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To all Heads of the Institutions/Associations working with blind
We are pleased to inform you that it has been decided that in order to popularize Braille further nationwide, we should continue to organize an essay competition in Braille for the second year also. With this end in view, we are organizing this essay competition in memory of Madanlal Khandelwal, an ardent supporter of the blind. The competition will be titled “All India Madanlal Khandelwal Memorial Braille Essay Competition” and will be held in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Tamil Indian languages and English. The Competition shall carry attractive cash prizes. Many of you may be aware that 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
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. The participants can write on the following topics:
Junior group (Hindi): “Swarg mein sthit Louis Braille ke naam ek patra.”
Junior group (English): “A letter to Louis Braille in his heavenly abode.”
Senior group (Hindi): “Drishtibadhitaon ke liye Riyaten—Samanta Ve Samaveshan ke liye khan tek Sarthak?”
Senior group (English): “Concessions for the blind Vs. equality and inclusion.”
3. The essay should be written by the blind participants in one of the State languages given above approved by the Confederation or Hindi and English.
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. Minimum 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 has 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, 2013.
13. On each envelope language of the essay and junior or senior group should be mentioned
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