Samskritam Video Competition 2020

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Competition Results & Video Playlists

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Watch the announcement of the competition results in the below YouTube video, accompanied by a special playlist featuring the top videos.

• Access the #SBUSA2020 Video Competition Playlist Here

To view all submitted videos, search on YouTube using these hashtags:

• #SBUSA2020
• #SamskritVideo
• #SBVideoComp

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Competition Winners

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Grand First Prize

• Shriji Sharma, India – “Gavo Vishwasya Mataraha | गावो विश्वस्य मातरः”

Grand Second Prize

• Ramya Mangala Lakshmi, India – “Katapayadi System in Melakarta Ragas”

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Category Prize Winners

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Short Film

First Prize

• Sriram Ganesh, USA – “Sanskrit Skit Mangalyam Tantunanena”

Second Prize

• Ravi Ramakrishnan, USA – “Sanskrit Skit Mysore Pak”

Third Prize

• Usha Jayaraman, USA – “अनुसरणीया संस्कृतिः । Culture should be followed”

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Music Video

First Prize

• Usha Jayaraman, USA (also Short Film 3rd prize winner!) – “पठन्तु संस्कृतम् । Learn Samskritam!”

Second Prize

• Paavani Rao and Shruthi Ganesh Rao, USA – “Namo Namo Bharathambe”

Third Prize

• Sashank Subedi, Canada – “मे माता | My Mother”

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Informational

First Prize

• Creative Thinkers, India – “संस्कृतस्य विश्वपरिक्रमा। The world tour of Sanskritam”

Second Prize

• Jyoti Raj, India – “श्रीलङ्का देशे भवतां स्वागतम्”

Third Prize

• Sandhya Prasad, India – “Some Interesting Facts in Samskrit!”

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Teaching

First Prize

• Parikshit Nandkishor Zodekar, India – “निर्माति भेलखाद्यम् Shreya Prepares Bhel Snack”

Second Prize

• Shankarararama Sharma, India – “Chitra Bandhas in Paduka Sahasram of Sri Vedanta Desika”

Third Prize

• Krithiga, India – “Samskrita Shikshanam”

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Jokes

First Prize

• Yuvaraj Venkatesan, USA – “पूरी आलुकम् (PURI ALUKAM)”

Second Prize

• Bhakti Purandare, India – “Extra Talented Students.यदा शिष्याः शिक्षिकापेक्षया पटुतराः”

Third Prize

• Aarshvi Vikrant Shah, India – “कोरोना कालः – हास्य कणिका । Corona Times”

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Encouragement Prize Winners

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Short Film

• Abhinaya Kannan, USA – “MARGADHARSHANAM-SAMSKRITHA SHORT FILM“
• Mrudula Nadgauda, USA – “चल कूष्माण्ड टुणुक् टुणुक् – Short Film“
• Pranav Reddipalli, USA – “samskritEH samrakshaNam kuru!- A Sanskrit Skit (WHY SANSKRIT)“
• Shivani Kedila, USA – “The Story of 2020 [English Subtitles]“
• Niva Mangalampalli, USA – “तस्मै पाणिनये नमः | Tasmai Paninaye Namah ।“
• Nishant Shukla, India – “Sarve Vayam Sainikāh“
• Ranjani Mohan, USA – “प्रतिघातः | The Shock“
• Subramanian Natarajan, USA “शारदे | शारदे | – कथाभागः 1 – चूर्णोदयम् / Samskrtam Short Film – Comedy“
• Sunil Chellappan, USA – “संस्कृतभारती Chicago – लघुरूपकमाला – १“
• Vaishnavi Hariprasad, USA – “adbhuta bIjaH“

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Music Video

• Sriram Karthik, USA – “Sanskrit Phalani Geetham“
• Chaithra Rao, USA – “गृञ्जनकस्य व्यञ्जनं Carrot Kosambari (With English subtitles)“
• Maheshwari Dixith, USA – “Sri Krishna PrarthanA (Sapta vibhaktyAm – in Seven Vibhaktis)“
• Krithiga, India (also Teaching category 3rd prize winner!) – “Beauty of Sanskrit (with English subtitles)“
• Srinath Jayaraman, USA – “एकः-अनेके । भारतीय-दूरदर्शन-संस्थया पूर्वप्रदर्शितं प्रसिद्धगीतं संस्कृतेन“
• Uma Kalluparambil, USA – “Samskritam Saralam Song“
• Sruthi Karthik, USA (also 4th place in Music Video category!) “bhavAn kim karotI geetham“
• Vaishnavi Sai Vinoba, Oman – “Vaishnavi-Kalye Budhyati Mama Janani (कल्ये बुध्यति मम जननी)“
• Subhashini Sankaran, USA – “#Ashtapadhi #Nadha hare #नाद हरे“
• Nehaarika Shridhar, USA – “Hariharan – Samskritam Video Project“
• Nandhini Prathivathibayangaram Muralidharan, USA – “संस्कृतं संस्कृतिः संस्कृतं संरक्षितम् |Sanskrit song|“
• Ramalatha Raveendran, USA – “Sanskrit Vibhakti learning song (with English subtitles)“
• Mrudula Nadgauda, USA – “Ramayan-Sangeet-katha-संक्षिप्त-गीतरामायणम्“
• Likith.S.B, USA – “संस्कृत पाठणं दृश्यमुद्रणम् Sanskrit song teaching and learning video by Nischal & Likith“
• Madhura Khare, USA – “Saraswati Vandana by Madhura Khare“
• Anand Parankussam, USA – “Abhayaranyam – Sanskrit Rhymes“
• Smita Dodlaty, USA – “Friends of Mother Earth- avanimaitri“
• Payal Ratnoo, India – “आम्लं द्राक्षाफलम् A Sanskrit Poem by Parnika Ratnoo“
• Hiya Ray, India – “Hiya Ray|Sanskrit Song|“
• S. Gopika, India – “samskrit video competition-Music video“
• Aarshvi Vikrant Shah, India (also Jokes category 3rd prize winner!) – “Sanskrita Song to wish Happy Birthday – Sudinam Sudinam“

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Informational

• Kshama B. N., India – “रङ्गवल्ली – Rangoli“
• Arati Joshi, USA – “हम्पी प्रवासः“
• Angiras, India – “त्रासाय न पूर्वावधानाय च आम् इति वदन्तु“
• Manthan Gala, India – “TEEN LOK VIDEO IN SANSKRIT with english and hindi subtitiles“
• livesanskrit, India – “Story of Ganesha and Subrahmanya. गणेशस्य सुब्रह्मण्यस्य च कथा I“
• Dr. Muralikrishna T., India – “स्वदेशीयः वर्णचूर्णः (Colour Powder)“
• Nithya Aanand, USA – “The art of ‘Kolam’“
• Dharshan Sharma, USA – “Dharshan Sanskrit Video (Click cc for English Translation)“

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Teaching

• Pranshi Shah, India – “Learn Kitchen Items Names in Sanskrita“
• Varshini and Sharini Sriram, USA – “Short film: Sisters talking about Shiva and Parvathi.“
• S. Alagiya Manavalan, India – “Alagiya Manavalan SrI gIthA teaching“
• Raghav Ranganathan, USA – “Seasons in Sanskrit“
• Sahana Samrat, USA – “SahanaSBJune2020“

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Other Finalists

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These are other entries that made it into the final round, but did not win a cash prize:

• Sophy Rodrrigo, Australia – Vibhakti in Sanskrit to learn so easy – Teaching
• Adhishri Dingorkar, USA – मूर्ख दासिका (The Foolish Servant: A funny Sanskrit Story) – Jokes
• Sougandhika Nagaraj, USA – Anujaa sarvada nodayati – Jokes
• Vijay Ram, USA – Jaalaputa vargah klista bhavati – Jokes
• Nivedya and Vedika Biju, India – Grame Nagare Samasta Rashtre song by Nivedya. – Music Video
• Shashank Davanagere, USA – Sringeri Jagadgurum – Music Video
• Ramesh Sutar, India – Garud gaman – Music Video
• Saranayaki, USA – Saranayaki singing Abhayaranyam – Music Video
• S.Ananthanarayanan, India – Ratnaketa Deekshitaha – Informational

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