{"id":7970,"date":"2026-05-28T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7970"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:57:05","slug":"ai-video-contest-2026-showcases-the-creativity-of-mauritian-youth-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7970","title":{"rendered":"Young Talents Shine at Primary School Hindi Storytelling Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7970\" class=\"elementor elementor-7970\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accb25a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"accb25a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a2bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a2bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Young Talents Shine at Primary School Hindi Storytelling Competition<\/strong><\/p><p>The creativity and confidence of young learners were celebrated during the finals and prize-giving ceremony of the Primary School Hindi Storytelling Competition, organised by the Hindi Speaking Union, under the aegis of the Ministry of Arts and Culture.<\/p><p>The Minister of Arts and Culture, Hon. 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The Minister of Arts and Culture, Hon. Mahendra Gondeea, attended the event and had the pleasure of rewarding the finalists and winners of the competition, which brought together young participants from primary schools across Mauritius. 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