Saturday 29 August 2020

India's First Ever Online Mega Quiz Show

2020 is a year with lots of unexpected events. One more event filled with excitement is on its way. Very gladly Byju’s, a well known brand in the educational sector has announced India’s biggest national-level school quiz ever Discovery "School Super League (DSSL) Season 3" with expected participation of over 1 crore students. The event comprises of critical thinking, aptitude, and general knowledge quizzes. League is an extremely popular 6-episode nail-biting series (National Level Quiz Competition) telecast on Discovery Channel.  

The Quiz Show tagline – “Masthi bhari rivalry hogi all the way Dreams are now just a click away.”  Isn’t this catchy.

60 of India’s smartest kids (30 teams) are selected after a rigorous online screening with almost 30,000 schools and close to 1 crore students participating in this competition. Each episode has 6 teams each battling it out in the semifinals ( 5 semifinals). The winning team from each semifinal then participates in the gripping mega-final (5 teams).  One winning team along with 2 runner-up teams will win exciting prizes and a trip to NASA. Such an exciting league!!!

The wining team will get an all-expense paid trip to the NASA.


After two successful seasons and an overwhelming response from the length and breadth of the country, Byju's-DSSL leads to season 3. Season 3 of Byju's-DSSL is conceptualized at a never-before scale. It is on its way to becoming India’s biggest national-level school quiz ever. To overcome the ongoing global pandemic situation, Byju's will leverage its digital expertise to create a first-of-its-kind school quiz that is 100% virtual.

Criteria and eligibility

All students enrolled in the schools between grades 04 to 09 are eligible to participate in DSSL. There will be two stages of the show:

Stage 1: Students will have to take four preliminary tests that would have no entry fee.

Stage 2: After a rigorous selection process, the top teams from each state will qualify for a six-episode TV quiz show, which will also take place remotely.

With this Super duper quiz Byju's will give students across India an opportunity to compete and showcase their talent while winning really exciting prizes. This initiative is sure to ignite the passion and love for learning among students.

Participate in DSSL 2020 by downloading the app available on Android and iOS: http://onelink.to/3fdzvw

The Final Reward: “NASA Touch Down”

The winning team and two runner-up teams will fly to the USA on an all-expenses-paid trip to NASA.

"Participate in DSSL 2020 by downloading the app available on Android and iOS:"










Friday 21 August 2020

ITC HOTELS & WELCOMHOTEL PRESENT OLLIE’S VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP

 Joyful, Interactive learning & fun for young adults

The world’s largest LEED platinum certified chain, ITC Hotels along with Welcomhotel announced a special surprise for kids this summer, the ‘Ollie’s Summer Camp’. Kids are currently spending their days at home attending virtual classes for most part of their day with no respite. Dedicated to the young adults of our world, Ollie’s Summer Camp is a club for kids which has been designed with interactive activities and learnings for the budding minds. Ollie’s Club at ITC Hotels and Ollie’s Corner at Welcomhotel respectively, are named after the Oliver Ridley turtle, one of ocean’s abundant tiny treasures, that are found visiting Morjim, Galgibag and Agonda Beach in Goa along with Gahirmata Beach in Odisha in the months of January and February.

In keeping with ITC Hotels ethos of supporting planet positive experiences, the Ollie’s Club is a tribute to the strength and resilience of this wonderful species. The Ollie’s Summer Camp is dedicated to the spirit of fun, discovery and inclusivity.


Ollie’s Summer Camp brings structured activities for our young guests that are aimed at sparking their inherent curiosity. Through a kaleidoscope of varied topics and easy to follow instructions, we aim to satiate their inquisitive minds with responsible experiences that enrich their lives. These sessions unwrap a bundle of experiences and exciting activities for kids to practice and parents to gainfully engage in. The wide array of activities ranges from interactive yoga classes and no heat cooking to painting and home gardening tips from our in-house subject experts.

Beginning today, August 19, 2020, the virtual camp will dive into one engaging week of interactive activities for the budding minds of our world which will help them develop skills and hobbies such as painting, cooking, gardening among others. Each of the day’s activities will feature two interesting topics which can be viewed through short videos on ITC Hotels’ and Welcomhotels’ social media handles. These will enable kids to learn new skills that they can practice and enjoy with their families from the safety of their homes.

The Ollie’s Club is already a favourite with kids. ITC Grand Goa, ITC Grand Bharat (Gurgaon), ITC Rajputana (Jaipur) and ITC Mughal (Agra) are some of the popular destinations that draw the Ollie fans. Parents are assured of the safety and hygiene of their children through the ‘WeAssure’ programme designed in collaboration with medical professionals and disinfection experts brings enhanced levels of hygiene & safety. The initiative reassures our guests of visibly stringent cleanliness and disinfection processes offering unparalleled comfort with peace of mind. With this promise, Ollie’s Club and Ollie’s Corner at these hotels will soon reopen its doors to kids. Meanwhile, the Ollie’s Virtual Summer Camp looks forward to meeting its young friends soon.

The interesting activities can be viewed on the social media handles of ITC Hotels and Welcomhotels. There is no pre-registration required to participate in the Ollie’s Virtual Summer Camp.

About ITC Hotels:

Since pioneering the concept of ‘Responsible Luxury’ in 2009, ITC Hotels has commissioned numerous planet positive initiatives, which range from use of renewable energy which today powers more than 57% of ITC Hotels electrical requirement to an over 50% reduction in water consumption over the last five years to name a few. With the decade strong ‘Responsible Luxury’ as its guiding premise, ITC Hotels is committed to delivering luxury experiences with sustainable practices embedded in the process - an endeavour which has manifested in the coveted LEED*® Platinum rating for all its luxury hotels, making ITC Hotels amongst the ‘Greenest’ luxury   hotel   chains   in the world. (*Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design – by U.S.  Green Building Council and the Indian Green Building Council).

The well-being of guests, associates and partners has always been of paramount importance at ITC Hotels and more so in these testing times. Namaste at ITC Hotels is not only a heartfelt welcome, it is inspired from our ancient scripture ‘Atithi Devo Bhava' which prescribes the dynamics of the host and guest relationship. Namaste acknowledges the honour in being a host and to look after guests in the most responsible manner without compromising the high standards the guest has come to expect. It is a call from within that keeps the Indian Values alive, pure and timeless.