Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Two Young Indians Win Prestigious Bal Puraskar
Two young Indians, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Vishwanath Karthikey Padakanti, received a special award called the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from the President of India.
Vaibhav is a 14-year-old cricket player who has done amazing things like scoring a century in a big tournament and becoming the youngest player to get a contract in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Vishwanath is a 16-year-old mountaineer who completed the 7 Summits Challenge, which means he climbed the highest mountains on all seven continents.
Both of them have shown great talent and hard work in their fields.
Many people, including big officials, congratulated them and said they are an inspiration to other young people.
Vaibhav and Vishwanath have set many records and have big dreams for the future.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, and Vishwanath Karthikey Padakanti, 16, received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 from President Droupadi Murmu.
Suryavanshi is a cricket prodigy who became the youngest player to hit a century in men's List A cricket and the youngest to earn an IPL contract.
Karthikey is a mountaineer who completed the 7 Summits Challenge, becoming the youngest Indian and the second youngest person in the world to achieve this feat.
Suryavanshi scored the fastest IPL century by an Indian in 35 balls and the fastest U19 ODI century in 52 balls.
Karthikey began mountaineering during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since climbed 23 mountains across continents, setting multiple age-related benchmarks.
- Who
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Vishwanath Karthikey Padakanti
- What
- Received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 for outstanding achievements in cricket and mountaineering respectively
- When
- Friday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- India (specific location not mentioned)
- Why
- Recognized for exceptional achievements in their respective fields at a young age
- Award
- Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025
- Awarded By
- President Droupadi Murmu
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Age
- 14 years
- Vishwanath Karthikey's Age
- 16 years
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi's IPL Team
- Rajasthan Royals
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi's IPL Contract
- Rs 1.1 crore
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Youngest List A Century
- 14 years and 272 days
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Fastest IPL Century by Indian
- 35 balls
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Youngest U19 ODI Century
- 52 balls
- Vishwanath Karthikey's Achievement
- Completed the 7 Summits Challenge
- Vishwanath Karthikey's Birthdate
- October 30, 2008
- Vishwanath Karthikey's First High-Altitude Attempt
- Rudragaira, Uttarakhand
- Vishwanath Karthikey's Training Institute
- Nehru Institute of Mountaineering
- Vishwanath Karthikey's Number of Mountains Climbed
- 23
- Vishwanath Karthikey's Mount Everest Summit Date
- May 27, 2025
Sources
BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla Felicitates Vaibhav Suryavanshi On Receiving The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: 'The Recognition Is A Proud Moment'
From the dust of Tajpur to the glister of Rashtrapati Bhavan: The Vaibhav Suryavanshi odyssey
