each and also a ticket to witness Republic Day Parade 2026 at Kartavya Path.

By connecting young minds with real, life stories of bravery, Project Veer Gatha is not just a competition, but a national campaign that fosters patriotism and historical awareness.