Friday, 20 November 2020

AIFEST Poetry Competition Results 2020

Find the list of authors who have secured A Grades and are selected for publication in the poetry anthology posted below the list of Prize Winners. For queries, email us at aifestevents@gmail.com

The Winners!!!

Category 1. Middle School (Classes V – VIII)

First: Bagwe Vidisha Chandrakant

K.M.S. Dr. Shirodkar High School, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012

Second: Janisha Johri

Amity International School, Sector-46, Gurugram, Haryana

Third: Diya Sangeeth

IES, Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Kuwait

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Third: Riann Maria Christus

Don Bosco School of Excellence (CBSE), Egmore, Chennai - 600008, Tamil Nadu

 Category 2. High School (Classes IX – XII)

First: Nandini Pandey

Delhi Public School, Bidhannagar, Durgapur-713212

Second: Rumaidha Shaikh

SREF, Bhavani Nagar, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 414001

Third: Afrah Pandikkadan

PPMHSS Kottukara, Kondotty, Malappuram, Kerala

Special Jury Mention

1. Maanya Johri

Amity International School, Sector-46,Gurgaon

2. Akshat Garg

Aggarwal Public School, Ballabgarh, Faridabad, Haryana 121004

3. Sai Keerthana

PAGE Junior College, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500034

 Category 3. Everyone Else

First: Dr Barbara S Sangma

Don Bosco College, Tura, Meghalaya affiliated to North Eastern Hill University (NEHU)

Second: Rima Bagchi

MA Student, Women's College, Bagbazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700003

Third: Shalini Majumdar

Newtown, Kolkata-700156, West Bengal

Special Jury Mention

1. Muhsina K Ismail

Ambalavattam, Edarikkode PO, Malappuram, Kerala

2. Akanksha Pandey

University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

We have left no stone unturned to ensure free, fair and just evaluation and competition. We have also made sure that unbiased and capable judges evaluated the poems. All the submissions were checked for plagiarism using both Turnitin and Urkund softwares. We are saddened to inform you that there were a few instances of plagiarism in the competition. 4 poems from Category 1, 6 from Category 2 and 1 from Category 3 had to be rejected on account of plagiarism. Let's be united in this fight to clean the academic system of the menace of plagiarism.

Due to the huge volume of submissions we received, we had to omit many submissions based on the overall grade and score. We share your disappointment. We understand that despite our best attempts, there could be subjectivity in evaluation and judgment. Pure objectivity, especially in evaluating poetry, is almost impossible. Those who have found out that their submissions haven't been selected for publication please remember that even TS Eliot and William Wordsworth had faced rejection from reputed publishers. 

If there is any typing error or discrepancy in the details, please bring it to our notice via email. Thanks 

Authors who have secured A Grades and are selected for publication in the poetry anthology

Category 1: Middle School (Names arranged in alphabetical order)

  1. Adya
  2. Ahaanya Passi
  3. Aishwarya Bhattacharya
  4. Albrain A
  5. Anuvab Chatterjee
  6. Avner Ron Christus
  7. Avni Jain
  8. B Abhiroop
  9. Bagwe Vidisha Chandrakant
  10. Darshan Arunkumar (Ramya Ramesh)
  11. Deeksha S
  12. Deeptarka Maity
  13. Diya Sangeeth
  14. Drishika Shah
  15. Eshika Ghosh
  16. Jaanavi Balaji
  17. Janisha Johri
  18. K Tarun Srinivas
  19. KV Rithik Sundhararaj
  20. Krittika Mohanta
  21. Lakshana V
  22. Naomi Naigil
  23. Noureen K Ajmal
  24. Payal Mishra
  25. R Ezhilan
  26. R Swarajkanishkar
  27. Rakshita Mishra
  28. Riann Maria Christus
  29. Rohit R
  30. Sachin BG
  31. Sharon Rose S
  32. Shivam Raj
  33. Sri Medha Prayaga
  34. Sriharshetha AS

Authors who have secured A Grades and are selected for publication in the poetry anthology

Category 2: High School (Names arranged in alphabetical order)

  1. Aaryaman Jatav
  2. Abhiruchi Vishal Dabhade
  3. Adhittya Sivaram
  4. Adithya V
  5. Adrita Mukherjee
  6. Afrah Pandikkadan
  7. Akshara S Nair
  8. Akshat Garg
  9. Anirudh
  10. Anmol Ram Malik
  11. Anshul
  12. Anushka Chatterjee
  13. Anushka Mendiratta
  14. Archisha Vedha
  15. Arijit Mukherjee
  16. Arpan Shah
  17. Arushi Banerjee
  18. Ashmita.Rk
  19. Atrishman Mukherjee
  20. Ayshmita Biswas
  21. Bhavana Gupta
  22. BT Madhurima
  23. CK Amizhdini Rose
  24. Ganaga Mahalakshmi
  25. GV Rajalakshmi
  26. Jaya Jha
  27. Jazi Yvonne Minimo
  28. K Vaishnavi Sai
  29. Kritika Parashar
  30. Lakshmipriya
  31. Maanya Johri
  32. Malavika R
  33. N Ashwini
  34. Nakul Suraj
  35. Nalini Sinha
  36. Nandini Pandey
  37. Neveshni E
  38. Palak Chaudhary
  39. Prabha Jha
  40. Pranami Bharali
  41. Prarthana Vijayakumar
  42. R.Swarnakamatchi
  43. Rainna
  44. Rashmi Agrawal
  45. Resham Chopra
  46. Revathy J
  47. Riya Arora
  48. Rumaidha Shaikh
  49. Sai Keerthana
  50. Samarpita Philipp
  51. Samarth Sarthak
  52. Sana Chowdhury
  53. Sanchari Acherjee (Both)
  54. Sayee Bhakare
  55. Shaima Allipra
  56. Sherebanu Barnagarwala
  57. Shrest Baranwal
  58. Sreya Konar
  59. Srijani Kaur
  60. Stuti Miglani (Deepti M/O)
  61. Subhanghi Saha
  62. Sumi Gupta
  63. Tanisha Jain
  64. Tapatya Basak
  65. Tulsi Nambiar
  66. Yastika Jain

Authors who have secured A Grades and are selected for publication in the poetry anthology

Category 3: Everyone Else (Names arranged in alphabetical order)

  1. Aakash
  2. Aardra AP
  3. Aashi Prasad
  4. Abdu Rahiman M
  5. Abhijit Seal
  6. Abhinav Anand
  7. Abhipsa Mohanty
  8. Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury
  9. Abin Mathew
  10. Achudha S
  11. Adegboye Adeyanju
  12. Afina Reshmi C
  13. Ahalya
  14. Aishwarya Lakkakula
  15. Akanksha Pandey
  16. Amit Pandey
  17. Anagha Agnes
  18. Anagha V
  19. Anakha Lakshmi NS
  20. Ananda Krishnan
  21. Ananya Verma
  22. Aneri Gandhi
  23. Anguri Hazra
  24. Anny Saifi
  25. Anonymous (Author of “My Own Soul”)
  26. Anshu
  27. Anu Chandran
  28. Archana PV
  29. Ardhra CS
  30. Aruna V
  31. Arundhuti Chakraborty
  32. Arunita Lahiry
  33. Ashmita Bora
  34. Aswani R Jeevan
  35. Aswathi AS
  36. Athira Anand
  37. Athulya Lal
  38. Atiendriya Verma
  39. Ayesha Rahman
  40. Azmi Azka Md Asif
  41. Barasha Rani Saikia
  42. Bhavani Maddila
  43. Bhavesh Pathak
  44. Bibu Binu Thomas
  45. Bishal Bimal Mazumdar
  46. Brillya G
  47. CG Akhila
  48. Chetna Bhagoji
  49. Chinkhanmuan Samte
  50. Christal Ferrao
  51. CS Ashitha Hanna
  52. D Jeba
  53. D Ruban Prabu
  54. Debarpita Roy
  55. Debasri Debasmita Keshari
  56. Deepa Sehrawat
  57. Deepak Verma
  58. Dhanashree Das
  59. Dhara Teraiya
  60. Digant Trivedi
  61. Dimple Nahata
  62. Disha Gupta
  63. Disha Pradeep Pawar
  64. Divya Deevi
  65. Dr Amit Kumar Chandrana
  66. Dr Aparna Ajith
  67. Dr AR Jyothi Priya
  68. Dr Asha Rani Anto
  69. Dr Barbara S Sangma
  70. Dr DR Pratima Roy
  71. Dr M Elangovan
  72. Dr M Marimuthu
  73. Dr Pallavi Bhardwaj
  74. Dr Qudsi Rizvi
  75. Errah Jane Ramos
  76. Eusebia Kimde S Sangma
  77. Florence Laldinpuii
  78. Foram Rikky Shah
  79. G Keerthana
  80. Garima Nandal
  81. Gayathri Prathapan
  82. Geethika KN
  83. Glory Elsa Tom
  84. Gouri H Nair
  85. Gracias Lourdhu Arokia Sabatini
  86. Greeshma Joseph
  87. GVS Snehitha
  88. Haripriya Ravi
  89. Hedera Hafiz
  90. Heena Fayaz
  91. Hemasreelatha M
  92. Henrietta Ifeoma Okafor
  93. Himanshi Dhawan
  94. Hridyesha Gogoi
  95. Ifeoma Ezinne Odinye
  96. Indira Nityanandam
  97. Jayeeta Paul
  98. Jeffrey Pauminlal @Zester Frost
  99. Jesna Khanun
  100. Josephi Joshni S
  101. Joydeep Narayan Deb
  102. Jyoti Kushwaha
  103. Jyoti Mugalikar Patil
  104. Jyotsana
  105. Ankitha Raju (KR Ankitha)
  106. K Ruhaiya Afrin
  107. Kaisar Mahmadiftikar Shekh
  108. Kapil Semwal
  109. Kavya S Mony
  110. Khan Zara Reza Akhtar
  111. Khubi Ram
  112. Khushbu
  113. Khushi Yadav
  114. Kishorkumar Shantilal Dave
  115. Koyel Banerjee
  116. Krishangi Sarma
  117. KV Raghupathi
  118. L Suriyakala
  119. Lilit Anna Varghese
  120. Lorna Barbara Erla
  121. M Sahila Nizar
  122. M Sakthi Sree
  123. M Saye Soozie
  124. M Soni
  125. M Sundara Raju
  126. Madhavi Menon
  127. Madhumathi H
  128. Madhurima Chakraborty
  129. Maitri Patel
  130. Mamidi Shireesha
  131. Manvi Sharma
  132. Maria Alejandra Fumaroni
  133. Mary Jeniffer Samuel
  134. Meenakshi Yadav
  135. Meenashy V
  136. Megha S J Kumar
  137. Mickey Manaswini
  138. Miss Maria Roland Lancelot
  139. Mitali Bhattacharya
  140. Mohana A
  141. Sharmila Jajodia
  142. Hima Harry
  143. Sheetal V B
  144. Sofia Khanam
  145. Muhsina K Ismail
  146. Muskan Jain
  147. N Vijayalakshmi
  148. Nadar Joel Ebenezer Raju
  149. Namrah Rizvi
  150. Namrata Talukdar
  151. Nandhini A
  152. Neena George Kunnath
  153. Neena Paul
  154. Neenu Thomas
  155. Nikunj Thaploo
  156. Nisarga C
  157. Niteesh KR
  158. Noor Fathima VN
  159. Noor Mohammed Maheera
  160. Nzimiro Lazarus Ugo
  161. P Nisha
  162. Padma Pooja Kesavan
  163. Pallabi Panda
  164. Pappulakshmi U
  165. Payal Gupta
  166. Piyali Dey
  167. Pooja K Odedra
  168. Prakash Shamjibhai Chauhan
  169. Prakruti Vinayak Naik
  170. Praneetha
  171. Priya Kumari
  172. Priyanka Bharali
  173. Priyanka Gupta
  174. Punita
  175. Rachit Dave
  176. Rahana K Ismail
  177. Ramsha Zaheen
  178. Ranjitha Roy
  179. Rasmi Menon
  180. Rathod Hetal
  181. Razanna Niaz
  182. Reena Joseph
  183. Renita Dsouza
  184. Renuka G
  185. Reshma LR
  186. Rima Bagchi
  187. Rinsa Joy
  188. Rohini K Potti
  189. Rona C Sajith
  190. Ronil Soni
  191. Rounak Barman
  192. RT Renikha Lettish
  193. S Arnisha Thangam
  194. S Nandhini
  195. S Nithya
  196. S Renuga Devi
  197. S Saritha Sasidharan
  198. S Sri Divya Poorani
  199. S Vijaya Rekha
  200. Sabarinathan V
  201. Sachin R Purane
  202. Safarin Sadiq
  203. Sagar B
  204. Sakshi Dubey
  205. Sameer Sagar
  206. Sandra James
  207. Sasmita Mishra
  208. Savita Shastri
  209. Shajir Cherlakkad
  210. Shalini Majumdar
  211. Sharanya H
  212. Shehnaz Gujral
  213. Shivani Sarat
  214. Shreeja Shreekumar Pillai
  215. Shreya Venkatesan
  216. Shruti Ganesh
  217. Shruti Sareen
  218. Shweta Ghanshyam Punjabi
  219. Shwetha R S
  220. Shyam
  221. Smita Kishore
  222. Sonal Maharana
  223. Sonali Sharma
  224. Sooraj Lal SB
  225. Srijana Subedi
  226. Suji S
  227. Sukrutha TS
  228. Sundari Johnson
  229. Surya Ratna Sarvani Addanki
  230. Swastika Muduli
  231. Swetha M
  232. Swetha Rajkumar
  233. Syed Saba Rizvi
  234. Syed Tamjeed Ali
  235. T Amiya
  236. Tabinda Naiyer
  237. Tanisha Rathod
  238. Tanya Tripathi
  239. Tayyaba Barqi
  240. Thaamarai Selvi SP
  241. Trayambika R N
  242. Tuhina Roy
  243. Udatha Geetanjali
  244. Upanisha S
  245. Jayamurali (V Muralidaran)
  246. V Nithya Meiyammai
  247. Vipitha Devi
  248. Vishnu Priya J
  249. Vishnupriya S
  250. Viskulesh VP
  251. Vittal Navi
  252. Waheeda Bi Khan
All the participants whose names are mentioned above will receive E-Certificate. Please be patient, the certificates will be dispatched only in December.  The selected poems will be published in the anthology and made available on Amazon and other online stores.

Our Esteemed Panel of Judges

Dr Ambreen Safdar Kharbe 
Assistant Professor, College of Languages and Translation 
Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr Prathyaksh Janardhanan
Assistant Professor,Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management
Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT),Changa, Gujarat

Dr Sonya J Nair
Head of the Department of English, All Saints' College, Thiruvananthapuram

Dr Jukkalkar Syed Imtiaz
Assistant Professor of English, Shri Shivaji Science and Arts College, Buldana (MS)

Dr B Pavithra
Assistant Professor of English, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore

Dr Mustabshira Siddiqui
Assistant Professor,Department of English 
Taibah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr Shyama Ramasamy
Poet, Research Consultant and Educator, Mauritius
Former ICCR and UGC Fellowships for Foreign National Awardee

Vadapalli Lakshmi
Lecturer, Bhavan's Vivekananda College of Science Humanities and Commerce, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad, Telangana

Mohd Raghibul Haque
Former Fulbright FLTA at Michigan State University 2019-20
Faculty, Gurumantra Academy& Director of Language Clinic, Nadwa College, Lucknow

J Kavi Kalpana
Guest Lecturer, Department of English
University of Madras Arts & Science Constituent College,Chennai

Dr Mahdieh Boostani 
Persian Poetess, Professor, Author of The Impregnable Fortress, and Translator of Rumi
Lecturer at Islamic Azad University Neyshabour, Iran

Dr Annoo Kumari
Poet-critic, PhD in English Literature, Muzaffarpur, Bihar

Prof Lourdusamy C MA, M.Phil, MEd
Academic Coordinator, St Mary's Convent School Moradabad - 244001

Prof Selvarani Paulraj
Centre for Management Studies-Jain University and New Horizon College, Marathahalli, Bangalore

Prof Roseline Jesudas
Northern Border University, Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia

Meenakshi Sharma
Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi

Yash Raj
Department of English, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Ms. Paviethra Panchanathan M. A.
Poetess, Amaravathi Nagar, Bodinayakanur 625582

Dr Geetanjali Tiwari
Associate Professor, Department of English, DAV PG College DehraDun, Uttarakhand

Dr Niloy Mukherjee
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Techno India University, EM4, Sector 5, Salt Lake, Kolkata

We at AIFEST, wish to place on record our sincere thanks to all the participants who have made this event a resounding success. Special thanks are also due to the Executive and Governing Body Members of AIFEST for their committed and untiring efforts. Our esteemed panel of judges did a remarkable job, completing the evaluation process within a very short span of time, and on short notice. We are indebted to you for your selfless efforts. We don't have words to thank our dedicated volunteers from all over the country, who worked day and night the last one week to ensure the success of the event. 

75 comments:

  1. Many congratulations to all the winners, and Best wishes to each and every poet.
    Gratitude to AIFEST organising team.

    May the collective spirit of poetry, the power of words plant hope, happiness, and love. May poetry heal the world.

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    1. Well said madam. Thank you

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    2. Overwhelmed for my selection ❤feeling much more happy for having this platform ❤😍

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  2. Hearty congratulations to all the winners and participants 💥

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  3. Can you please provide the list of the third category.

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    1. Posted now beneath the list of winners. Please see the update. Thank you

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  4. Can you please provide the list of the third category.

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    1. There was some technical delay. Posted now beneath the list of winners. Please see the update. Thank you

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  5. Why there are no names in A grade 3rd category😔😔

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    1. There was some technical delay. Please see the update. Thank you

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  6. no list provided for 3rd category... why?

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    1. There was some technical delay. Please see the update. Thank you

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  7. Congratulations to all the winners.Pls provide the list of third category who got A grades.

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  8. Lets wait maybe there are working on it

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    1. Thanks for your understanding. Now the entire list is posted.

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  9. Yes please provide, we are keen to know the names of 3rd category..

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  10. Sorry for the delay in posting the results of the 3rd category. Due to the huge number of submissions, verification took more time than we anticipated. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for your patience and kind cooperation.

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  11. Congratulations to the winners and the participants.🏆🎉🏆🏆🎉🏆🏆🎉🏆🏆🎉🏆

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  12. Selected authors will receive certificate

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  13. Kindly mention whose poems will be published in poetry anthology.

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    1. All the selected poems mentioned above from each of the 3 categories. In other words, if your name is posted above, your poem is selected for publication :)

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  14. Thanks organisers, judges and participants too for the grand success of the event. Congratulations to all the winners.

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    1. Thank you, and accept our thanks for being a part of it.

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  15. Thanks organisers, judges and participants too for the grand success of the event. Congratulations to all the winners.

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  16. Thanks a lot AIFEST for providing this great academic opportunity and exercise to all of us. Glad to have been selected in the A category. Looking forward to more such literary and creative sparks.

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    1. Congratulations! and thanks for being a part of the AIFEST family

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  17. Congratulations to all the winners!

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  18. Congratulations to all the winners and selected poets. Thanks AIFEST for the opportunity to participate in this initiative to promote and share Poetry. Happy to be selected in the A Category. Thanks a lot to the judges for your time and appreciation.

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  19. Hearty Congratulations to the Winners and Participants.

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  20. Thank you so much everyone for making this initiative. So glad to be a part ofbit.

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  21. I am Waheeda khan...thank u so much for d venture...glad to be part of it....congrats to all those who hv won....

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  22. Thanks a lot for your selection of my poem. I wish my name (245.'V.Muralidharan' (Category 3) to be mentioned as 'JAYAMURALI' as i have already published two short stories in the name. Could you consider my request? It will be of great use to me. THANKS AGAIN AIFEST

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  23. Glad to be a part of AIFEST Poetry competition..Eagerly waiting for the anthology..

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    1. Congratulations.. The details regarding the anthology will be finalised soon. Stay tuned.

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  24. Can you please conduct many more competitions like this, which would be more helpful.

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    1. More competitions are coming up in the days to come. Stay tuned. Thank you

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  25. When would the anthology be published

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    1. The details regarding the anthology will be finalised soon. Will be updated in this blog. Stay tuned.

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  26. I am Rasmi Menon. Thank you so much for considering my poem for publication. Congratulations for the winners and all others. Thank you for conducting the competition.

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  27. What are the future benefits of being a part of your anthology by contributing poems to it?

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    1. Future benefits! Seems a hypothetical question. You can opt out if you don't want to be included in the anthology. It is not compulsory. We can't guarantee any future benefits other than that all selected poems with A grade will be published.

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  28. Thanks AIFEST for this amazing opportunity. You all did a great job! We need more of this poetic muse yearly. Keep us inspired! Keep the world rolling in emotion!

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  29. Thanks AIFEST for this amazing opportunity. You all did a great job! We need more of this poetic muse yearly. Keep us inspired! Keep the world rolling in emotion!

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  30. Thanks AIFEST for this amazing opportunity.Eagerly waiting for the anthology.

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    1. The anthology is expected to be ready by the first week of December. Thanks for the support!

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  31. Is there any upcoming competitions like this, please let us know.

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    1. Please stay tuned to our blog for further updates. Thank you

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  32. Thank you AIFEST for this opportunity and selecting my work for publication.

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  33. Hi
    Thanks a lot for selecting me.It was a great opportunity.
    I would like to know whether I have to send a video recording.

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    1. It is not compulsory. Please see the instructions regarding the same in our latest post.

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  34. First of all I would like to thank a i f e s t for such a great endeavour.Secondly I would like to inform you that my name is Arijit Mukherjee, I have send my video to you via mail on category 2 , title new love but you have not posted my video on on your YouTube channel. kindly clarify this matter

    Once again thanks to AIFEST for
    opportunity

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    1. Dear Arijit,

      Please go through the instructions and updates carefully. It will clarify your doubts.

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  37. Is someone still here? I didn't get the Certificate, can someone help me out please. And can someone tell me the name of the poetry book, where the collected anthology is practiced?

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