Competitions
‘Inspired by Tagore’ International writing competition, in partnership with the British Council
In 2011, as part of its celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, sampad launched an international writing competition called Inspired by Tagore.
Tagore was a hugely influential South Asian poet and many sampad projects have celebrated his legacy or been sparked by a line of his poetry.
We were absolutely overwhelmed by the fantastic response to the competition: we had a huge number of entries – over 1400 from 37 countries!
Our partners in the competition, the British Council in India, held special events in three Indian cities in May 2012, to celebrate Tagore’s 150th birthday anniversary and to announce the 2 overall prize winners for the competition.
sampad is now proud and delighted to reveal the overall winners, along with a list of entries selected for publication in the special commemorative book which was also launched at the May events.Please note that details of how to purchase copies of the book will be posted on this page as soon as possible.
UK winners
sampad is organising an event on 10 October, in Birmingham, as part of Birmingham Book festival. There will be dance performances based on some of the poetry/stories in the Inspired by Tagore publication, and UK winners will be acknowledged and invited to attend.
A cash prize was awarded to the overall winner in each category. These winners are:
Writers aged 8 – 15, overall winner
Viraf Patrawala (India), The Fortress
Writers aged 16 and over, overall winnerr
Cathy Bryant (UK), Song Necklace
Honourable mentions
India
Arashitaa Sehrawat, The Sea of Memories
Priya Narayanan, The Divine Dilemma
Anuradha Rao, Homesick
Shreya Sudesh, Stolen by Your Love
Tirthankar Ghosh, The Tumultuous Journey
Batul Pipewala, Hide and Seek
Highly Commended
Writers aged 8 – 15
India
Alowkikaa Bhala, The Sparkle of Flowers
Anuja Chaudhury, A Tribute To ‘She’ Who Is Everything
Hasita Durgavajhula, When the Darkness Nearly Took Over
Shreeya Ameet Kotnis, Faith
Jahnavi Verma, Why Will I Die?
UK
Hugo Bennison, Old Age and Death
Kim Littler, Tomboy
Eamon Macdonald, No Indian Knows English
Daisy Streatfield, On the Beach
Writers aged 16 and over
Bangladesh
Shazia Omar, Grassroots Emancipation
India
Adrita Das, Cider from the Old City
Saumya Choudhury, Early Monsoon
Saumya Rajan, Scum-Bags
Nayanathara S., The Balloonwallah
Richa Wahi, Crossings
Pakistan
Nayyara Rahman, Clamour of Debt
Singapore
Yu Ching Tan, Thunder
Huiwen Zhou, The Last Tree
UK
Andrew Brush, The Beautiful Now
Zainul Nasser, The Champa Tree
Sue Newton, Freedom
USA
Charles Kasler, Cross River, Climb Mountain, Return to Ocean
Full list of entries selected for publication in the Inspired by Tagore commemorative book:
Writers aged 8 – 15
Farokh Cooper, My Love
Sanjush Dalmia, Mother, I’m Confused!
Aakansha Das, A Smile on Your Face
Aditya Das, Setting Sail
Rohan Dave, Let My Bird Fly
Hasita Durgavajhula, When the Darkness Nearly Took Over
Tirthankar Ghosh , The Tumultuous Journey
Jaya Jain, This Is How It’s Supposed to Be
Shreyash Jain, Child Labour
Adlene Jenitta , O! Where Are My Thoughts
Neha Jha , My Highness, My Lord
Deeksha Khan, Preserve Childhood
Resham Khatri, Snowman
Krishma Kothari, Writing and Writing
Shreeya Ameet Kotnis, Faith
Gouri Lekshminarayanan, Vista
Tanvi Madaan , Sympathy
Jayaditya Mallik, Time Is Endless in Your Hands My Lord
Shivani Matta, Kind Fatic
Taha Memon , The Sunset
Prachee Panchal, Through The Roads of Loneliness…
Ami Parikh, Life Is Like a Train…….
Rahul Patki , The Challenge
Viraf Patrawala, The Fortress
Preya Rana, The Wicked Man
Torsha Sarkar, Mr. Tagore and the GenX’ FB Friend
Arashitaa Sehrawat , The Sea of Memories
Rajat Sethi , The Rush Behind Money
Yashwi Shah, An Envelope
Agrim Sharma, The Lilliputian
Aashray Sharma, Motion of Time
Divya Sharma, A Call
Himankar Sharma, Temporary Identity
Pankaj Sharma, The Human Power
Shreya Sharma, Life at Kingdom of Cards
Soumya Shenoy, A Dropout and a Genius
Stuti Sood , Dove’s Training
Rohan Surve, Divine Blessing
Utsav Trivedi, The Forbidden Palace
Niharika Trama, I Have a Little Dream
Jahnavi Verma, Why Will I Die?
Akshita Waldia, Waiting
SINGAPORE
Vance Tan, Falling
SRI LANKA
Ruwimal Pathiraja, The Life of a Wild Tiger
UK
Nicole Allen, My Mum
Beccy Alston , The Mysterious Death
Hugo Bennison, Old Age and Death
Alice Haddlesey, Another State of Consciousness
Emily Medina Kennedy , My Window
Kim Littler, Tomboy
Siliya Mabo , The Big School
Eamon MacDonald, No Indian Knows English
Sohail Mirza, Memorial
Joseph Nair, The Man and Boy
Laura Nuttall, The Biggest Lie
Sophie Pinder, Vultures
Daisy Streatfield, On the Beach
Emma Yeo , My Darling
USA
Rick Basak, War and Peace
Writers aged 16 and over
AUSTRALIA
Emma Makepeace, Smallest Corner
Vuong Pham, Refugee Prayer
Lily Wang, A Crack in the Shell
BANGLADESH
Nayeem Islam, The Illiterate Mother
Munize Manzur, The Little Bird
Shazia Omar, Grassroots Emancipation
Sadaf Saaz Siddiqi, An Artist and an Activist
CANADA
Jennifer Footman, Taking a Bath with My Mother
Wai Liang Tham, The Boundaries in Men’s Hearts
GERMANY
Anne Hoefler, In Rishikesh
GREECE
Eftichia Kapardeli, Secret Supplication
HONG KONG –Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Soojeong Ahn , From Loving Me
INDIA
Vinita Agrawal, On the Other Side
Shamsud Ahmed, Unchained Melody
Nirupama Akella, Giving a Chance
Amrita Bandopadhyay, For Mrinal
Souptik Banerjee , Nyay-dondo (Ode on Justice)
Ishani Banerji , The Big Bare Brown Tree
Yashaswini Basu , When Words Are Rather Silenced
Sonaali Bhatla, True Worship
Medha Bhattacharyya, Tale of a Parrot
Madhumita Biswas, Unveiled
Paroma Bose, The Mother’s Love
Mini Chacko, Vibes of Nature -The Tale of a River
Shyamal Chakrabarti, Women Tough and Fragile
Neelam Chandra, The Boat
Pushpak Chattopadhyay, The Deceit
Apala Chaturvedi, Moors
Saumya Choudhury, Early Monsoon
Sristy Choudhury, Love Has an Identity
Akshay Chougaonkar, The Valley
Adrita Das, Cider from the Old City
Shinjini Datta, Angels in the Rain
Sunanda Datta, Hide and Seek
Shivaji Deshmukh, Tears of the Poverty and Signs of the Prosperity
Megha S Dharan, I am……….a Book of Poetry
Priyadarshi Dutta, A Budding Writer’s Dilemma
Somrita Ganguly, The Boat Wreck
Bijaya Ghosh, A Spinsters’ Story
Shambhobi Ghosh, Him
Harsimran Gill, A Flightless Bird
Anita Gulati, Mother’s Largesse
Ankit Gupta, A Child’s Fate
Astha Gupta, Diffusing Light
Surajit Gupta, Glimmer of Hope
Preety Hazarika, The Questions
Salini Johnson, Where Art Thou, My Lord?
Reetu Joshi, God Does Not Stay Inside
Vikas Joshi, Defeat
Gitanjali Joshua, Chokher Bali
Padmavati Kadam, To My Beloved
Shahwar Kibria, The Stranger on Marmalade Street
Namita Krishnamurthy, Your Name
Sarvesh Kulkarni, Life
Deepa Kylasam Iyer, Namesake
Anjana Lahuri, The Saga of a Body
Sahil M Beg, When I Decided to Write a Poem
Fabiyas M V , The Anxieties of a Widow
Ankit Malhotra, Carrying Over
Sreya Mallika Datta , Suppression
Sonika Malloth , I Saw (The Reality of the Dazzling City “Mumbai”)
Abhilasha Mathur, Awakening
Pallabi Nandy, Unity in Isolation
Priya Narayanan, The Divine Dilemma
Ashvina Paul , Back to Childhood
Aastha Pharasi, Lady of the House
Susan Philip, Silent Steps
Batul Pipewala, Hide and Seek
Shahina Rafiq, My Notebook
Rinzu Rajan, Death Is Near
Saumya Rajan, Scum-Bags
Vennila Ramanathan, Led Forward by Thee
Anuradha Rao, Homesick
Madhupriya Roy Chowdhury , Between Sisters
Nayanathara S , The Balloonwallah
Naghma Sadique , Sackful of Riches
Rashmi Kaushik Saha , Knowledge and Wisdom
Souvik Kumar Saha , Verses of Pluralism
Surabhee Saha , Secret Lies
Chandini Santosh, The Return of the Kabuliwallah
Dipavali Sen , A Mother E-mails
Kanika Sharma, Sympathy
Manik Sharma, Stopping by a Traffic Light
Preksha Sharma, Like a Doll
Sheela Shenoy , Arch Rivals
Sandeep Shete , Debo’s Fiction
S. Arun Siddharth , Mind Kite
Anchal Singh, Beautiful Evenings
Sai Santosh Somuri, The Broken Egg
Karan Sood , Intent of Burning to Generosity
Smita Sriwastav , Unsaid Goodbyes…
Manasi Subramaniam, What the Flowers Said to Radha
Shreya Sudesh, Stolen by Your Love
Saket Suman, Play with Tagore
Nikhil Thadaney, Reminisce…….
Nidhi Tiwari, In the Dusky Path of Dream
Neelima Vinod , Hundred Years from Then,Whose Voices Are Those?
Richa Wahi, Crossings
INDONESIA
George Gouzounis, A Hot Drink
IRELAND
Zoha Ahmed, Cinnamon Trifle
ITALY
Martin Bennett, Transmission Resumed
JAMAICA
Machela Osagboro, Karen
KENYA
Joy Mwaniki, Fear
MALTA
Michaela Buttigieg, The Price Tag
MAURITIUS
Ameerah Arjanee, God
NEPAL
Arun Budhathoki , Basantapur Darbur Square
Nazneen Zafar , The Phonograph
NEW ZEALAND
Kelly Barry, Inside My Love Trunk
NIGERIA
Daniel Marvel, The Rich Beggar
PAKISTAN
Kashaf Ghumman, That One Instant
Nayyara Rahman, The Clamour of Debt
PHILIPPINES
Carlomar Daoana, Waiting
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Irina Gugushina, The Child Is Gone
SERBIA
Miodrag KojadinovicIf No One Hears Your Deep Sorrow, Oh Kol(i)kata
SINGAPORE
Swathi Bhat, The Twilight Rush
Lim Jia Ying, Blind
Ma Eindra Kyi, I’m Coming Home
Sajeev Kumar Menon, Ode to Nature
Yu Ching Tan, Thunder
Huiwen Zhou, The Last Tree
SRI LANKA
Rossana Favero-Karunaratna, The Man Seated on an Armchair
Shahadiya Nizam, The Prisoner
Priscilla Pereira, God Thou Art Gorgeous
Rushda Rafeek, What Memory Do You Have of Him Now?
TURKEY
Burcak Bas, If One Day…
Nur Dilara Ipsir , In Your Eyes
UK
Nilam Ashra-McGrath, Watching Tagore
Rasheeda Azam, The Big Issue
Andrew Brush, The Beautiful Now
Cathy Bryant, Song Necklace
Garry Corbett, Meditation on Epstein’s Head of Rabindranath Tagore
Purba De, An Eternal Saga
Rani Drew, The Prisoner
Carmen Fitzmaurice, Human Design
Catherine Ford, O Thou Holy One
Jon Freeman, Universal Truth
Alex Hales, My World
Pat Jackson, Tagore Asks
Sunny Jaggi , Return of an Old Season
Matthew Krishanu , Tagore’s Paintings
Abigail Latham, Born a Beggar
Sid Lassi, Wooden Flute
Linda Maclennan , A Dance in Stillness
Alice Malin , Reporter’s Snow Globe
Vijay Medtia , Maya
Robert Mitchell, Two Sisters – A Dialogue
I.M.K , The Poet’s Apprentice
Nana Montford, Withering Wedding Flower
Soraya Nasser, The Pilgrims’ Quantity of Mud
Zainul Nasser , The Champa Tree
Sue Newton, Freedom
Sahera Parveen , Candle
Fiona Ritchie Walker , The Road to Town
T. E. Samad , A Matter of Time
Jocelyn Watsonv Loud Music
USA
Patricia Barone, Genius at Home in the Universe
Andrea Bates , Gazelle Ghazal
Greg Beatty , Good Dog Speaking
Wesley Chou , Uttarayana
Monika John, God’s Lament
Charles Kasler, Cross River, Climb Mountain,Return to Ocean
Rebecca Langley, Waylaid Man on 28th St.
W F Lantry, Invitation
Joann Leslie , I Am
Linet Menachery , A Drop of Water
Hannah Middlebrooks , Love Upon a Precipice
María Elena Solano, Inspiration for a Sigh
Julie Stuckey, Drink
Stephanie Wang, A Genesis
UZBEKISTAN
Munira Norova, When I Go Alone at Night
Please note that the deadline for this competition has now passed and unfortunately we cannot accept any more entries. Keep an eye on this section for news about future competitions!
Comments
Kiran
from Doha, Qatar
Hi this is great, all the effort to promote South Asian art and culture. Just one question about the Inspired by Tagore competition. Is this only for british citizens / people resident in Britain? If I have missed the information on the website, apologies.
Thanks,
Kiran
Lorna
from sampad
Hi Kiran, thanks for getting in touch. Inspired by Tagore is an international competition - anyone can enter from anywhere in the world, but entries must be written in English. If you have any other queries just ask! All the best
Lorna
Arpita
from India
I am very much eager to participate. However my question is- How are we expected to display our write-up as being influenced By Tagore?- is it through interpreting one of his works, or including a similar style of writing as Rabindranath Tagore? Further, what are the judges looking for in terms of content and expression- if only you could elaborate a bit...it would have helped me clear my doubts.
And is there any entry charge? Sorry, if i have missed that point in the intruction page.
Thanking You
Arpita Mitra
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Dear Arpita
There is no entry fee for the competition.
How you have been inspired or influenced by Tagore is entirely up to you. You must include a short statement about how Tagore inspired you on the competition entry form. It could be his style, expression, subject matter, his life. The judges will look for creative and original entries.
Nimisha
from Philadelphia, USA
Hello!
Given that your competition invites reportage, short stories, or poetry, I wanted to be sure that your word count limit for each piece submitted is truly only "400" words.
Med Kanour
from Morocco
I write poems and short stories, and I will be glad to attend this literary competition.
Gwendolen Noronha
from Mumbai
I have seen this encouragement right from "Albert Baro" writing competitions in school days and now seeing this salutation to Tagore sir is "Hats off" to the team!!
Eusebius Noronha
from CurveC Director
A marvelous attribution towards an opportunity for kids!! I am thankful to see this initiative
Aishwarya Pandey
from India
I am really very much interested in taking part in it. I am basically a law student, but this is gonna be very interesting for me.
ARPITA DESAI
from VADODARA
I WANT TO SUBMIT MY POETRY COMPOSED TOTALLY BY ME BUT UR ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER CONFUSED ME. IT SAYS THAT IT SHOULD INCLUDE TAGORE'S POETRY OR WRITING...
CAN YOU PLEASE CLEAR MY DOUBT THAT OUR WRITING SHOULD HAVE CORE FROM TAGORE'S WRITING OR CAN WE WRITE ENTIRELY OF OUR OWN THINKING AND IDEAS???
ARPITA DESAI
from VADODARA
I WANT TO ASK ONE MORE THING. IT HAS BEEN WRITTEN THAT YOU CAN SUBMIT UPTO 6 PIECES OF WORK. WHAT DOES IT EXACTLY MEAN?
Aishwarya Pandey
from India
just wanted to ask one thing, in order to make our article more interesting, can we add pictures in it ?
noopur p patel
from vadodara
hello...
this is noopur from vadodara, gujarat, vadodara.
i'm very much interested in such activities and wanted to come in contact with the level of the world.
i just wanted to ask one ques- "what does this 6 pieces of work mean?"
i would be very much thankful to you if you show me some way out of this confusion please.
thanking you,
noopur p patel.
Lorna
from sampad
Arpita - your entry does not need to include extracts of Tagore's work , it can be an entirely original piece, but you will need to have a short introduction statement with your entry explaining in what way it was inspired by Tagore.
Arpita and Noopur - You can enter more than one poem or story if you wish, up to a maximum of 6 pieces of work
ARPITA DESAI
from VADODARA
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAM LORNA...
HEY NOOPUR P PATEL MEANS IS THAT NAPSY.....
NOOPUR FROM BRIGHT SCHOOL VADODARA....
MY FRIEND NOOPUR????
THE NOOPUR WHO WAS MY PARTNER DURING 11TH AND 12TH STD????
DEVANG
from ahmedabad
HI. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR NEWLY EMERGED TALENTED WRITERS. I WANT TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT IN THIS EVENT. PLEASE KINDLY SUGGEST ME THAT HOW I COULD SUBMIT MY CREATION? REPLY
lorna
from sampad
Devang - please download and fill in the entry form at the top of this page, and return it to inspiredbytagore@sampad.org.uk
Best of luck,
Lorna
DEBOJYOTI DUTTA
from KOLKATA, INDIA
I WANT TO SUBMIT MY POEM BUT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED IN MY COLLEGE MAGAZINE. WILL IT BE CONSIDERED AS A PUBLISHED MATERIAL?
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Replies to some of your competition queries below:
Dear Debojyoti Dutta
As your work was published in a college magazine,and not in a commercial magazine, we can allow you to enter it.
Dear Nimisha
The limit is a maximum of 400 words per entry.
Dear Ashwarya
Unfortunately we can't accept images submitted with your poetry or writing entries, although it is a lovely idea.
Good luck with your entries!
Anne
Debojyoti Dutta
from Kolkata, India
Dear Anne Cockitt,
I am grateful for your response and clearing my doubts
Regards,
Debojyoti
Purba De
from Kolkata,India
Dear Lorna,
1)Is the word limit(400)given for each piece of work?
2)Can I quote from Tagore's works in my works?If yes,then will the quotation has to be translated in English only or can it be quoted in Bengali too?
3)Do I have to provide an introductory note about Tagore's influence with each piece of work separately?Or one general note will do for all the works?
Please provide the answers as they will be really helpful.
Regards-
Purba De
Kolkata
India
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Dear Purba De
The word limit is 400 words max for each piece of work. You can include a quote by Tagore but this will be included in your word limit. You can also include a quote in Bengali (with an English translation) but I can't promise that, if your work is selected for publication, the quote in Bengali will be included.
One short note about Tagore's influence on your work is fine for all your entries.
I hope this answers your queries and I wish you luck with your entries.
Anne
Baisali
from Kolkata, India
May I submit poetry published on my personal blog or FB page if it hasn't been part of a commercial venture?
Thank you!
Arti Vyas
from anand, Gujarat
I am a free lance writer, and would like to participate. Does it mean I can send more than one entry- each entry being within 400 words?
Lorna
from sampad
Baisali - Yes, as long as it has't been published as a commercial venture you can submit it.
Arti - You can enter up to 6 pieces of writing, each one can be up to 400 words in length.
Shamim
from Birmingham
Do we only use his poetry as an inspiration or can we use his philosophical quotes and other material written by him too. Also, when we write how we are inspired by his writing - is that included in the word count, or is that just an introduction for the 400 words?
Thankyou!
best wishes to everyone taking part.
SSK
from Vadodara
Having had a look at the entry form, I'm assuming each of the 6 entries would need a separate form. Or can we just paste all 6 entries in the same form? Please let me know. Thanks!
Chloe Peel
from Bradford
I am interested in writing a poem to enter, but I am confused on what the topic of the poem should be?
Thanks
noopur p patel
from vadodara
Please kindly clarify my one more question...
Can we also include our work in hindi language?
awaiting for your answer,
thanking you,
noopur.
ruchika
from delhi,india
hello,i write short poems.i just want to ask that a general intro about inspiration from tagore will be enough.then we can submit our original work
lorna
from sampad
Hi Ruchika. That's fine - as long as your intro explains how your work was inspired by Tagore you don't need to quote him or reference him directly in the poem/story.
Neetu Grover
from Amritsar
Dear Sir I work with DAV International School Amritsar.We want to participate in Poetry Writing Competition.Please send us the procedure.
Appreciate your reponse.
Regards,
Neetu Grover
Lorna
from sampad
Hi Neetu,
All you need to do is download the entry form on this page above. Each student taking part will need to complete one and email it back to us at inspiredbytagore@sampad.org.uk by 31st January.
Kind regards,
Lorna
Priyam Chattopadhyay
from Kolkata , India
Dear Lorna ,
1)Can characters have tagorical names ?
2)If a line is mentioned as a foreword to the stories about how it has been influenced by tagore , will that do ?
3)Can you pls.confirm if i can use bengali terms when direct speech is used or do they need to be translated to english too ? Eg: "Maa" instead of "Mother" or "Choto pishi" instead of "aunt".
With regards,
Priyam Chattopadhyay
Priyam Chattopadhyay
from Kolkata , India
Dear Lorna,
At the end of the form are given:
1)What is the title of your piece?
2)Please include a short statement to explain how your work has been inspired by the writings of Tagore
3)Please cut and paste / type / attach your submission here. Your entry should be a maximum of 400 words; there is no minimum.
So, do we need to paste the title of the piece below 1) and then the line to explain the influence of tagore below 2) and the rest of the piece below 3)? Do we need to mention the title and the line of explanation again with the piece below 3) ?
Raquib
from Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dear Lorna,
Please clarify if I can submit all the 6 entries in a single form or will I have to use 6 separate forms?
HASSAN
from Surrey
#Please clarify if I can submit all the 6 entries in a single form or will I have to use 6 separate forms?
# WILL ANY CERTIFICATE BE GIVEN?
Anne
from Birmingham
Dear Hassan
Yes, you can submit 6 entries on one form, just make sure you give them each their own title.
We are not planning to give any certificates but if you need us to confirm that you entered the competition, we can do this.
Anne
A|nne
from Birmingham
Dear Raquib
You can include up to 6 entries on the one form.
Priyam. Characters can have any names you like. Enquiry 2 - that should be fine. 3. You can use Bengali terms but you do need to include a translation into English. Your 2nd query- you can put the title of your piece above the actual work, but it does not really matter as long you include it somewhere.
Anne
Prem
from dahej, bharuch, gujarat
Hi friends from abps download the form from site and fill then send it to org.
Prem
from dahej, bharuch, gujarat
Hi friends from abps download the form from site and fill then send it to org.
Priyam Chattopadhyay
from Kolkata , India
Dear Anne Cockitt
I am really grateful to you for clearing my doubts.
With regards
Priyam Chattopadhyay
Ami Parikh
from Bangalore, India
Wow! I'm so excited about this competition...I love writing poetries...
It's a good opportunity for everyone to express their creativity in the form of poetry, short stories and reportage...
thnxs a lot to all who organised this event....
Good luck to all!!!
Ami Parikh
from Bangalore, India
I have one doubt ma'am.
For eg: I'm writing 2 poems written by me. Then does it mean that for both the poems, starting should b of few lines from Tagore's poem? Is it like relating Tagore's poem with mine? I'm confused..pls help me out...
Torsha Sarkar
I turned 15 this August. So does that mean that I will fall in the category of 16 and above?
anwesha chattopadhyay
from india
1.)if we are sending 6 entries in one form, how do we answer the question "what is the title of your work?"
2.)do all 6 entries have to be in same style? eg. do they all have to be poetry, or all short story, etc. or can we submit entries in all 3 formats?
Sriza
Do we have to write about any of his works or can we write about him. How he is a great part of Indian culture , why we like him and all that
SHAMIK CHAKRABORTY
from Kolkata
If I submit 6 entries, does the total lenth of the package needs to be 400 words or each entry can be of 400 words
ANWESHA BHATTACHARJEE
from KOLKATA
I do not think that I am too great a writer. However, I am really happy that I have got an opportunity to express my views on Tagore through my writing. Thank you for hosting this innovative competition!
nicole
from rotherham
does it have to be about that person because i have accidently sent a poem i wrote that is nothing to do with him
shyamal chakrabarti
from Kharagpur, India
I think Tagore translations too should be considered for the competition. William Radice is one but I think I am no less and perhaps better for Bengali is my mother tongue and I know English very well. I have sent six of my Tagore translations besides three my own poems for the competition.
saket suman
from siliguri, India
dear hosts,
I am a young student of class xi and an aspiring writer. I have been working hard on the competition ever since I first heard of it. however I would just like to clarify that I've sent a science fiction story and it includes a number of tiny pictures and dialogue boxes too, you see a science fiction story that too in 400 words would be difficult to understand without such factors, kindly relate.
Bina Biswas
from Hyderabad, India
Can I send Tagore's translations too?
Ishika
from Delhi
this is a very good oppourtunity for students to know more about tagore and to showcase their creativity and talent
Suhotra Roychoudhury
from Kolkata
If we give an article on all three forms i.e. a poem, a short story and a reportage then will we have to submit it in different entry forms or we can use the same entry form for all three?
Anuradha Mukherjee
from Kolkata,India
I would like to know that, if I submit a reportage for the competition,should it be based on any real incident. Does reportage include any original article based on Rabindranath Tagore's work?
priyanka
from India
I would like to know whether we have to fill up 6 entry form for 6 pieces of work or one entry form for all the 6 pieces.
Jaya
from Doha,qatar
Excellent!
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Various replies to your enquiries: please refer to this paragraph below from the official entry form as this answers some of your enquiries!
Any writer from the age of 8 onwards, with an interest in South Asian Culture, can enter.
There are 2 categories: one for writers aged between 8 and 15, one for writers aged 16 and over. Please state your age on your entry form.
Entries can be poetry, short stories, reportage, and writers can submit up to 6 pieces of work, maximum length 400 words, using Tagore’s poetry and writing as a starting point.
Each piece must be given a title and must be in English.
Entries must not have been published or broadcast previously, and must be the original work of the author. Please note entries cannot be returned under any circumstances.
Ami: you only need to submit one statement to show how you have been inspired by Tagore, even if you submit up to 6 entries. You do not to include any of Tagore’s work in your entrees, just show how you have been inspired by him
Torsha: You will still be in the 8 – 15 years of age category for this competition.
Anwesha: Put the title of each piece above each piece. You can submit up to 6 entries and they can all be in different styles and can be poetry, a story, reportage etc.
Kumud: Entries should not have been previously published. We don’t accept translations of Tagore’s work; the entries you submit must be something you have created.
Sriza. It is a creative writing competition so it is up to you how/what you write but you need to show how Tagore’s work ( or Tagore the person) has inspired your entries.
Shamik. The rule is a maximum of 400 words for each entry.
Nicole. Your entries must be inspired somehow by Tagore and/ or his work, and you must explain this on the official entry form.
Shyamal: Sorry, translations of Tagore’s work are not allowed for this competition.
Saket. No images please as we will not be able to include images/drawings in the publication. I will look through your entries and I will email you if I have queries.
Bina: No translations, see above replies on this topic.
Suhotra: You can submit up to 6 entries on one entry form.
Anuradha. You can base your entry on what you like as long as you show how Tagore has inspired you. You can include a line or 2 from Tagore’s & state where these have been taken from, but note we are looking for original work!
Priyanka: You can use one entry from for up to 6 entries.
Aritra
from Kolkata,India
The piece that we send has to deal with tagore or can it be any type of creative writing?
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Aritra - please see the reply to Shamik above.
Farah
from India
How can u paste 6 entries in one form? And the form says title of your piece not pieces.
Aditi
from Bangalore
I have a few questions:
1. What does reportage mean, when you talk of reportage? Does a book review count? Essays-what exactly?
Aditi
from Bangalore
2. Also, does the entry form have to be sent before or with it?
3. Does one have to register beforehand?
zeineb jaballah
from tunisia
i want to participate but would you help me to know more details lorna !!
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
5 Nov: Answers to more queries.
Farah. You can type or past in up to 6 entries on one form, lots of other entrants have done this, or you can send a form with each entry, it is up to you. Each entry needs a title – don’t worry that the form only refers to one title!
Aditi. Reportage – you can have your entry read like a newspaper or TV report, or even an interview, rather than poetry or a story. Essay style – okay but you’d need to make it interesting, same for a book review. This competition is for creative writing rather than reviews. Entries need to be submitted on or with the official entry form. There is no registration required.
Shyamal. You need to complete an official entry form and send it with your entry to the email address, as given on the form. You can download this from this website – the link is just above where these competition comments begin. We cannot accept entries pasted directly on to our website, sorry.
Zeineb. You can find all the details about the competition on this website, and the entry form, just above where all the competition comments start.
ritika
this is a fantastic effort by sampad.Thanks.
ritika pal chuadhuri
from behala,kolkata
Thank you for your initiative.
vandana agarwal
from kolkata
great work would love to participate looking forwad for more such awareness about the great man called tagore
Ami Parikh
from Bangalore, India
thnx a lot ma'am for clearing my doubt........
Aditya Das
from India
I had submitted two pieces for the under fifteen category. The first piece was received as said in an e-mail, but I received no such e-mail for my second entry. How do I know if it was received or not?!
Arka Prava
from Kolkata
Can I send 6 entries with different titles in one form?
Ahaan Ghosh
from Kolkata
Can i write the my story and end it with a line from rabindranath tagore's poem?
Aindrila
from New Delhi,India
Dear Ma'am,
I'd be really obliged if you could clear the following doubts that have arisen:
1.Ma'am,could i submit a piece that is purely fictional and is is about a certain personal experience that the protagonist goes through,sprinkled with Tagore's works?
2.Also,if i have to submit 6 write-ups in one form,then how am i supposed to fill the blank for"The title of your piece is..."?
Aindrila
from New Delhi,India
Thanks in advance Ma'am.
Shreya Sudesh
from Chennai
Its an amazing opportunity. Thank You.
Simi
from sampad
Hi Shreya, thanks for your comment, we've had a great response to competition so far.
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Dear Aditya
We have 2 entries from you - The Flower Lady and Settng Sail. I cannot confirm receipt of all entries although I try to confirm receipt of entries in the 8-15 category if time permits.
Arka: yes, you can include up to 6 entries on one form, just give them individual titles.
Ahaan; Yes, you can include a line or 2 from Tagore's work, just include a note of where it is from.
Aindrila: Your work can entirely fictional and does not have to be about Tagore, but you need to include a short statement of how he has inspired you. See my reply to Ahaan above. You can include up to 6 entries on the one form; see my reply to Arka above.
Ahnaf Rashik Hassan
from CAMBRIDGE,MA
hum.....how many submissions you received till now? thanku.
Ahnaf Rashik Hassan
from CAMBRIDGE,MA
one more thing, how many entries will be published on the book? thanks.
Anne Cockitt
Dear Ahnaf
We have nearly 300 submissions so far. It is impossible to say how many winning entries there will be, that will be up to the judges. The book size will be large enough to include them all.
Anne
Madhupriya
from Kolkata, India
Will our names be also published along with the stories? I would like to make an entry :)
Shall we be notified if we won or not?
Madhupriya
from Kolkata, India
O and I can't understand what that first "title" thing is...what do I have to put there?
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Madhupriya:Yes, all authors of winning entries will have their names published in the book, along with their work.
Only the winners will be notified and details will be put on our website in Spring.
Title - this is if you are Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms etc, you do not have to provide this on the form if you don't wish to.
swati majumder
from kolkata,india
Hi this is great, all the effort to promote South Asian art and culture. Just one question about the Inspired by Tagore competition. Is this only for british citizens / people resident in Britain? If I have missed the information on the website, apologies.
anwesha
from India
if one of my entries exceed 400 words by a small margin, will it be disqualified? also, will any other entries i send be disqualified?
Ratan Sengupta
from Barasat, W.B India
Will the words of title of any piece be counted for counting its total number of words?
Simi from sampad
from Birmingham
Hi Swati, thanks for your comments. This is an international writing competition so any writer from the age of 8 onwards with an interest in South Asian culture can enter, you do not have to be a British citizen/resident in the UK. Please see the entry form for further details.
NIDHI
from KOLKATA
i want to ask that in order to show the influence from tagore we will just have to include a short note or the rest of our writing must also show it?
Priyam Chattopadhyay
from Kolkata , India
Dear Anne Cockitt,
I have sent my email accompanied by the write-up.I would be grateful if you please confirm me on the reciept of the form and , perhaps i forgot to give the date in the space alloted for it , in the form ! Will the form be cancelled for it ?
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Queries:
Ratan: The title of your piece/s will not be included in the word limit of 400 words.
Nidhi: You can explain how Tagore has inspired/influenced you in the section on the entry form.
Priyam: we are just back in the office after a holiday break and I have over 70 entries waiting for me to check and log. When I find any entries that are above the maximum length, I will be emailing the authors and asking if they wish to shorten and resubmit their work.
Krish DebNath Muhon
from Sylhet,Bangladesh
It's really Good Way For Us To Know about Rabindra Nath Togore. I am really Happy to Know that kind of Competition.
anindita
from siliguri,india
hello, i just want to know that all the six pieces of writing can be of any one category...like 6 poems.
thank you.
Amrita Bhattacharyya
from Arambagh
thank u for making such initiative. do i need to start my piece of writing with a quote of Tagore? or i can make the beginning of my piece of writing as i wish? plz help me..
Rahul
from guwahati
Dear Lorna,
The prize money will be paid in cash or cheque?
Lorna
from Sampad
Queries:
Amrita:you must include a short statement how tagore has inspired your writing, you shall have to include it in each of your entries.Good luck with your entries.
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Dear Priyam
I could not find your competition entry in the competition in box. Can you email it to us again plaase?
Paroma Bose
from India
Dear Anne
I have sent in an entry but haven't received a confirmation of receipt of my entry. Does that mean you haven't received it or have received it in error and I must resend it?
ARPITA
from vadodara, gujarat,INDIA.
HI I JUST WANN KNOW THAT IF WE SEND MORE THAN ONE PIECES OF WORK THEN FOR EACH PIECE WE NEED TO WRITE SEPERATE STATEMENTS FOR HOW INSPIRED BY TAGORE OR A COMMON FOR ALL WILL DO???
AND ALSO WANN KNOW THAT I HAD SENT MY ENTRY BUT STILL NOT RECEIVED ANY KIND OF CONFIRMATION THAT MY ENTRY HAS REACHED AND INCLUDED FOR COMPETITION. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP??
AND ONE MORE THING I HAVE JUST INCLUDED IN BEGINING HOW TAHORE HAS INSPIRED ME AND MY ANY OF THE WORK HAS NO EXTRACTS OF TAGORE'S WRITING. WILL THAT BE FINE NA??
Mareen Thomas Cherian
from Maharashtra, India
Dear Anne,
Can I submit only poems? When I read the limit of up to 6 entries in the rules, I thought I can send up to 6 poems, but after reading the comments above, I understand that I will have to submit a compulsory short story too? Could you please confirm this?
Arashitaa
from ahmadabad, India
Its an amazing opportunity!
Do we need to start our poems with the lines from Tagore's poetry? Or can we start it with our own starting line?
Ahnaf Rashik Hassan
from CAMBRIDGE,MA
can i submit 6 short stories? i mean do i have to send 1 poem?
[this question was answered before, i presume. sorry for the tedious repeat.]
thanku.
Ahnaf Rashik Hassan
from CAMBRIDGE,MA
and one last thing- when I count 400 words should I consider the prepositions too? my story is well over 400 word......man i'm going nuts.
thanks anyway.
nehal
from GORAN
my short story is exactly 541 words( including articles,prepositions) and i can't make it short. please help me out.
thank you for reading.
Supratim
from Kolkata
I have a query about what exactly does 'using Tagore’s poetry and writing as a starting point' implies. Is it something like that any line from Tagore's short story or poem (translated in English) has to be the starting line of my story ?
Thanks and regards.
michaela
from Malta
hi, i was wondering whether one application form with one explanation about how i got inspired by Tagore's work would be enough - even if i choose to submit more than one piece.
michaela
from Malta
okay! i looked at previous comments. i should have done that before i guess ;)
Supratim
from Kolkata
Another thing I forgot to ask whether the introductory statement will be considered in the word-limit criteria.
Jagravi
from Mumbai, India
Do all the creations need to be submitted in a single entry?
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Answers to the questions above (from Paroma Bose and ARPITA):
Paroma: entries are coming in thick and fast and unfortunately we won't be able to acknowledge receipt of each entry. Anne will respond to you in due course if she can.
Arpita: A common statement across all pieces is fine. (You can send one for each of your pieces individually if you so wish but you are not obliged to). Please see my comment to Paroma above re acknowledging receipt of your entry.Finally, it's fine that your entry/entries does not contain an extract of Tagore's work - as long as you've explained how you have been inspired by his work, that's fine.
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
REPLIES TO Anindita, Peter Fredericks, Maureen Thomas Cherian and Ahnaf Rashik Hassan: please disregard the recent comment about the format of your entries which was posted in error. Just to clarify and confirm - whether you choose to submit one single entry or the maximum of 6 entries, they can be in any format you choose. (So if you're choosing to submit 6 entries then 6 poems or 6 short stories is fine or you could mix it up and have 4 short stories and 2 poems etc, it's up to you).
ARPITA
from vadodara, gujarat,INDIA.
THANKS AND YA I GOT CONFIRMATION FRON ANNE. THANKS A LOT.
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Replies to: Ahnaf and Nehal - I'm afraid that you will have to count prepositions as part of your word count! We unfortunately cannot help you to edit your entries down or make exceptions to the rule of max 400 words per entry as it wouldn't be fair to the other people entering. Good luck!
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Reply to Arashitaa: you are not obliged to start your poems with the lines from Tagore's poetry, you can start with your own starting line.
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Reply to Supratim: You do not necessarily have to use a line from Tagore's short stories or poems as the starting line of your entry.
It is a creative writing competition so it is up to you how/what you write - it may be that you choose to reflect how Tagore's style, expression, subject matter or life has inspired you in some way, it's entirely up to you.
The judges will look for creative and original entries.
Your introductory statement explaining how your work has been inspired by the writings of Tagore will NOT be considered as part of the word limit criteria for your actual submission.
Vanya
I did read that that the word limit is strictly 400 words but my story is of 420 words,will it be considered because I truly believe editing it futher would be really difficult.Thanking you in advance.
Yours
Vanya
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Vanya, I'm afraid that you will have to find a way of sticking to the 400 word limit - we cannot make exceptions as that wouldn't be fair to the other people entering the competition. I'm sure you can find a way if you look at it with fresh eyes! Good luck.
Anne Cockitt
from Birmingham
Reply to Paroma; we have received your entry, tnank you.
Arashitaa
from ahmadabad, India
I submitted my entry a day ago, but i haven't yet received any confirmation. Please confirm if my entry has been received.
shaarm
from malaysia
Is there only 1 winner for this competition? As in, only one poem will be published from each category?
Ameesha Green
from Birmingham
Hi, do we retain copyright of our entries? Thanks
MOHAMMAD MUZZAMMIL
from India
I have read Tagore and found that his poetry has universal approach. In Gitanjali, he successfully tried to reach God in the way of love. i am glad to see we, writers and poets are invited to pay tributes to the great poet.And,here is opportunity for us to show our talent and skills.
Should we send attaching our poems in the form, or on another page.
John Paul
from Philippines
In the 400 words maximum length,does it includes the Tittle and the name of writer because I wrote this poem entitled "On Whisper to Fancy Artsy Death" and the words in it is exactly 400 words excluding my name as a writer and the title. Could you please clarify it to me?
John Paul
from Philippines
In the 400 words maximum length,does it includes the Tittle and my name as a writer because I wrote this poem entitled "On Whisper to Fancy Artsy Death" and the words on it is exactly 400 words excluding my name as a writer and the title but when you add my name and the title it would be 411. Is that okay or you will invalid my submission. Could you kindly please clarify it to me, I'm having my doubt about it?
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
REPLIES TO COMMENTS:
Arashitaa - due to the high volume of entries coming in, we do not have the capacity to confirm receipt of each individual entry.
Sharm - it's unlikely that only one poem will be published from each category, however it will be up to the judges to decide
Ameesha - as stated on the entry form the copyright of each piece remains with the author, however in this instance, authors of the winning works are obliged to grant sampad the right to publish or broadcast the works. Other uses of the pieces are subject to permission from sampad.
Mohammed Muzzammil - Please attach your poems within the entry form (see the last page of the form)
John Paul - the title of your piece and your name will not be counted as part of the 400 words so your entry should be fine
soumyadeep auddy
from noida
i wanna take part in this competition
dharini priscilla gnanapragasam
from srilanka
how do we send the articles maam??
is it by an email id??
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Soumayadeep and Dharini - you are very welcome to submit an entry for the competition. Please read the guidelines and use the downloadable entry form at the top of this page. Please also note the closing date is 31 January 2012! Best of luck, the sampad team
Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe
from Sri Lanka
Hi Sampad Team,
Can I submit a play inspired by Tagore? It is however, longer than 400 words.
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Ramya - thank you for your enquiry. As we've tried to reiterate above, we cannot accept entries of more than 400 words. We're unable to make exceptions to this rule as that would not be fair to other entrants. Please see the entry form for further details. Thanks and best wishes, the sampad team
Vikas
from Bangalore
Hi If I want my entries to be confirmed that they reached you, do I have to write something to that effect in the email itself?
Vikas
from Bangalore
Also, if I am submitting 5-6 entries on one form, how and where do I write the part where I have to say "how" I got inspired by Tagore? Do I have to write a sentence preceding each story of mine? Or send each story separately with entry forms and write there? And how long does the statement "How you got inspired by Tagore" have to be? Is it enough to write that you got inspired by this or that story?
peter fredericks
from UK
Should we include our name on the pieces, or are you judging anonymously?
Thanks
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Vikas - Due to the high volume of entries coming in, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to confirm receipt of each individual entry.
You are welcome to write a short statement preceding each of your stories if each of them was inspired by a different aspect of Tagore or his writing - but it's also fine to put one statement if it applies to all of your entries.
You are allowed to put your entries on one form as long as you make it clear that you've done that.
Finally, the entry form states 'Please include a short statement' so there is no fixed length for statement - up to a couple of sentences should be fine.
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Peter, yes, please do include your name and contact details on the entry form. The judging isn't anonymous.
ipshita mitra
from delhi
with reference to the style of writing, are diary entries/prose writing accepted in the competition?
shaarmila
Hi, I have sent in the entry form but have not received any confirmation. Could you confirm it for me?
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Replies to comments:
Hi Shaarmila - Due to the high volume of entries coming in, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to confirm receipt of each individual entry.
Ipshita, diary entries/prose writing should be fine. As stated above entries can be poetry, short stories or reportage, and writers can submit up to 6 pieces of work, with a maximum word count of 400 words per piece, using Tagore’s poetry and writing as a starting point.
Maha Tariq
from Pakistan
hey hav submitted my entry and i hav attached only a single piece i really didnt know that we can attach more than 1 so can i send another entry with the same name and address etc ?
Maha Tariq
from Pakistan
and are there prizes for runner ups or just only for the 1st position holders ?
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Maha, yes you are welcome to submit up to 6 pieces of work (max 400 words per piece). The overall winners in each category will receive a financial prize and the judges will also select work by 'runners up' to l be published in a book later this year
Biki, your covering statement about how you've been inspired by Tagore's work will not be counted in the 400 word limit.
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Maha, yes you are welcome to submit up to 6 pieces of work (max 400 words per piece). The overall winners in each category will receive a financial prize and the judges will also select work by 'runners up' to be published in a book later this year
Bikki, your covering statement about how you've been inspired by Tagore's work will not be counted in the 400 word limit.
Madhupriya
Will a certificate be given to the winners?
Puja
Please do try to send a basic acknowledgement if possible. If it is not, would it be at least possible to enlist the valid entries on a separate page on your website? Then we would know for sure whether our entries 1.have reached you, 2. meet the requirements and 3. are 'in the reckoning'. But all said and done, we do understand that all this is difficult with the huge load of entries. So good luck to your entire team!
Vikas
from Bangalore
1. What time GMT is the deadline for the contest? January 31 is ok but what time GMT on January 31? 12.00 am or 4 pm or what? Because India is 5 hours ahead of England in the time zone. If it is 4 pm. GMT it will be 9.30 p.m. here
ipshita mitra
from Delhi
Hi, I have sent my entry for the competition. Please acknowledge the receipt of the same. Thanks, Ipshita Mitra
Jake Obnial
from Texas, USA
I will be writing on various topics, and Tagore had influence in different ways. Since all entries are to be included in only 1 entry form, should the description on how Tagore influenced my work encompass all my works or should I have a separate description per entry?
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
From the sampad team - replies to comments:
Madhupriya,authors of winning entries will have their names published in the book, along with their work. We will not be issuing certificates.
Puja and Ipshita, as we have underlined in previous comments, due to the high volume of entries coming in, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to confirm receipt of each individual entry.
Vikas, please take the deadline to mean 5pm GMT on 31 January 2012 (so, 10.30pm in India)
Jake, you are welcome to write a short statement preceding each of your stories if each of them was inspired by a different aspect of Tagore or his writing - but it's also fine to put one statement if it applies to all of your entries.
shyamal chakrabarti
from Kharagpur, India
When Tagore received Nobel Prize in 1913, Punch magazine brought out a cartoon which showed White men moving in African forest with a lens looking among primates for awarding a Nobel. Now the world knows he is the greatest among all Nobelists in lit.
anantojha
from Vadodara
I nice initiative by sampad.I enjoyed taking part in the competition .I hope such competitions occur regularly.
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Thanks Anantojha! Keep checking our website for future initiatives.
ADITYA SHANBHOG
from vadodara, gujarat
thanks for the oppotuniies
Jay Rana
from Baroda
Thanks for conducting this competitions.
We met new experiences.
jahnavi.n.shah
from vadodara
its a good opportunity for all of us thankyou for conducting such compitions
anindita das
from siliguri
thnks again for such a golden opportunity, but i've not got any confirmation after sending my entry form.
thnks
Aditya Das
from India
If only you would extend the deadline a bit!!
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Thanks for your comments everyone!
Anindita as stated above, due to the high volume of entries coming in, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to confirm receipt of each individual entry.
Aditya, sadly we cannot extend the deadline. We're unable to make exceptions to this rule as that would not be fair to other entrants.
antusa sen
from India
In the entry form, instead of writing 'Ms', I have written my surname 'Sen' in place of title. Will that be a problem?
helen
Just to confirm, the deadline for submission should be on 31st Jan, at 12 midnight, United Kingdom time, right?
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Antusa - don't worry, I'm sure it'll be ok, we'll get back to you if there's a problem!
Hi Helen, as per our previous comment above to Vikas, please take the deadline to mean 5pm GMT on 31 January 2012 (i.e 5pm UK time!)
anindita das
from siliguri
I've also committed the same mistake like antusa..plz let me know if there is any kind of problem for that.
thnks
Sreya
from India
One of my entries is 402 words long excluding the title. Will it be disqualified?
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Anindita - again, don't worry, we'll get back to you if there's a problem!
Sreya, is it possible for you to cut out two words from your entry and resubmit it?
Sreya
from India
Yes! I'm doing it right now! Thanks a lot :)
Vikas
from Bangalore
1. Hi I've not put any title at all in the title category. I am a boy though. Please don't make entries invalid for that reason.
Vikas
from Bangalore
1. By title I mean Mr or Mrs. title, not the titles for the stories themselves. I have put those.
2. Can I make any changes and resubmit them?
3. Can you confirm reciept?
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Vikas, we will recognise that you're a boy and won't disqualify you for it! :-) No need to resubmit just for this. We unfortunately can't confirm receipt as we've had an overwhelming response to the competition! All the best.
Puja
When is the judging likely to be completed? When and where will the winners be announced?
Vikas
from Bangalore
My stories won't be made invalid because I didn't put 'Mr' or Mrs. right? I am a boy.
Vikas
from Bangalore
Hi sampad, I have resubmitted one story 'Giridhar'. The reason is not because of the title, but because I wanted to make some minor modifications. I have resubmitted 'Giridhar' story, which I had earlier submitted as part of 4 submissions. Afterwards, I submitted one more story, so in total I submitted 5. But please don't consider the 'Giridhar' I sent first, instead consider the one I resent. The others are as they are.
Vikas
from Bangalore
As they are means they can be judged as they are. But Giridhar has been sent again with some changes, so consider that instead of the first one. Please:)
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Vikas, don't worry your stories won't be made invalid because you didn't put 'Mr' or Mrs - and we will keep an eye open for your resubmitted/amended Giridhar story.
Puja, we will be updating this webpage with an update about the judging and timings of announcements very soon!
Vikas
from Bangalore
What I am trying to say is of the 4 stories I sent initially, one has modified and resent so the new should be judged not the old one. But the other 4 I sent can be judged as they are.
2. How many entries did you get in total?
Sarvesh Kulkarni
from Pune, Maharashtra.
Can I please get an e-mail to confirm if my entry has been received or not?
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Hi Vikas, yes, we did understand what you meant. We are still working our way through the entries so can't confirm how many we have received in total.
Sarvesh, as stated above, due to the high volume of entries coming in, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to confirm receipt of each individual entry.
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
1ST FEBRUARY 2012 - NOTE FROM THE SAMPAD TEAM:
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND SADLY WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANY ENTRIES FROM NOW ON!
Vikas
from Bangalore
Hi Sampad, I sent you two entries on Jan 31 but before 10.30 pm Indian time so therefore before 5.00 pm GMT. It will be accepted right?
Aindrila
from New Delhi,India
Dear Ma'am,
I'd really be obliged if your organisation would send a confirmation mail reaffirming the reception of my entries with regard to the "Inspired By Tagore" writing competition.Thanks in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Aindrila.
Rick
from CT USA
Great job SAMPAD...great job team that answered the stifling questions asked by many of us...you deserve a well-rounded applause for your continuous efforts. KUDOS!
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
Thanks so much for your kind comments Rick, we really appreciate it!
Thayanjana
I didn't receive a confirmation mail back. I have sent six items in one mail on 31st January. Thanks
Ahnaf Rashik Hassan
from dhaka
I didn't receive a confirmation mail back. I have sent six items in one mail on 31st January. Thanks
sampad
from Birmingham, UK
NOTE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS: UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF ENTRIES FOR THIS COMPETITION, WE ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ENTRY.
Arashitaa
from ahmadabad, India
Thank You Sampad for the Great Competition..!
Puja
Approximately when will the winners be announced? And on which page on your site?
Maha Tariq
from Pakistan
when we'll get to knw abt the results actually ???
...im curious :)
Rahul Jain
from India
Hi, how does one opt out of the contest if submitted story is going to be published elsewhere? thanks
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Rajvee Rao
from Gujarat
when are the results going to be declared?
and if once declared who will we come to know what the results are?
Priyam Chattopadhyay
from Kolkata , India
Dear Lorna ,
I re-sent the entry !! Could you please check if you have have recieved it or not ?
Priyam Chattopadhyay
from Kolkata , India
I re-sent the entry !! Could you please check if you have have recieved it or not ?
Christine
from Indonesia
Hi, I sent in my short story of 400 words back in June 2011 I believe, but the story itself is not based on the South Asian art and culture but applied to every culture there is. Is that okay? My story is written and inspired by Tagore and is reflected in the story. Hope to hear back from you.
PRISCILLA
from chennai
Please let me know the next competition for upcoming year 2012 -2013, I would like students of our school to participate.
Shreya Sudesh
from India
I just got an email from the British Council stating that I have won and my contribution has been published and the Award ceremony is on the 11th Of May, thank you for the support! and oppurtunity.
xo
Yashwi Shah
from India
Dear Madam,
I got a good news from my school ( O.P.JINDAL SCHOOL ,RAIGARH ,INDIA)that my entry is selected in written competition held in 2011 -Inspired by Tagore.
Can you pl. tell about the details of function going to be organised at Kolkatta and if i would not be able to attend it then what i have to do for getting wining certificate & the newely published book.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Yashwi shah
Supratim
from Hyderabad
I had participated in the 'Inspired by Tagore' International Competition and have been eagerly waiting for the results. I think the results were scheduled to be announced in May. But I haven't yet received any news regarding the same. Could you help me know if my entries have been selected. Also I would like to know whether I can receive a copy of the book, to be published.
With regards,
Supratim Chaudhury.
Malik Abdul Basit
from Srinagar
when would be results of the competition announced?
Mira
from India
If you could possibly let us know if all the notifications have been sent, that would really help.
One could stop hoping!
Aditya Das
from India
I had entered the competition, and to my delight, my piece was chosen! :D
Sarvesh Kulkarni
from Pune, Maharashtra.
The list of contributors from India has been put up on the website of British Council. The link is as follows - http://www.britishcouncil.org/tagore-contributors.pdf
Harsimran Gill
from Pune
Is there a list of winners to be found anywhere on the website? I have only come across a link for the list of contributors.
Mira
Is that a list of contributors? Or acceptances?
Congratulations to everyone who won. I wonder what the Gurudev would have said about recycled stories, cause that's what I'm going to do.
Anca
from ROmania
Who are the winners? Just curious
kshiteesh bhardwaj
from delhi
I send a peom to you "give me strength".can i know our sellection status
Rashmi Misra
from Bharuch
I too had sent my entry in this international competition. Since my name does not appear here I wonder if my entry was received by you or not. I would be greatful if you kindly let me know.
Mira
Check:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120429/jsp/7days/story_15431536.jsp