Dear Principal/Head of School,

Greetings from the Nanhi Chhaan Foundation!!

As informed earlier, we are now ready to start the process to hold the 10th Nanhi Chhaan National School Essay Contest 2023. Like before, it is our pleasure to share with you more details about the contest to allow your students to actively participate. As you know, participation in the contest allows your students, and the school, to be represented:

• On a recognised national platform

• Win prizes including cash awards

• Compete with outstanding students

We are sure through this participation, your students will become more confident and add to their educational experience.

 As you know, the topic for this year is: “Diversity - The Essence of India”

It gives us great pleasure to invite you to the 10th Annual Nanhi Chhaan National Schools Essay Contest 2023 being hosted by three of India's most prominent schools viz - Welham Boys School, Welham Girls School and The Doon School in Dehradun. The programme is scheduled over a three day period from the 28th to the 30th of September with children from schools from across the country participating. 

More details of the contest are enclosed. Looking forward to your confirmation.

Warm regards,
Harpal Singh Chairman –
Nanhi Chhaan Foundation
Encl.: as above

DETAILS OF 10TH NANHI CHHAAN NATIONAL SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST 2023

• Participation:  Only children studying in Class X and XI can participate by writing essays. Please confirm your school’s participation latest by the 16th of August 2023.

• First Round : The first round of the contest is to be held in your school itself as part of the school’s normal English subject studies. The school is requested to have class X and the XI class students write an essay, of not more than a 1000 words, on the topic “Diversity – The Essence of India” which should be marked by the school’s own examiners.

• Selecting the 2 Best essays : The school should select 2 of its best essays and send them to us in digital form with font size 12 and the print as Times New Roman. Children of-course can write the essay in the normal way as chosen by the school.

• Submission date : The two best selected essays should be sent to us to reach us no later than the 25th of August 2023.

• Second and final round : 15 students from the country who write the best essays will be called for a prize giving function in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on the 29th & 30th of September 2023. 

The final round will be in two parts.  In the first part, each of the 15 finalists will be required to write another essay on a topic that will be announced on that day itself.  This is to re-establish the calibre of the finalist students.

In the second part, there will be a group discussion with the final winners being selected on the basis of the original essay, the second essay and the group discussion. 

• Prizes : The winners of the competition will receive special prizes for the First & Second positions with the balance finalists also receiving prizes.

• NIIT University ( NU ) Program : in addition to the prizes, like every year, 35 students who have written the best essays will be invited to attend a Personality Development Programme for 5 days at the NIIT University, Neemrana, Rajasthan in the month of December 2023.

• Contact details :  Please feel free to contact us in case you have any queries.  All future correspondence on the contest may be addressed to:

Mr. Aditya Dayal
Nanhi Chhaan Foundation GP-26,
Maruti Industrial Estate Udyog Vihar,
Sector-18, Gurgaon 122015
Tel: 0124-2341825, 4278147, 4104697
Fax: 0124-2340825
Mob: +91 9810037995, 8178980323
Email: essay@nanhichhaan.com