Ludhiana Girl Wins PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for Using Minecraft for School Lessons
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A 14-year-old girl from Ludhiana has won the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on the 72nd Republic Day on Tuesday.
Namya Joshi, a student from the Sat Paul Mittal School, won the prestigious award in the Innovation category for using popular gaming software Minecraft in a unique way. She used the game to develop activity-based learning modules in her school.
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is the highest award for civilians under the age of 18. Joshi has created multiple lessons on Minecraft on varying topics - from Harry Potter to the Egyptian civilisation.