Patna: Students from government polytechnic institutes across the state displayed a wide range of artistic and intellectual talents at Umang 2026, a state-level sports and literary–cultural festival organised by the Department of Science, Technology and Technical Education. From music and debates to creative writing and fine arts, the event brought together young participants who competed with confidence and creativity on a common platform.
The competitions covered multiple disciplines, including singing, quizzes, dumb charades, group discussions, extempore speaking, story and essay writing, painting and poster making. Officials said the festival aims to promote holistic development among technical students by encouraging expression beyond the classroom and workshop, combining cultural engagement with academic learning.
In music, Harsh Raj of Government Polytechnic, Banka, claimed the top prize, while Chandraveer Kumar of Supaul finished runner-up. The quiz title went to Kishan Kumar Srivastava and Aditya Raj from Government Polytechnic, Patna-7, with the Muzaffarpur team of Bittu Kumar and Rana taking second place. Khagaria students Om Kumar Gupta and Chandan Kumar won the dumb charades event, ahead of participants from Bhagalpur.
English-language events saw strong performances from Avishree of Government Polytechnic, Purnea, who secured first place in both group discussion and debate. Prakriti Soumya and Palak Kumari were runners-up in their respective categories, while Soumya also topped the extempore contest. In creative writing, Kajal Kumari and Vidushi Ranjan led the Hindi and English story writing sections, and essay writing honours went to Sajan Kumar and Stuti Kumari.
In the visual arts, Nikhil Kumar from Motihari won the painting competition, while Alisha Singh from Bhojpur secured first place in poster making. Winners and runners-up were felicitated by the department with awards and certificates. Organisers said the next phase of Umang 2026 will extend similar state-level sports and cultural competitions to students from government engineering colleges, broadening participation across technical institutions.
