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:
|
S.No. |
Name | Position | Poshan Museum Contest Theme |
| 1. | Sridhar Nagar | 1st |
Traditional Food Gallery |
|
2. |
Ankita Agarwal | 2nd | |
| 3. | Lakshya Gupta |
3rd |
|
|
4. |
Mudit Kumar Singh | 1st | Technology Food Interventions |
| 5. | B Vedanth Venkatesh |
2nd |
|
|
6. |
Manideep Pothanaka | 3rd | |
| 7. | V Mohana |
1st |
Science of Nutrition |
|
8. |
Lakshya Gupta | 2nd | |
| 9. | Dr Dipali Saxena |
3rd |
|
|
10. |
Deepti Gulati | 1st | Policy Programme & Initiatives |
| 11. | Apoorva Kalra |
2nd |
|
|
12. |
Vinaina Suri | 3rd | |
| 13. | P. Avinash Goud |
1st |
Research Data & Documentation |
|
14. |
Bhabani Shankar Sahoo | 2nd | |
| 15. | Sonika Sonam |
3rd |
|
|
16. |
Dr Pradeep Saxena | 1st | Life Cycle Approach to Nutrition |
| 17. | Nisha Aggarwal |
2nd |
|
|
18. |
Dr Dipali Saxena | 3rd | |
|
19. |
Dr. Ramya Pinnamaneni |
1st |
Interactive Learning Zone |
| 20. | Abhay Joglekar |
2nd |
|
|
21. |
Shivani Jha |
3rd |
|
|
22. |
Dr Abhishek Anand | 1st | Food Timeline Zone |
| 23. | Sonika Sonam |
2nd |
|
|
24. |
Muskan Bharti | 3rd | |
| 25. | Nikita Kumari Horo |
1st |
Children’s Corner |
|
26. |
Dr Indresh kumar | 2nd | |
| 27. | Diya Pushpalal Chaudhari |
3rd |
|
|
28. |
Jayshree J | 1st | Ayurveda & Indian Foods |
| 29. | Prof. Atul Gokhle |
2nd |
|
|
30. |
Roshni Deepak Mehta |
3rd |
