On the occasion of Independence Day on August 15, 2025, IP4Kids,, a CSR initiative of S.S. Rana & Co., is organizing various exciting competitions for school children under the theme: “Geographical Indications: Tagging the Soul of Independent India”.
COMPETITIONS
Through the following competitions, IP4Kids aims to encourage the students to understand the importance of Geographical Indication (GI) and how protecting it leads to growth of the country.
1. Essay Writing Competition
2. Poster Making Competition
TOPICS
Students are invited to submit their creative entries in respect of the aforesaid competitions on the following topics/prompts:
| Topics for Essay Writing Competition |
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1. From Local to Global – The Economic Power of GIs 2. GI and Cultural Identity: A Tool for Nation Branding 3. GI & Sustainability – A Green Future Rooted with Tradition 4. What is a GI Tag and Why should be Proud of it? 5. My Favorite GI Product and its Story |
| Topics for Poster Making Competition |
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1. Proudly Indian: One GI, One State! 2. India at 78: Proudly Protecting its GI Heritage! 3. Know your Roots: My State, My GI Pride! 4. Celebrating Indian Independence with GI Pride 5. GI and Delicacies from India- A Legacy |
RULES
- The competitions are open to school/college students.
- The content of the essay/reel/comic strips should be based on the given topics/ prompts.
- The content of the essay/poster should not be copied or AI generated.
- Students can participate in more than one competition. However, only a single entry per competition will be accepted.
- Piracy/ copying and plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Any entry, if found to be copied from any source shall be disqualified.
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Essay Writing Competition
The essay should be within 1200-1500* word limit. The essay should not exceed word limit. -
Poster Making Competition
i. All the posters should be based on the aforesaid Theme
ii. Only Hand-drawn posters are allowed
iii. Digitally illustrated or mixed media posters are not allowed.
THE PROCESS
1. The mode of submissions for the creative entries will be completely online on IP4kids official email ID (info@ip4kids.in) and the deadline for the same will be April 22, 2025. No other mode of submission shall be entertained.
2. The participants should mention “World Intellectual Property Day, 2025” in the subject line and provide the following details on the first page of their essay/ ending of the reel & comic strip respectively and in the email body:
– Name of the Participant
– Name of the School/ College
– Class/ Year of the Participant
– Postal address of the School/ College
– Contact details of Participant, including phone number and postal address
Note: Failure to provide aforesaid details would result in disqualification of the entry.
3. Entries must be original and in English or Hindi language only.
4. Qualified Experts and Judges appointed by IP4kids and S.S. Rana & Co. will select the best 2 entries in each competition.
5. Following this, the winners will be announced on IP4Kids’s official website (https://www.ip4kids.in/) and social media platforms on or before August 13, 2025.
AWARDS –
1. Exciting gifts will be given to top two winning participants in each competition category along with a Certificate of Merit.
2. All the participants will be conferred with Certificate of Participation.
Disclaimer: The competition intends to provide a platform to the students to share their views and to raise IPR awareness among them. The decision of the Judges shall be final. The organizers of the competition reserve all rights to change the date of announcements of the results and/or the date of announcements and publication of the results. The organizers also reserve the rights to withdraw any or both categories of awards if the entries thus received do not meet the aforesaid criteria. The organizers also reserve all the rights for Publication and reproduction of essay/write ups, due credit in this regard shall be given to the author(s).