The Publications Division recently gave prizes to 13 winners of the Bal Bharati essay competition for 2013 at a function at the India International Centre.
A number of eminent personalities from the field of children’s literature attended the function. Eminent writer and academician Dr Diwik Ramesh gave creative suggestions to the children. The additional director general, Publications Division spoke about the achievements of the directorate and also highlighted their future plans.
Publications Division, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has been organising this essay competition for children in Hindi since 2004. The competition is organised by the popular monthly children’s magazine Bal Bharati for those up to the age of 16 years. Earlier, limited for Delhi alone, the competition acquired a national status in 2008. In 2013, the competition received a record 10,000 entries across the country. Bal Bharati since 1948, has been providing valuable content to the children at an extremely affordable price.