Winner announcement for Seeking innovative ideas for setting up of Poshan Museum
The Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD), under the guidance of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), in collaboration with MyGov India, hosted the POSHAN Museum Contest from 9th October to 9th November 2025. The contest received 1,666 entries from across the country. After a careful review, the top three entries under each of the 10 themes were shortlisted as finalists.
Heartiest congratulations to the finalists. The creative ideas and passion towards reviving India’s rich traditional food wisdom and integrating it with modern science are much appreciated. The museum will highlight balanced diets, life-cycle nutrition, and India’s diverse food heritage through zones on food history, nutrition science, traditional cuisines, policy initiatives from the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) to POSHAN 2.0, Ayurveda-based knowledge, and a dedicated children’s corner.
The following are the finalists for the contest:
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Traditional Food Gallery | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | Sridhar Nagar |
| 2nd | Ankita Agarwal |
| 3rd | Lakshya Gupta |
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Technology Food Interventions | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | Mudit Kumar Singh |
| 2nd | B Vedanth Venkatesh |
| 3rd | Manideep Pothanaka |
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Science of Nutrition | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | V Mohana |
| 2nd | Lakshya Gupta |
| 3rd | Dr Dipali Saxena |
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Policy Programme & Initiatives | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | Deepti Gulati |
| 2nd | Apoorva Kalra |
| 3rd | Vinaina Suri |
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Research Data & Documentation | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | P. Avinash Goud |
| 2nd | Bhabani Shankar Sahoo |
| 3rd | Sonika Sonam |
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Life Cycle Approach to Nutrition | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | Dr Pradeep Saxena |
| 2nd | Nisha Aggarwal |
| 3rd | Dr Dipali Saxena |
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Interactive Learning Zone | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | Dr. Ramya Pinnamaneni |
| 2nd | Abhay Joglekar |
| 3rd | Shivani Jha |
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Food Timeline Zone | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | Dr Abhishek Anand |
| 2nd | Sonika Sonam |
| 3rd | Muskan Bharti |
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Children’s Corner | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | Nikita Kumari Horo |
| 2nd | Dr Indresh kumar |
| 3rd | Diya Pushpalal Chaudhari |
| Poshan Museum Contest Theme – Ayurveda & Indian Foods | |
| Position | Name |
| 1st | Jayshree J |
| 2nd | Prof. Atul Gokhle |
| 3rd | Roshni Deepak Mehta |
