Preliminary Round of Applications
MAIL YOUR ESSAYS DIRECTLY TO symposium@shaastra.org
Your application will be considered valid only as long as you stick to the following rules: 1.
- Please register for updates before any applications are submitted.
- Please do send a mail with the essays and CV to symposium@shaastra.org
- You are required to submit two essays :-
1. On any one of the topics from any of the three tracks (750 words).
2. An essay which tells us more about yourself, and/or anything you wish to add with relevance to the Symposium.
3. When content is being uploaded, please name it appropriately. (name of participant_cv/essay1/essay2/other)
4. Entries are accepted only in the English Language.
Healthcare
Broad Idea: Inclusive Healthcare
1. In what way can the measures taken to alleviate the burden of healthcare on the poor be made more effective?
2. How effective have various means of technology been in increasing the reach of healthcare?
3. How can the deficiencies in the existing healthcare infrastructure be overcome?
Governance
Broad Idea: Development and Democracy
1. In what way has India's policy of liberalisation and privatization been favourable/unfavourable?
2. How effectively is corruption in the bureaucratic and governmental set up tackled by public participation in the democratic process?
3. How have societal factors affected participation in the democratic process?
Finance
Broad Idea: Financing the Future
1.In what ways can affordable finance be extended to the poor, to counter the drawbacks of unorganized lending?
2.How can investment in clean technology be further facilitated and incentivized?
3. How effective is state support in the role of managing the stability of markets?