We are celebrating the 58th Anniversary of the Nagaland Day. On 1st December 1963, Nagaland became the 16th State of Indian Union. The statehood was an outcome of enormous sacrifices made by the founding fathers of the State which strengthened the socio-politico-administrative identity of Nagaland.

To mark this auspicious occasion, Raj Bhavan Kohima has announced an essay competition under following categories as part of the celebration of Nagaland Statehood Day. This essay competition is an event to acknowledge the glorious past, encourage the progressive present and aspire for a progressive and prosperous Nagaland.

 

Sl. No.	Category	Topic	Length (approx.)	Head of Committee
1	High School and Higher Secondary students of Nagaland	Nagaland of my dream	3000 words	Asano Sekhose, Chairman, NBSE
2.	University and College students of Nagaland	Blending tradition and modernity in Nagaland way forward	4000 words	Prof. PardeshiLal, Vice Chancellor, NU, Lumami
3.	Open for all inhabitants of Nagaland	Nagaland Statehood, harnessing untapped potential of a boom	5000 words	Banuo Z. Jamir, IAS Retd Chief Secretary

 

The Head of the Committee will constitute their Sub-Committee to assess and evaluate the essays and determine the winner in their respective category. The 1st winner will be awarded with a cash prize of C1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh) and certificate from Governor during the Nagaland Statehood Day observance at Raj Bhavan, Kohima on 1st December 2021.

Terms and conditions:

• Only one entry is permitted per participant
• Only original essays will be considered for the competition with no plagiarism.
• Participants should provide the following details in the format on the cover page:

Name of participant:

Date of birth:

Class/Year (with stream, if applicable):

Name of the Category (Category-I/Category-II/Category-III):

Topic:

Name of School/College:

Address:

Mobile No.

Email:

School/college where the student is studying will determine the stay of living. For category open for all inhabitants of Nagaland, address proof will be considered to determine their eligibility.

Mode of submission

• Write-up text should be submitted in readable font of English only.
• The essays can be emailed torajbhavannagaland@gmail.comwithin 31st October 2021 for all categories.

Important dates

Date of Notification                : 14th September 2021

Last date of submission          : 31st October 2021

Result announcement              : 15th November 2021

Award Ceremony                    : 1st December 2021

 

                                                                                                (DIPR)