It is a proud moment for Rozia Shabnam Noor as three of her daughters have won the Navtarang Diwali Thali Competition.
University student Momina Shabnam was the winner, while Noor’s eldest daughter, Farisha Shabnam, won second prize and her youngest daughter, Year 13 student Saba Sabrin took third prize.
While speaking to fijivillage News, Noor says she and all four of her daughters took part in the competition, where they made more than 50 different types of sweets and savouries from Saturday.
She says she only helped Sabrin as she has exams this week.
Noor, who lives in Davuilevu Housing, says her daughters will decide how they spend the prize money.
Radio Sargam Diwali Thali Competition winner Madhu Singh says she prepared 20 items over five days, with only a little help from her two nieces.
Singh, who lives on Vuci Road in Nausori with her husband, says some of the unique items she prepared were cassava and suji steamed halwa, ice cream barfi and nuts laddu.
She says her two daughters live in Australia and she plans to share her win with her nieces who helped her during the preparation.
Singh, who is a Christian, says she will visit friends during the Diwali celebrations.
Sugra Habib won second prize in the Radio Sargam competition, while Ron Shankar and his father won third prize.
Sponsored by FMF, each of the winners walked away with cash prizes and a gift hamper while other participants were also not left empty handed as they also got attractive hampers.
