“Money is a great servant but a bad master.” ―Francis Bacon

Materialism : The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Theme

We live in a society that promotes materialism and young people are taught to measure success and happiness in life based on how much stuff they have. Materialistic view on life can result in dissatisfaction when one doesn’t have enough and can negatively affect a person’s life.

Guidelines

1. Any political or communal content and/or comment shall be disqualified with immediate effect.

2. Co-authorship is allowed to a maximum of 2 authors only.

3. The competition is open to all

4. The submission can be made in any format and any language.

5. The content should be the original work of the writer and should not have been given to any other competition or for any publication.

6. Plagiarised content shall not be entertained.

7. Judgment shall be based on points given on the criteria of content, language & uniqueness.

8. No extension in deadline shall be allowed.

9. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding.

10. The Registration can be done by sending the softcopy to essay@antfant.in

Timeline

Deadline: The last date for submission of essay is 15th Aug 2022.

1st Prize

Certificate

Cash

Gift Vouchers

2nd Prize

Certificate

Cash

Gift Vouchers

3rd Prize

Certificate

Cash

Gift Vouchers

Others Prize

1. All participants are entitled to receive Certificate of Contribution.

2. The 10 winners of the essay contest will be announced on the websites and Facebook pages.

3. The writers of the 10 winning essays will receive Certificates of Recognition.

4. The 10 essays will finally be published in the form of a book entitled BetterYouth BetterIndia BY YOUNG INDIANS. The book will credit the contributor of each essay as well as the judges involved with the process of assessment and evaluation.