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"Pen is mightier than the sword!"

Are you the one who always comes up with the catchiest phrases and most mesmerizing tapestry of words to elucidate and elaborate on any topic under the sun? Are you the one whose creative ideas find the best expression through words and phrases? Our crearive-writing contest 'Pawrito' brings to you a scope to deliberate, construct and critique on pressing economic issues of our time using the finest choice of words in your quiver. Join us to be a part of this exciting event ,express your ideas and critical opinion, 'spread your word' and bag prizes!


Contact:
Sristi Sarkar: +91 84200 32109
Mouli Ghosh: +91 86172 17346


Last date of registration: 31st January 2025.

Last Date of Essay Submission : 10th February 2025

For further queries send us a mail at pa-writo25@yesm.in.

1. Economics of the Olympics: Is the tradeoff between huge costs, including waste generation, and economic opportunities with media glory worth it?
2. Data Privacy and Protection: Challenges in securing personal information in a digital economy.
3. Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan: A pathway to self-reliance and sustainable development.

1. The winner under each topic shall receive a gift hamper and a certificate of merit.
2. The runners-up under each topic shall receive certificates of merit.
3. All participants shall receive participation certificates.

1. The event is open to enrolled high school (+2), undergraduate and postgraduate students of any discipline.
2. The event will be held online.
3. The essay must be an individual work of the author. No collaborations are allowed.
4. Participants must write an essay on any one of the given topics.
5. One participant can submit only one essay. Multiple submissions from the same participant are not allowed.
6. Any plagiarism shall lead to immediate disqualification.

Essay Format:

1. The essay must not exceed a word count of 1600 words (including in-text citations but excluding cover page, footnotes, diagram or image captions, tables if any, and end-text citations).
2. Participants will receive a participant number via email upon registering. Therefore, at the time of submission, they should clearly mention their participant number, topic title, School/College/University name, and Year of study on the cover page/first page of the essay.
3. Participants should submit the essay via email to the designated email address - pa-writo25@yesm.in with the subject as Pawrito_NameOfTheParticipant.
4. Participants should use the APA referencing style to cite other papers and articles.
5. The essay must follow the mentioned format:
   • Font: Times New Roman
   • Font size: 12
   • Alignment: Justified
   • Line spacing: 1.5
6. Submission can be in either .pdf or .word format.

Not abiding to the above mentioned rules or format may lead to immediate disqualifications.

Submission details:

The completed papers must be submitted before the deadline to the following
E-mail ID: pa-writo25@yesm.in with subject as: Pawrito_NameOfTheParticipant.