Winners and organisers of the TraQuest Quiz Competition pose for a photo during the award ceremony at the Integrated Indian Community Centre.
Doha: The annual TraQuest, a flagship quiz programme for Indian students across Qatar, was virtually held recently.
The event is organised by the Thiruvananthapuram District Residents Association Qatar (TRAQ) - a socio-cultural platform of residents in Qatar from Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala, India, which functions under the aegis of the Indian Embassy in Qatar.
The event has achieved immense popularity over the years and has been well received by Qatar’s Indian diaspora.
The Quiz was open to the high school students of Indian Schools in Qatar. Eight schools participated in the programme, namely MES Ideal Indian School, Loyola International School, Shantiniketan Indian School, Bhavan’s Indian School, Birla Public School, DPS Modern Indian School, and Doha Modern Indian School.
Birla Public School, represented by Jineshwar Kamalkumar Nariani and Trivikram Sunil, bagged the Ever-Rolling trophy.
The first runner-up was Ideal Indian School, represented by Fadi Mohammed and Aman Hashim. The second runner-up was Shantiniketan Indian School, represented by Haleem Ahmed and Shourya Pratap Bisht.
A prize distribution ceremony was held at Integrated Indian Community Centre (IICC) Doha, attended by the winners, guests of honour, sponsors, and the event organisers. PN Baburajan, President of ICBF, was the chief guest.
The Ever-Rolling trophy of the TraQuest 2020 was presented to the winners by the TRAQ President J Rahumathulla, individual winners trophy by Vinod Nair and the ICC Vice President, while Manzoor Moideen awarded winners certificates.
