"Taare Zameen Par" is an online community with 11K+ parents built by Sejal Ray. It is a platform to showcase talent for children and in turn create a positive impact on the mental health of families. This platform had 240+ live performances of children in a year including music, dance, painting, art&craft, scientific experiments, storytelling, etc completely free. Around 70% of children went live for the first time through this online platform which supported them in building confidence, overcoming stage fear, learning new skills, and developing the overall personality of the child as per feedback from parents. TZP has been able to impact 2000+ families positively in 3 years.
TZP community strongly believes each child is unique. It is important to recognize different talents and skills in children. Children who pursue their passion are happier and have great mental health. With this belief, TZP came up with a program to recognize and felicitate the best talents namely TZP Shining Star Awards. TZP SSA Season 1 was done in Pune in Sep 2021.
TZP Shining Star Awards Season 2 was conducted in Mumbai on 4th Dec 2022. Total 33 children were felicitated across Maharashtra under different categories like Art, Culture, Academics, Technology, Social Cause, Fashion, Sports, All Rounder.
TZP Venue Partner: ITM Institute, Navi Mumbai
Sheetal Nanal and Ekta Mehta were felicitated as State Ambassadors for Maharashtra at the Shining Star Award Event. TZP core team Farhat Pedekar, Vibha Shinde, and Aastha Katara were strong support. Young students Shreya Ray, Aditi Jagtap, and Shruti Shirke supported the backend activities at the event.
Jury of SSA:
Rommal Surana: Founder Nanhagyan
Dr Paree Lalsare: Enterpreneur
The event was attended by celebrity Chief Guests:
Sheetal Biyani: Founder Sheetal Creations
Samir Date and Dipalee Date: India's Favourite Singer Couple
Sonia Mayers: Fashion Guru of India
Fashion Director Krithi Shetty choreographed the ramp walk.
Kavitha Krishnamoorthy owner of HeadOverHeels school anchored the event.
Support Partners:
Nidhi Bhandare: Mindlancer without whom the event was not possible
S R Diamonds: Sanket Shetty
GetfitwithAnagha: Anaggha Rane
Scholarstree Educare Private Limited: Dr Saravjeet Kirad
StayFeatured: Dr. Prachetan Potdar, Dr. Akshay Kamble
Brand Makers RD: Rupesh Dharmik
Creative Partner: Neel Deshpande