kl.snsj.in National Level Triple Competitions 2015 : Kolvenbach Library Chennai

Organization : Kolvenbach Library Chennai
Competition Name : National Level Triple Competitions 2015
Applicable For : Higher Secondary School Students & UG, PG, and Research Scholars
Applicable States/UT : All India
Registration Last Date : 10 September 2015
Submission Last Date : 10 October 2015

The Concept:

Justice is one of the primary cardinal virtues of humans. According to Cornel West, a philosopher, “justice is what love looks like in public”. Human life on this earth has flourished because of the love it holds. As we continue to march ahead in life, longing for a better tomorrow, a better world, we want it to be filled with love, and a concrete expression of this love is JUSTICE.

An unjust and unfair world is what we seem to be encountering today- poverty, slavery, trafficking, corruption, marginalization, exclusion, oppression, homicide, communalism, etc. Yet, we believe, that these situations can change if the idea of justice is taken seriously. Justice demands awareness and responsibility. Helen Keller remarked thus: “Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained”.

Is justice a utopia? Or is it possible to have a just world? How do we conceptualize justice, moving away from the stereotype thinking of justice as mere revenge? Are there other models of justice that can be realized today?

The Triple competitions of short essay, short film, and short story, are focussed on generating new ideas on justice, especially from young minds.

The Dates:

Sep 10 End of online registrations
Oct 10 Online Submission of Essays, films, stories
Nov 19 Announcement of results on the library website
Jan 09 Grand Prize-Winners Awards In Satya Nilayam, Chennai

The Eligibility:

Age limit: 35 or below
Higher Secondary School Students may participate in Short Essay and Short Story competitions.
UG, PG, and research scholars may participate in ALL the three competitions

Registration Guidelines:

1. To register in these competitions, visit www.kl.snsj.in
2. Fill in the registration form, enter the DD number and submit. After manual verification, a USN (Unique Serial Number) will be sent to your personal Email.
3. The Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of SACRED HEART COLLEGE-SATYA NILAYAM, payable at Chennai.
4. Refunds are not possible at any stage such as disqualified, withdrawn or non-winning entries.
5. We will not be in a position to return any accompanying materials – such as scripts, books, stories etc.
6. An individual can appear for more than one competition (except the HSS students). However, only one entry per person
is allowed for each competition.
7. Registration ends on 31 August 2015 at 11:59 pm.

Supplement Guidelines:

1. All essays/films/stories entries will be considered the property of the Kolvenbach Library, and it shall hold the copyright to all of them. However, the authors/directors will be given due credit in the byline, if the library decides to publish/ screen them.
2. Entries will not be returned, and all electronic copies of non-shortlisted entries will be erased after the competition.
3. The Kolvenbach Library reserves the right to cancel, defer, or postpone the competition sine die in the event of any incident, natural or human made.
4. No mark sheet is available for these competitions.
5. In the event of any dispute arising outside of the rules mentioned, the decision by the Library would be final and binding.
6. Kolvenbach Library cannot accept responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any person entering the Competition.
7. The Library reserves all rights to modify, any of the afore mentioned terms and conditions as and when it seems appropriate, but will intimate to the participants duly.

Submission Guidelines:

1. Short Essays and Short Stories: Submit online and upload in MS Word 2007/2010/2013 (.doc or .docx). No other formats will be considered.
2. Entries cannot be amended after submission.
3. Short Films: Send 2 DVD copies of the film to the organizers and use the USN on them, apart from uploading it online as flv file. Use either speed post or courier service, so that it can be tracked.
4. Last date of ONLINE submission for all the three competitions is 30 September 2015, at 11:59 pm.

Guidelines For Short Essay Competition:

1. Language: English
2. Word Limit: 1000 to 1500 words only (excluding foot notes).
3. Form and style: This is to be a scientific paper, with proper citations. Pictures and illustrations are not allowed. Formatting rules: 1” page margin on all sides of A4 size paper, Times New Roman, 12 pts, 1.5” line spacing, fully justified alignment. The pages should be numbered.
4. Content: It should not contain vulgar or obscene language.
5. Originality: The essay should be original, and unpublished in any form or in any public forum, including blogs. They should not be under consideration for publication or accepted for publication elsewhere. Plagiarism would not be tolerated. Hence, kindly acknowledge the sources, wherever applicable including the quotations.
6. Authoring: Co-authoring is not permitted.
7. Secrecy: To maintain strict impartiality in judgement, the author should not disclose his/her identity in the essay.

Use only the USN allotted.

Guidelines For Short Film Competition:

1. Language: Any regional language is permitted. However, there should be English sub-titles in ALL submissions with Arial Font.
2. Time Limit: The film should be between 5 to 7 minutes only.
3. Form and style: There is complete freedom for the director to choose any form and style.
4. Content: It could be either a short documentary or a short fiction. It should not contain vulgar or obscene language.
5. Originality: The film should be original, and not screened before in any form or in any public forum. They should not be under consideration for screening or accepted for screening elsewhere.
6. Director: Only one participant can the main director. He/she may choose to have his/her own team either as artists or technicians as he/she prefers.
7. Secrecy: To maintain strict impartiality in judgement, the director should not disclose his/her identity in the film. Use only the USN allotted.

Guidelines For Short Story Competition:

1. Language: English
2. Word Limit: 800 to 1500 words only.
3. Form and style: The form of prose fiction is permitted. No narrative poems or drama pieces are allowed.
4. Content: It should not contain vulgar or obscene language.
5. Originality: The story should be original, and unpublished in any form or in any public forum, including blogs.
They should not be under consideration for publication or accepted for publication elsewhere.
6. Authoring: Co-authoring is not permitted.
7. Secrecy: To maintain strict impartiality in judgement, the author should not disclose his/her identity in the story.