Navikaran 2013 Honors The Game Changers Of Indian School Education Industry

Online, February 11, 2013 (Newswire.com) - They have changed the way education is provided in India. They created the cultures of transformative innovation in schools. And these game changers of Indian school education industry have been felicitated with Navikaran 2013, held in Gurgaon on 30th January, a recognition for their innovative ideas and inspirations implemented with an effort to improve student outcomes and efficiency in schools.

Announced across 19 major categories, the Navikaran 2013 recipients included:

1. Textbooks - S.Chand (Wren n Martin)
2. Integrated Digital Classroom Solution - MBD Alchemie
3. Online Delivery of Education - MBD Alchemie
4. Stationery Products - BILT
5. Tablets - Apple
6. Display Technology - Hitachi
7. Assessment Tools - AIETS
8. Corporate Of The Year - 1) Global - Pearson 2) India Based - Educomp Solutions
9. Speciality Media in Education - Discovery Kids
10. Innovation in Sports Education - KOOH
11. Traditional Education Aids - Wipro Knowledge Tree
12. Experiential Learning - NIIT (Math Lab)
13. Next Gen Learning - MBD Alchemie
14. Best Practice Award for Students All Round Development - Greenwood High School
15. Best Online Retailer in Education - Allschoolsstuff.com
16. Most Innovative Upcoming Company in Language Learning Solution - T3 Edulab
17. Entrepreneur of The Year - Mr. Shantanu Prakash (CMD, Educomp Solutions)
18. Change Agent Of The Year - Vineet Joshi (Chairman,CBSE)
19. Legacy Institution Of The Year - DAV Public School

The unique recognition was an integral part of the two-day long B2B show, World School Resources Expo for the school education & school resources industries. It not only felicitated the technology-based products but also traditional education aids which have played a pivotal role in education delivery. Judged by an eminent jury of experts comprising of renowned educationists, academicians and policy makers, Navikaran honored all those achievers who have come up as the game changers in this space.

"India is today witnessing strong investment in the education sector. Quality is the buzzword here. As the education sector charts out a change by way of imparting education, bringing in new advanced tools, captivating the young minds with a more participative approach, Wipro Furniture believes that it is imperative to understand this basic need and design furniture accordingly. WSRE for us is thus a platform not just to introduce our furniture, but for our R&D team to interact and understand the core need as well as share our philosophy with likeminded people in the education sector, " said an excited Parag Kulkarni, Sr. Vice President & Business Head-Commercial Lighting & Furniture Business, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting Group.

With more than 500 new start-ups being formed to serve the Indian schools, there could not have been any higher felicitation than Navikaran 2013. Mr. Rahul Gupta, the CEO of Creative Children Media feels that, "Being innovative is about looking beyond what we currently do well, identifying the great ideas of tomorrow and putting them into practice. Today's event was extremely wonderful in itself where the best of school innovation industry were present. Such recognitions will not just help promote new innovations in school education sector but will also bring the creative achievers to the forefront."

As education scenario in India is flipping itself from one orbit to another, the companies and service providers in this field are pulling up their socks to bring a revolutionary approach. As competition is getting heavy, the only way for companies to deliver better services is to think out-of-the-box and innovate as they move forward. Navikaran has been one such initiative to recognize those innovative minds strategizing for futuristic school education.