The Albert Barrow Memorial All India Creative Writing for the year 2017 was held on 14th July 2017. Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education had played Host to the Category 1 students of nearly 22, I.S.C affiliated schools of Kolkata. From my school I, Ashlesha Singh had been sent for the Category 1 of the competition. The arrangements made by the host school were efficient and all activities were carried out smoothly. The participating students were asked to report to the institute by 8.30 a.m. in the morning for registration. Likewise the Category 2 students had to assemble at St. Joseph’s School, Bowbazar where my counterpart of class ten, Megan Ann D’Souza had gone. The dress code for both us was formal attire.
The word limit for Category 1 was 750 – 1000 words and the topics given were :-My bank in my smartphone
* My bank in my smartphone
* A brave new digital world
* Write a story entitled “I met my soulmate through data sharing “
* India is moving towards a corruption free society.
The word limit for Category 2 was 500 – 750 words and the topics given were
* My entire world in a small chip
* The e-wallet; the power in my hand
* Ecommerce shopping
* Candy Crush vs Cricket
We had begun at 9.30 when the respected teachers announced our topics. We were given half an hour for preparation. We started writing at 10.00 a.m. and we were asked to handover our writing sheets by 11.00 a.m. sharp.
Our topics were very relevant to the current scenario of the country as well as the world, relating to the digitization of banking and how are lives, our whole world is getting stored in a small chip. The experience in the auditorium of the suspense palpable, excitement and an atmosphere of nervousness was a reminder to us of the forthcoming I.C.S.E and I.S.C examinations.
Reported by: Ashlesha Singh
