Mysuru’s Raksha R. Karpoor (centre), who won first place in the PowerSpeak Championship-2026, an All India Competition organised by SBY Academy, is seen receiving the trophy from the Jury, Tanvi Bhatt, at Hotel Mirador, Andheri East, Mumbai, on Aug. 9. Also seen are (from left) Indian voice-over artist and actor Vijay Vikram Singh, Entrepreneur Rohit Wahi and Satish Shenoy. The Championship saw participation from across India, out of which 10 were selected for the finale held in Mumbai. Raksha, who spoke about ‘The medals I earned’ was the winning speech. She also bagged the Audience Choice Award.