Rashtriya Ekta Divas (National Unity
Day) is observed every year on 31st October to commemorate Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel's birth anniversary. It not only commemorates the birth anniversary of
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the architect of national integration of independent
India, but also re-affirms the inherent strength and resilience of our nation
to withstand threats to the unity, integrity and security of the Country.
National Unity Day this year will follow the theme of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Accordingly, a national level Story Writing competition on the theme
– "The
contribution of paired State/Union Territory (UT) in India's Struggle for
Freedom" is
being launched by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry
of Education (MoE), Government of India.
The competition aims to explore students' creative instincts and encourage them to write about the contributions of their paired states to India's struggle for freedom in accordance with the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat (EBSB) matrix.
Themes for Story
Writing Competition
"The contribution of paired State/Union Territory (UT) in India's Struggle for Freedom"
Activities
The Story Writing Competition at the National level will be
under the following categories: -
1.
Story on the contribution of paired State/UT
in India's development since Azadi
2.
Story on the life of scientists from the
paired State/UT
3.
Contribution of women from paired State/UT
since Azadi
4.
Story on the life of sports person,
practitioners of performing arts from paired State/UT
5.
How will I contribute to the progress of my
country?
6.
Story on the life of Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel: his contribution to national integration
Eligibility to participate: Students enrolled in
Grade 6th to 12th
Category I - Class 6th to 8th
Category II
- Class 9th to 12th
Word Limit: Within 600 words
Language
All the Stories must be written in English or Hindi. However,
the participants may translate the title of their story in the language of
their paired State/UT.
The entries for Story Writing Competition shall
be submitted at the website- www.MyGov.in