‘Born to Shine’ nurtures female child prodigies across India

Zee Entertainment Enterprises, India’s largest entertainment conglomerate, and Give India, the largest and the most trusted giving platform in India, have joined hands in realizing their mission of being “prodigy incubators, by identifying exceptionally gifted children and nurturing them to fulfill their potential. Born to Shine is a CSR initiative by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, with the vision to nurture female child prodigies across India.


Under professionally trained mentors, these young minds would be exposed to the optimum level of guidance, which shall safeguard the angels from being overworked, and/or being forced to be champions. A child with unmatched talent might be fascinating to the world outside, but not every time does he/she/they carry forth their talents beyond adolescence. It will provide a scholarship of INR 4,00,000, spread across 3 years, to 30 deserving female child prodigies (aged under 15) in any field of art, in the country. They have decided to extend the last date for entries to 5th of July 2022. Any girl who has achieved mastery in any Indian art form and is below 15 years can apply for the three years Born to Shine scholarship. The top thirty across the country will receive scholarship for honing their skills and accomplishing maestro status. Applicants will be selected from more than 60,000 schools across the country – in both virtual and physical formats.


Mr. Umesh Kr Bansal, Executive Vice President, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, said, “This initiative will assist us in making a significant impact in the world of artists and child prodigies.”