Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur is organising a National Essay Writing Competition on Situating the Relevance of Gandhian Principles in the Contemporary Society
About Symbosis Law School, Nagpur
The spirit of the institution is symbolized in its Sanskrit motto, ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ which means ‘World as one family’. Since its inception, Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur has inherited splendid novelty, dynamism, and excellence in education. It has organized a myriad of events to aid in the holistic development of students and broaden the horizons of legal education. Harping on the rich legacy of both Bar and Bench, Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur promises to be one of the finest destinations for imparting legal education in central India.
About the Event
The second of October marks the birth anniversary of the father of our nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, who played a very significant role in the Indian Independence Struggle. His beliefs and persistent paramount efforts for India's Independence are heard and revered all around the world. His principles of tolerance and non-violence transcend national boundaries, religion, and race, and his birth anniversary is celebrated as the International Day of Non-violence. To commemorate this occasion, an essay writing competition is being organized by the Research & Publication Cell. This competition is an opportunity to reflect upon and cherish the life of this great personality who has left behind an extraordinary legacy of defending freedom and free speech. These ideals still stand true in contemporary times and are gaining currency in the current culture of intolerance. As a lawyer, social reformist, nationalist leader, Mahatma Gandhi had diverse interests which are reflected in his multidimensional thought and philosophy which are still significant to the challenges faced by modern-day society.
This competition strives to provide a platform for the participants to lucidly express their views concisely upon the given themes and showcase their writing skills.
Topic
Situating the relevance of Gandhian Principles in the Contemporary Society
Themes
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Reinvigorating non-violent social movements: Satyagraha as a political method in contemporary times
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The engagement of Gandhian Principles with Civil Rights and Social Reforms
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Modern-day relevance of Gandhi's Democratic Decentralization Model
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Gandhian principles of truth and ethics in Media
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Social media and other contemporary dependencies and Gandhi's universal mobilization of masses
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Gandhi’s Doctrine of Trusteeship and its relation with Corporate Social responsibility
Essay Submission Guidelines
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The Competition is open to all the Undergraduates Students, in any stream, enrolled in any recognized Institution/University in India.
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The participants must submit an attested copy of their student's Identity Card/bonafide certificate along with the essay.
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The essay must be submitted in the English language only and must be in Microsoft Word Format (.doc/.docx).
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Only one submission per author is permitted. Co-authorship is permitted to a maximum of two authors per essay.
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All entries should include a cover page specifying the name of the author, institutional affiliation, course and year of study, e-mail address, and contact number.
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Any identifying information should not be mentioned anywhere in the text of the essay and violation of the same shall lead to immediate disqualification.
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Plagiarism of any nature will attract immediate disqualification.
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The word limit for the essay is 3000 words inclusive of citations.
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Every essay must have a title and an abstract. (abstract - 350 words)
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Abstract and the Essay should be sent in one doc/docx file.
Formatting Guidelines
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The essay should be typed in Times New Roman, Font Size-12, Line Spacing-1.5, and Justified.
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The footnotes must be typed in Times New Roman, Font Size-10, and Line Spacing- 1.
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The margins should be 1 inch or 2.54 cm on all sides.
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Every citation must follow the Harvard Bluebook, 20 th Edition.
Submission Procedure
The essay must be sent by email only to researchandpublication@slsnagpur.edu.in with the subject ‘Submission for The SLS NAGPUR Essay Writing Competition’.
Important Dates
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Last Date of Submission: 2nd November, 2021 by 11:59 PM
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Declaration of Results: 12th November, 2021
Registration Fee
No Registration Fee
Certificate
Venue
Online Mode
Contact
Student Co-ordinators
Ms. Shreya G
Email -shreyag.student@slsnagpur.edu.in
Phone - 9740327216
Ms. Rupa D.
Email - rupa.student@slsnagpur.edu.in
Phone - 8688980159
