MES Indian School pupil Afeeda Fermis won ‘Sahiti Puraskaram’, a literary award for her story Gamanam in the short story contest recently. The competition was conducted for the Indian expatriate schools in Qatar under the auspicious of ‘Samanvayam’, an Indian expatriate forum. Ashtamoorti, a well-known Malayalam writer presented the award to Afeeda Fermis in a colourful function organized by the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) of Qatar. Principal (Acting) Hameeda Kadar, felicitated the award winner.