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MUMBAI:
Arshad Muhammed emerged the victor in Amrita TV's Winsmart 'Junior
Genius', to be crowned the undisputed Genius amongst Juniors at
the Grand Finale held in Trivandrum.
Launched
in August, 2008, as a weekend primetime hourly show, 'Junior Genius'
was Malayalam television's first edutainment talent hunt targeted
at 12-14 year olds; which assessed not just their IQ,GK or artistic
abilities, but endeavored to analyse the total personality of the
child, his physical, mental and intellectual potential.
The
show began with 30 contestants; and innovative rounds whisked the
genius pool and the cream de la cream rose to the surface, and with
eliminations at regular intervals, five finalists made it to the
Grand Finale .
In
the cerebral race to the finishing line, the one who kept a level
head on his shoulders and a sharp set of brains inside it, surged
ahead and breasted the tape first, in a contest that measured their
Total Personality Quotient and became the litmus test of their Character.
Arshad,
the youngest contestant, beat the rest of the field to take home
the title and the one lakh rupee cash prize. Lekshmi S.H, a tenth
grader was awarded Rs. 75,000 for the second spot, while Deepak.T,
bagged the third prize, winning Rs. 50000
Armed
to the teeth with facts and figures, the finalists met in a pentagonal
clash of brain and nerve as they faced a variety of assessments
such as 'Emotional Intelligence', 'Mental Ability', 'Extempore'
and 'Quiz'
In
the Emotional Intelligence Test they were asked to observe a still
picture of a human 'emotion' for 30 seconds, and asked to weave
a story lasting 90 seconds, that inculcated the emotion, followed
by standard questions that measured the Emotional Quotient of the
contestants.
The
Mental Ability Segment sketched a world famous person through a
series of symbols that gave complex clues and broad hints as to
the city in which he/she was born, the place they lived in, his/her
profession ; piecing together these pointers the contestant had
to identify the person .
The
third segment, Extempore Round assessed the contestants public speaking
abilities and imagination, since he was required to speak extempore
on a subject that was given to him on the spot . The final
segment in the three hour show was a multifaceted Quiz Session .The
Finale will be telecast at 7.30 pm on March 1st.
They
received their prizes from the Chief Guest, Mr Benoy Viswam, Honorable
Minister for Forests, in front of a large appreciative audience
who followed every dip and rise of the contestants' fortune with
eager interest.
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