Nandini Voice for the Deprived Essay Contest for Seniors (India)

27 February 2012
Nandini Voice for the Deprived Essay Contest for Seniors (India)
Deadline: 10 March 2012

Nandini Voice for the Deprived, a Chennai-based NGO is organising an essay competition for senior citizens on the following subject — ‘Is the joint family system a glory or ruin of India’ Senior citizens above the age of 60 can participate in the essay competition. Essay should be of maximum 1,000 words and can be written either in English or Tamil.

The last date for the receipt of the essay is March 10.

The essays can either be sent by post to NS Venkataraman, Trustee, Nandini voice for the Deprived, M 60/1, 4th Cross Street, Besant Nagar, Chennai-600090 or emailed to nsvenkatchennai@ gmail.com.

The competition is being organised at a time when there are divergent views in society about the concept of joint family system.

While some are of the view that the joint family system is not in tune with the changing lifestyle in present day society, others feel that the disappearance of the joint family system is the root cause for several social problems and stress among the younger generation.

Via: ibnlive.in

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: nsvenkatchennai@ gmail.com

For submissions: nsvenkatchennai@ gmail.com

Website: http://www.nandinivoice.org/
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