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AWARD WINNERS: "FLASH TRUTHS – TAKING INDIA'S PULSE"
The confirmed winners of the nano-Essay Competition held by DownloadingMyMind (DMM) in association
with the Society For Policy Studies (SPS) South Asia Monitor (SAM) are:
2nd Prize: ₹25000 Dhruv Raman, New Delhi Koi bhi desh perfect nahi hota…
2nd Prize: ₹25000 Attiso Bhowmick, Bandel, W. Bengal Indian Pickle - The Ancient Spirit of Indian
Everyday Gourmet
3rd Prize: ₹15000 Neha Negi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand The Other side of the Cul-de sac
3rd Prize: ₹15000 Lipokmenla Ao, Dimapur, Nagaland Identity Found– Indian Life
3rd Prize: ₹15000 Spandan Pandya, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Plurality of Living
3rd Prize: ₹15000 Shivani Singh, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh A Full Stop to Her Hope
Also, DMM has decided to award a Special Prize (INR15000) to Atul Sharma for the (Untitled) Essay on the LGBT community-related existence in Indian Life.
Panel of Judges were
Regrettably, intention to invite the winners to an Award Presentation Ceremony was not possible in the times of the catastrophic pandemic ravaging India. Under the circumstances, we took the expedient course of directly transferring prize moneys to the Winners’ bank accounts.
An overwhelming collection of exciting essays from India and abroad was received, including some very thought-provoking compositions. A nano-Essay Competition: "Flash Truths: Taking India's Pulse” is an initiative of former Australian Deputy High Commissioner Mr Rakesh Ahuja who served in India. Competition launched nationwide in India is also open to the Indian diaspora abroad. Today information is getting overloaded, and there is a lot of development in Technology. This is effecting India the most, because she has very young population and she is young. Rakesh Ahuja want's to take the selfie of the young minds of the India, to understand the young minds.
This nano - Essay Competition will be held annually. We hope you will participate again in the January 2022 edition.
The Judges and the Organisers congratulate the winners of this Inaugural nano – Essay Competition.
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I had my contribution, but not even a mention:
"A tolerant, diverse and ethical country; who welcomed people from across the globe and accepted them as hers, whose history dates back to more than 5000 years before, oldest known civilization being the Indus valley, who gathered Israelites, sheltered Zoroastrians, accepted Christianity and Islam, gave birth to Buddhist, Jains and Sikhs; having received the religion through revelation, the Vedas. There were no restrictions, passports or visa until late and migration is a continuous phenomenon.
We accepted cultures from those who visited us, some looted us and took away our knowledge and wealth, while others created assets for us to thrive on. Our borders kept changing. For a united future, we had our constitution crafted by stalwarts. India was capable of much good, and realise our Vision 2020, when a dormant ideology erupted, and social reform became a priority. Destructive forces around gained dominance. Hope India do not end up being a theocratic country. Infrastructure in India must be improved including roads, ports, technology, retail outlets, communication, taxation, banking and insurance. Things should be done right first and not destructed and rebuilt time and again. There should be abundant generation of electricity and agricultural products. Waste management of all kind should be a priority, and clean atmosphere need to be created for the residents and travelers promoting tourism. Rivers should be connected and saved. Reservation system need drastic overhaul and our defense should be made strong, as we preserve our Unity in diversity and create a sense of respect towards public property.
We disagree because we are in our own well. We need to grow broader. We have Indian brains leading Globally, and Indians consuming global goods and services. We can make in India and use Made in India goods. Let us strive to say with pride: Mera Bharath Mahan. "
In the main stream social media, data don't remain for long, but this data will be collected and processed, keeping foot prints of the people.
This 300 word nano - Essay Competition open to all people of Indian origin anywhere was a ‘street-level’ contest in contrast with stratospheric academic exercises – the first such held in India. The response was overwhelming. Several Essays addressed original ideas. However, many entries did not meet the essay Guidelines, which restricted the scope for awarding the prize money. The unawarded moneys is carried forward to the next edition of the Competition in January 2022.
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