• Award Category: Most Creative Use of Social Media
  • Introduction: Prateek Rout is a Class X Student from Apeejay School, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi
  • Achievement: Used Social Media/YouTube to create informational videos on different topics ranging from Cyber Security, Vaccine Awareness, Sustainable Development Goals and Mental Wellbeing

Like 2020, the year 2021 also saw students being confined to the safety of the 4 walls of their house. With plenty of time on hand and access to digital platforms available easily, many youngsters started using Social Media for entertainment purposes. But Prateek Rout – a Class 10 student from Apeejay SchoolPanchsheel Park-New Delhi thought of much more constructive use of social media, i.e., to spread awareness among his friends, peers, and society in general. Prateek extensively used YouTube to produce and publish a series of awareness videos on challenges and topics that are of interest to young audiences.

Infinite Knowledge Hub YouTube Channel

In 2021, he launched his YouTube channel, Prateek's Infinite Knowledge Hub, to address the problems that affect students and youngsters. Prateek produced and published a series of videos on a variety of critical issues and topics such as Cyber Security, Vaccine Awareness, Sustainable Development Goals, and Wellbeing. In addition to this, he also collaborated with other creators of his age and posted videos on special occasions and days such as Kargil Vijay Diwas, National Police Day, and so forth. His YouTube channel currently has 130 subscribers and more than 6000 views.

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Other Achievements

Following the power of video through YouTube, he also decided to venture into audio production to reach a larger audience. To do so, he has also hosted a podcast show on peace and harmony that discussed the status of world peace, and a webinar on cyber security to help people protect their crucial information from unauthorized access.

Prateek Rout is a finalist for Most Creative Use of Social Media because…when everything went digital during the lockdown, Prateek realized the power of social media and word-of-mouth advocacy to influence and educate a large number of people.

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