Vichar Manthan

12th National Article Writing Competition For Publication in

An Anthology of Selected Articles(July 2020 Edition) | ISBN: 9798665418179

About Think India Think India is a pan-India organization established with the aim to bring together the best talentof the country and to infuse in them a ‘Nation-First’ attitude. The organization seeks to developa solution-based thinking and inspire young India to serve the society. It strives to promotesocial harmony, fulfil needs of India, support and motivate, activity in campuses, upliftment ofrural India, support gender justice and support national interest. It also manifests progressivecollaborations between the young, creative minds from national institutes like IITs, IIMs, NLUsand others.

About National Article Writing Competition Think India National Article Writing Competition has been organized for past 11 editionssuccessfully every month. It is one of Think India’s flagship initiatives to further its goal ofinfusing ‘Nation-First’ thinking in the young talent of this nation and enabling this talent topositively contribute towards the growth and development of India. More than 5,000 students,academicians and research scholars across the country have participated in the previous editionof the competition.

Call for Articles Think India invites Articles from students/research scholars enrolled in any UG/PG/PhD course,academicians associated with any educational institution (University/College), professionalsacross various fields in India. Topics 1. Should India reconsider its One China Policy? 2. COVID-19 & College Fee Conundrum: Where lies the Balance? 3. Ban on Chinese Apps: Need & Impact 4. Consequences of US withdrawal from WHO 5. Book Review: ‘Legend of Suheldev’

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Awards & Certificates1. E-certificates of participation will be provided to all the participants who make a validsubmission in line with the Submission Guideline mentioned herein.2. Three best entries shall be awarded a cash prize worth ₹1000/- each along with e-Certificatesof merit.

PublicationSelected articles, as recommended by the Editorial Board, shall be published in a Book titledVichar Manthan (July Edition) ISBN: 9798665418179.

Registration FeeThere is no fee required for registration or submission.

Submission DeadlineThe deadline for submission is 25th July, 2020.

Submission Guidelines: 1. The participants are required to register themselves and make their submissions on the URLhttps://bit.ly/12thAWC. 2. The file must be in .doc/.docx format and the file size should not exceed 1 MB. 3. Language of the Article may be either English or Hindi. 4. Each submission must have its own Title on the basis of topic selected. 5. The body of the submission must be in the format as specified. [Font: Times New Roman, Size:12, Line-Spacing: 1.5, Justified]. 6. Submission must contain footnotes, wherever required. All footnotes must be in the format asspecified. [Font: Times New Roman, Size: 10, Line-Spacing: 1.0, Justified]. 7. The word limit for the articles is 1200-1500 words. 8. An article can be co-authored by a maximum of two participants. 9. The file name of the submission must be as follows: a. In case of Single Author – ‘<first name><last name>’ e.g. Aditya Kashyap.docx b. In case of Co-authors - ‘<first name of Author 1> & <first name of Author 2>’ e.g, Aditya & Shiva.docx 10. Submissions with a similarity percentage above 15 percent will be automatically rejected andthe respective participants would not be eligible for receiving e-certificates of participation. 11. The last page of the submission must include the following information: a. Name of theAuthor(s) b. Name of the Institution 12. All rights arising from the submissions made by the participants are automatically vested inEditor, Think India. 13. Non-compliance with either of the guidelines mentioned above will result in immediaterejection of submission. No queries in this regard shall be entertained. Declaration of Results Results shall be declared on social media platforms of Think India. Facebook: www.facebook.com/thinkindiaorg Twitter: www.twitter.com/thinkindiaorg Instagram: www.instagram.com/thinkindiaorg

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