Unravel the Genius in you… Just like Neha did for herself

Being proactive is among the great virtues of a king that Valmiki lists in Ramayana. “This is what the Sage termed agravashi, or the one who initiates conversation”, writes Subroto Bagchi in his new book The Professional. “This self-confidence is not about who you are; it is about how well you are conversant with your efforts in making them persistently going on and then analyzing where the efforts could lead.
In everyday life, the greater the amount of concentration an individual can muster in himself/herself, the greater is the share of success.
Miss Neha Lalit Sharma has attached to her name innumerable kudos and accolades which makes her a class apart at a very young and tender age. She is a proactive individual and is genuinely interested in a cause well defined that is to inculcate tremendous excellence in oneself which can prove useful to society at large also.
Neha, a student of Resonance, Mumbai, won the second prize of Seventh CSIR Diamond Jubilee Invention Award for School Children-2008 for her research work titled ‘Novel Writing Aid-LIPI’. Being proactive always, she chose to be conscious of her innate power of her dreams and ideas backed by the creative imagination to envision the alternative. CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) celebrates its foundation day every year on September 26. On this occasion, CSIR give away prizes to the winners of the CSIR Young Scientist Awards, the CSIR Technology Awards, and the CSIR Diamond Jubilee Invention Award for School Children and the Prestigious Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Awards.
For the CSIR Diamond Jubilee Invention Award, entries are received from all over the country, and awardees are selected on the basis of Innovative idea/ concept, thorough experimentation/ prototype development and, Patent worthiness, for it has to be a commercially oriented invention.For the year 2008, five prizes were announced and were given by the Minister of Science and Technology, in the presence of director general, CSIR, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Neha, a Resonite, received the 2nd prize that carries a trophy, certificate, citation and Rs.25, 000/- for the research work titled- “A Novel Writing Aid (LIPI- Letting Infirm to Pen their Ideas)”. A patent application has been filed for the same.
She has always been in the list of toppers and this merit of hers to stand out in the rest has been mastered by her day in and day out by her will strong to chase her dreams relentlessly to turn them true.  Being excellent in academics, she also unleashed the slew of her thoughts to make them see the light of the day for the benefit of the society at large.
Curricular achievements
Has been in top THREE rankers all through
Extra-curricular achievements
Science related activities:
Distinction  Ganit Sambodh organized by Thane District Mathematics Teachers Association  2002
In Top 100 – DuPont India Challenge Science Paper Contest – 2003
Rank 251  6th National Science Olympiad – 2004
First prize  Science Quiz organized by Indian Women Scientists’ Association (IWSA)  2005
First prize  Science Camp organized by Indian Women Scientists’ Association (IWSA)  2006
Participated in Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS) National Level Fair  2006
Participated in 14th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC)  National Level – 2006
Fifth prize  CSIR Diamond Jubilee Innovation Award for School Children – 2006
Runner Up  SEED Science Fair on Climate Change – 2007
Participated in Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS) National Level Fair  2007
Third  prize  CSIR Diamond Jubilee Innovation Award for School Children – 2007
Second  prize  CSIR Diamond Jubilee Innovation Award for School Children  2008
First prize  Essay writing competition on Homi Bhabha organized by Indian Women Scientists’ Association (IWSA)  2009
Games:
Rank 4  Parle G Chess Festival (under 8 category)- 2000
Rank 6 – The Bournvita Inter-School Chess Tournament (under 8 category) – 2000
Rank 15  The Bournvita Inter-School Chess Tournament (under 10 category) – 2002
Rank 9  Inter-School Chess Tournament (under 10 category) organized by Bandra Chess Club  2003
Miscellaneous:
Third position – Bournvita Intra-School Quiz Contest 2001
First position Bournvita Intra-School Quiz Contest 2002
Third prize Inter-School Hindi Essay Competition organized by New Bombay Bengali Association  2004
First prize  Painting Competition organized by Apollo Pharmacy & Calcium Sandoz – 2005
Third prize Handwriting Competition organized by Young Innovators Club – 2005
Consolation prize District Level Philatelic Exhibition NAVIMUMPEX  2007
Patent and publications
Patent application filed  2006, 2007, 2008
Six write-ups in DNA Navi Mumbai edition
A Novel Writing Aid  LIPI (Letting Infirm to Pen their Ideas), a device for the infirm who find writing difficult, including senior citizens afflicted with any disease or injury limiting their ability to write, or those having physical impairment specifically that of the digits of the hand involved in writing process, or those who have either lost any of the digits of hand including thumb or have them missing, or the professionals and students whose writing for a long period of time results in fatigue of the digits and hand, and the likes.
Mathematical interpretation and analysis of the act of writing (under normal conditions) was worked out confirming the factors responsible for ultimate writing fatigue. To overcome the limitations, a suitable device was designed and developed. The prototype of this device was tried and tested by a number of persons with physical impairment, missing digits including thumb, and senior citizens.
Neha entails taking conscious control over her life, setting her own priorities and goals and working actively to achieve them rather than waiting passively for opportunities. She is ready to chase her dreams to the last lees till they turn into reality for the good of the society. Are you all set to unravel the genius in you?