Collector Pamela Satpathy congratulates Shubhashree Sahu for her achievement
KARIMNAGAR, MARCH 25, 2025:Â Shubhashree Sahu, a child scientist and a young innovator from Karimnagar, Telangana, who has designed an innovative agricultural machine for the benefit of the farmers during her period of schooling at Paramita Heritage School in Karimnagar town and who has been still working on it, has been selected to participate in the Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Programme in Science, also commonly known as the Sakura Science Exchange Programme.
This is a week-long, fully funded programme that is scheduled to be held in Japan from  June 15 to 21, 2025. The Youth from 14 Asian countries are invited to participate in this international programme. This prestigious international programme is initiated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Government of Japan, in collaboration with the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India, which perfectly aligns with the experiential learning aspect of the NEP 2020.
Karimnagar Collector Pamela Satpathy congratulated Shubhashree for her remarkable achievement in her chambers on Tuesday.  The main purpose of this programme is to facilitate short-term visits to Japan for young people from Asian countries and allow them to experience Japan’s advanced science and technology while immersing them in Japanese culture. The students participating in this program are expected to be a bridge between Japan and their home countries, making contributions to the development of global science and technology and playing an active role in the future.
This programme also aims to nurture scientific curiosity and foster cross-cultural awareness as well. The Japan-Asia Youth Programme in Science provides various contents to the students, which include participation in special classes taught by leading scientists, including Nobel laureates; visiting prominent Japanese universities and research institutions; social activities with Japanese high school students; visiting Japanese embassies; and experiencing Japanese culture etc. This exchange program not only expands horizons but also builds bridges of understanding between two countries.
Subhashree is one of the thirty-one 11th NLEPC Inspire Manak Awardees from the entire country and the only sole awardee from the entire Telangana who has been invited to JAPAN for this program. She got this golden opportunity to visit Japan after winning the prestigious Inspire Award Manak National Award in the 11th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) 2024 conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Government of India, which was held last year in New Delhi. A total of 350 students across the country had participated in the national exhibition. Out of these 350 students, only 31 students were felicitated as the winners of the National Science Exhibition. Subhashree is the sole winner awardee from the entire Telangana who has received this prestigious national award.
As a national Inspire Award winner, Subhashree will also participate in the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) at Rashtrapati Bhavan and will showcase her innovation to the honorable President of India in the coming days. It is to be noted that the patenting process has been initiated by the National Innovation Foundation, an autonomous body under the Department of science and Technology, Government of India, for its innovative agro machine to get its patent rights for its product.
Under the guidance of her guide, Mr. Lalit Mohan Sahu, Shubhashree has made an effort to address some of the main issues of the farmers by developing an eco-friendly, multifunctional, low-cost, and portable agricultural machine. This designed machine can function efficiently with four separate operations of threshing and grain separating, straw cutting used as fodder, winnowing, and bag stitching in a single process. The designed model can be operated through solar power, thereby eliminating factors like the use of electricity, unit functionality, and huge expenditure. The child’s innovation was appreciated by many for its social utility.
Shubhashree has received many great honors and awards for her scientific innovation. She has been conferred with the Inspire Award Manak from the Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, and the Young Achiever Award-2023 from the Honourable Governor. Other than this, she has also received the VIVo-Ignite Innovation and Technology award, the OLL-Skill Titan award, the Spark Innovation award, and the CBSE National Science Fair award. She has also been invited to participate in the CBSE National Skill Expo, Rashtriya Bal Vaigyanik Pradarshani (R.B.V.P.), organized by NCERT. She has bagged a cash prize of Rs 8 lakhs for her innovation.She has also been selected to participate in UDYOMAHOSTAV-25 at Hyderabad conducted by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, on the eve of National StartUp Day celebrations.
Shubhashree has received accolades from many quarters. Sri E.V. Narasimha Reddy, IAS, the commissioner and director of school education in Telangana, and Mr. Rames, the directors of SCERT, have felicitated Shubhashree for her extraordinary achievements in the field of scientific innovation in Hyderabad recently. They were very impressed as Shubhashree has brought laurels for the entire Telangana state for her great achievement.
On this occasion, the honorable District Educational Officer, Sri Janardhan Rao, and the District Science Officer, Mr. Jaypal Reddy, also congratulated Shubhashree for her great achievement. E Prasad Rao, the chairman of the Paramita Group of Schools, expressed his happiness on the great achievement of Subhashree. Board of Directors: Prasoona, Rashmitha, Ramna, Rakesh, Anukar, Vum Prasad. Vinod, Hanmanth, Principal Gopikrishna, coordinators, and staff members of the school appreciated Shubhashree for her great achievement.
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