Hi Ris,
Thanks for your wishes. My profession ensured that I was held back enough not to contribute on this forum.
I have reviewed HDFC Child investment plan and found it to be very good. Personally, I would definitely invest into the Equity Oriented fund, but I choose Reliance RSF as I had too much HDFC in portfolio (HDFC Prudence, HDFC Top 200, HDFC Equity).
There is one catch which you need to be aware of. This fund follows a mid-cap investment style and if you have a penchant for mid-cap related risk vs reward ratio, I would definitely recommend you to invest into this fund.
Happy Investing !!