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The contest is aimed at strengthening friendship, solidarity and mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries and celebrating 72 years since Indian Independence Day on August 15 and 150 years since the birth of Prime Minister Mahatma Gandhi.

Contestants are encouraged to write about their feelings and memories about India and the Indian people and the friendship between Vietnam and India.

Writings can be in the form of prose or poems, not to exceed 3,000 words. The organisers also encourage works with illustrations.

Submissions will be selected on the website of the Viet Nam-India Friendship Association in Hanoi. The winning works will be posted on the website of the Ha Noi Union of Friendship Organisations and the Indian Embassy.

The organisers will receive entries until December 30, 2019. The award ceremony will take place on the 70th anniversary of the Republic of India in 2020.

Contestants can submit entries to the Viet Nam-India Friendship Association Office in Room 408, Information and Communication Technology Training Centre, No 1 Hoang Dao Thuy, Hanoi, or via email to banchaphanhhoivietan@gmail.com.

The rules of the contest are posted on vifa.org.vn.

VNS