Isn't Onkyo braille essay competition happening this year? On 5/27/14, AICB <[email protected]> wrote: > Ref: AICB/A-17/2014 > Dated: 27.05.2014 > > Dear Colleagues, > Sub: Third All India Madanlal Khandelwal Braille Essay Competition. > > We are pleased to inform you that it has been decided that in order to > popularize Braille further nationwide, we should continue to organize > the aforesaid Braille essay competition for the third year also. As > you would recall, we conduct this competition in memory of Madanlal > Khandelwal, an ardent supporter of the blind. Late Shri Madanlal > Khandelwal based in London, was a reputed social worker and sponsored > various Braille promotion programmes during his life time through this > Organization. He also made a handsome donation of Rs. 20,00,000/- to > this organization for Corpus Fund. > > As before, the competition is titled "All India Madanlal Khandelwal > Memorial Braille Essay Competition 2014" and will be held in Hindi, > English and other Indian languages. The Competition shall carry > attractive cash prizes. > > Rules and regulations as well as topics for the essay competition for > junior and senior groups are given below for your ready reference:- > > 1. There will be two groups of competitors--one Junior group up to > the age of 25 years and the second Senior group from the age of above > 25 years. > 2. Group-wise topics for the essay competition are: > > Junior group (Hindi): "Bharat Mein Drishtiheeno Ke Sangathano se meri > Apekshaen." > Junior group (English): "My expectations from organizations of the > blind in India." > > Senior group (Hindi): "Bharat Mein Ugravad aur Maovad--Vastvik Kaaran Ve > Nidaan" > Senior group (English): "Militancy and Maoism--real causes and solutions." > > 3. The essay should be written by the blind participants in Hindi > or English or any Indian language approved by the Confederation. > 4. Essays should be written in uncontracted Braille in Indian > languages. For English, the essays should be written in contracted > Braille (grade-2). > 5. Essays should be written by Braille slate or Braille > typewriter/Perkins Brailler. In no case should the essays be entered > on the computers and converted into Braille through a translation > software. > 6. Essays should be written on one side of the sheet only and each > page number should be marked in continuation at the top right-hand > corner. > 7. Maximum length of the essay for junior group should be between > 600-800 words and for senior group between 800-1000 words inclusive of > applicant's name, age, address phone No., topic of the essay. The > essays not written as per the prescribed word limits shall not be > included in the competition. > 8. The Competition carries certificates and three cash prizes of > Rs. 6000, 4,000 and 2,000 for junior group and Rs. 8000, 5000 and > 3000 for senior group in each language. Thus, in each language there > shall be 6 cash prizes for the winners. > 9. The essays must be completely original in nature. > 10. The essays in each language shall be examined by reputed persons > and their decision shall be final and binding for all. > 11. For determining the best three entries in each language group the > following shall be kept in mind: > i. Content > ii. Language and style > iii. Braille proficiency and neatness > 12. Last date for receipt of essays in Braille in AICB office shall be > 31st August, 2014. > 13. On each envelope language of the essay and junior or senior group > should be mentioned. > > We hope and trust that you will give widest possible publicity to this > event so that more and more blind persons could take part in this > activity. > > With kind regards, > > Yours sincerely, > > (J.L. KAUL) > SECRETARY GENERAL > > > > With Kind Regards > > J. L. Kaul > Secretary General > All India Confederation of the Blind > Braille Bhawan, > Sector-5, Rohini, > Delhi-110085 > Mob: 9810684208 > website: www.aicb.org.in > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. >
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