Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi (CSA) in collaboration with the Panjab University today held an on-the-spot Essay Writing Competition, followed by a Story/Poetry Writing Competition at the Panjab University Campus. The event was organized for the CSA by Dr Meenu Gupta, Assistant Professor of the English Dept. Students of the campus participated in the competitions which were held in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
The Literary Quiz was conducted by Prof Aneel Raina of the English Dept who is also a member of the CSA. The questions asked were drawn from world literatures, Indian literature from different regions, classical literature, literary awards and outstanding personalities associated with literature.
VENT | CATEGORY | PRIZE WINNERS |
ESSAY WRITING | English | First: Sandeep Kumar Second: Alisha Angrish Third: Anupriya |
Punjabi | First: Sukhjinder Kaur
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SHORT STORY | English | First: Nishtha Saxena Second: Aditi Bist Third: Sayyantana Dutta Consolation: Manika Arora |
Hindi | First: Gaurav Kalra Second: Bhawna
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Punjabi | First: Chanchal Sharma
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POETRY | English | First: Swastika Khosla Second: Rashi Nair Third: Amandeep Kaur |
Hindi | First: Bharti Second: Chanchal Sharma
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Punjabi | First: Sukhjinder Kaur
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QUIZ CONTEST RESULTS
First Prize | Tajinder Singh and Nosheen Kapoor (English Dept) |
Second Prize | Pavneet Bangar and Umendra Sharma (UIET) |
Third Prize | Gopal Singh and Nupur Pal (English Dept) |