Essay competition on Rabindranath Tagore

The Indian Cultural Centre Colombo is organizing an essay competition on Rabindranath Tagore in Sinhala, Tamil and English for the Advanced Level (A/L) and under graduate students of the Universities in Sri Lanka.

The competition is part of its activities to celebrate the 150 birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. In each language category there will be three cash prizes and certificates. The first prize will be Sri Lankan rupees 15,000/=, the second prize will be Sri Lankan rupees 10,000/= and the Third Prize will be Sri Lankan rupees 5000/= in each language category.

The topic of the essay competition is ‘Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Lanka.’ The students can write the essay either in Sinhala or Tamil or in English. The essay should not be less than 800 words and not more than 1200 words. The principal or the Dean of the University in which the student is studying should certify that he or she is a bonafide student of school or university and the particulars given by him or her along with their essay are correct. The last date for receiving the essay with the full contact details of the participant (Full name, address, telephone number and email ID) at the Indian Cultural Centre, 16/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7 is April 30.

For further details please contact the Indian Cultural Centre on telephone no: 2684698 and E-mail: [email protected]