M.D. Bhatia School wins fort-building competition with Raigad replica

November 9, 2026 /Posted byBandy EW / 0

– Ronita Torcato

M.D. Bhatia English Medium School, Ghatkopar East, won first prize in a fort-building competition organised by the Maharashtra State Jawahar Bal Bhavan on November 4, 2026. The school’s five-member team created a replica of Raigad Fort to clinch the top position in the competition, which saw participation from 17 Mumbai schools.

D.S. High School, Sion, secured second prize for its replica of Tategad-Sundargad Fort, while St. Columba High School, Gamdevi, won third prize for its model of Torna Fort.

Five other schools received prizes for their entries: St. Ignatius High School, Sane Guruji Road, Jacob Circle (Raigad Fort); Medical Group Shirolkar High School, Girgaon (Raigad Fort); Mahila Mandal Sanchalit Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Kurla West (Sinhagad Fort); Model High School, Vashi Naka (Devagiri Fort); and Arvind Gandbhir High School, Jogeshwari (Pratapgad Fort).

The competition was organised to nurture children’s creativity and familiarise them with Maharashtra’s heritage of forts. Each participating school was represented by a team of five students, who demonstrated their creativity, artistic skills and knowledge of historical forts through their models.

The Maharashtra State Jawahar Bal Bhavan, a government organisation, conducts activities throughout the year for children aged four to 16. Its workshops and competitions, often organised around festivals and cultural occasions, aim to familiarise children with India’s cultural traditions and encourage their preservation.

The entries were judged by Balshree Award winners Sumit Patil and Omkar Vejare. Neeta Patil, director of Jawahar Bal Bhavan, and the judges congratulated the participants and commended their efforts.

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M.D. Bhatia School wins fort-building competition with Raigad replica

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