Letter Writing Contest – India Post
Ranchi: Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s No One Writes to the Colonel tin give notice straightaway hold upward an epitaph for letter-writing every bit a whole.
At an historic current where emails, chatboxes, inboxes together with WhatsApp convey made pen-and-paper letters nearly museum pieces, Republic of Republic of India Post is hosting a nationwide contest, Dhai Akhar, to revive this shape of communication.
On Sunday, Ranchi GPO nether Republic of Republic of India Post held a missive of the alphabet writing challenger on its premises nigh Albert Ekka Chowk inwards which xxx students from diverse metropolis schools took part.
Senior superintendent of Ranchi circle K.D. Singh said the challenger was organised nether the aegis of the national event, on from June fifteen till September 30. The subject of the challenger is “letter to my motherland” inspired past times Rabindranath Tagore’s vocal O Amar Desher Mati. Letters tin give notice hold upward written inwards Hindi, English linguistic communication or a local linguistic communication past times people inwards 2 historic current grouping categories, Under xviii together with Over 18. In both historic current groups, in that place are 2 format categories, inland missive of the alphabet (500 words) together with envelope (1,000 words).
In both historic current groups together with for both formats, prizes would hold upward awarded separately. The circle score challenger awards prizes of Rs 25,000, Rs 10,000 together with Rs 5,000. At the national level, the quantum of prizes are Rs 50,000 together with Rs 25,000.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 GPO purpose assistant, Basant Singh, who was on invigilation duty on Lord's Day every bit children wrote their letters, said interested contestants could shipping them letters straight too. The best entries at the circle score would hold upward sent to the national level. The letters volition hold upward assessed nether main post original full general Shashi Shalini Kujur, who is the competition’s chairperson for Jharkhand circle.
“In fellowship to participate from Ranchi circle that covers Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, Gumla together with Lohardaga, an interested individual tin give notice post his or her missive of the alphabet on the subject addressed to Shashi Shalini Kujur, main post original general, Meghdut Bhavan, Doranda, Ranchi 834002,” he said.
Teenagers such every bit Avi, a Class X educatee of Kairali School, together with Class XI daughter Ashima Singh from Delhi Public School, who convey grown upward inwards an historic current of electronic communication together with social media overload, said they loved writing letters using pen together with paper. “Letter writing has been completely forgotten inwards the historic current of WhatsApp together with Facebook,” Ashima said.
Sriwani, a Class IX educatee of Kairali School, got philosophical. “Online words appear devoid of feelings,” said the girl. “I loved writing the missive of the alphabet every bit it was inwards my handwriting together with had a human touch.”
