Volume 1 Number 5
July 14, 1995
Shankar's International Children's Competition 1996
Rules
- The competition is open to children all over the world. They should
have been born on or after January 1, 1980.
- There is no entry fee.
- Competitors are free to choose the theme/subject they are interested
in, or like most, for their paintings/drawings/writings.
- Each entry should be certified by the parent/guardian/teacher that it
is the original, unaided work of the competitor done during 1995. Entries
should be an individual effort and NOT a combined work.
- Every entry should carry the following information in English and in
BLOCK LETTERS, at the back of the painting/drawing or at the end of the
written work:
- First Name
- Surname
- Boy or Girl
- Date of Birth
- Nationality
- Full Postal Address
- Subject/title of the entry
- No entry will be returned. The copyright of all entries will rest
with Shankar's International Children's competition.
- All packets should be pre-paid/adequately stamped and mailed directly
to reach:
Shankar's Internal Children's Competition
Nehru House
4 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
New Delhi-110 002
- Entries sent by air cargo will not be accepted.
- The last date for receipt of entries is DECEMBER 31, 1995.
PAINTINGS/DRAWINGS
- Black and white pencil drawings will not be accepted.
- The size of each entry should NOT be less than 30 x 40 cm in size.
- A competitor may submit up to 6 entries. They should NOT be
mounted/framed
WRITTEN WORK
- Only entries in ENGLISH will be considered. Translations from other
languages do not qualify for the competition.
- Entries may be in the form of poems, plays, short stories, essays,
descriptive writing, and the like.
- A competitor may submit up to six entries. They should be in a neat
handwriting or typed.
PRIZES
- The entries will be judged by the organizers with the help of a jury.
- The following prizes are offered:
- The President of India's Gold Medal
- The Shankar's Award for the best written work
- 24 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Gold Medals for the next-best
paintings/drawings/written work.
- About 400 Silver Medals and 400 prizes.
- Certificates of Merit to deserving entries.
- Results will be announced in July 1996. Prize-winners will be informed
individually by post.
- The best entries will be published in Shankar's Children's Art Number,
Volume 47. Selected entries will also appear in the monthly magazine for
children, Children's World.
- All competitors are entitled to a copy of the Art Number (Vol. 47) at
half-price. They can reserve their copy by mailing this coupon:
SHANKAR'S INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S COMPETITION
NEHRU HOUSE
4 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI-110 002
I wish to reserve a copy of Shankar's Children's Art Number
Vol. 47 at the concessional rate. I am remitting U.S. $10.00 by
cheque/draft/money order.
(WRITE IN BLOCK LETTERS)
Name:..........................................................
Address:.......................................................
...............................................................
...............................................................
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Remittance to be made in the name of ``Shankar's International Children's
Competition."
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