About IDIA
Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA) is a non-profit organisation working in India which aims to empower underprivileged children by providing them with access to quality legal education. It is a student-run organisation that aims to train underprivileged students and transform them into leading lawyers and community advocates. We conduct sensitisations across India to spread awareness among underprivileged children about opportunities in pursuing law as a career, select promising students and provide training for law entrance examinations, including the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), provide financial aid and mentorship to these students once they secure their admission to a leading law school.
IDIA – Kerala Chapter functions from its base at The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, which is the only National Law University in Kerala. The Kerala Chapter is run entirely by student volunteers from NUALS, with an aim to help underprivileged students in the state.
To know more about IDIA, visit the website here.
The Competition and Eligibility
The Kerala Chapter of IDIA is hosting a Book Review Competition for all the bibliophiles out there (You can participate even if you’re not a bibliophile). The competition is open to students pursuing under-graduation from any recognised University in India. The review may be of any of the books listed below:
- The Girl on the Train
- Crime and Punishment
- The Book Thief
- The Alchemist
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Kite Runner
- The Da Vinci Code
- The God of Small Things
- 1984
- Kane and Abel
- And the Mountains Echoed
- The Argumentative Indian
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Animal Farm
- Flights
The Minimum Contribution (Registration fee) for participating is ₹100.
Payment and Registration Details
Account Holder: Aashna D
Phone Number (for GPay): +91 95444 07235
UPI ID: aashnadev04@oksbi
Account Number: 36959802328
IFSC Code: SBIN0070664
Country: IN
Bank Address: State Bank of India, 1st floor, Pazhoor Arcade, Patturaikkal Junction, Thiruvambady, Thrissur, Kerala, 680001
BIC: SBININBB401
Please note that you will be required to upload the proof of payment with the Registration Form.
Click here to register.
Guidelines for Submission
- All submissions must be mailed to idiakeralaevents@gmail.com with the subject line “Submission: Book Review Competition”. The manuscript should be accompanied by a Cover Letter specifying the author’s name, designation, institution, contact number, and email for future reference.
- Please make sure to mention the name of the book in the mail body.
- By submitting a work, the author undertakes that the article is an original work and has not been submitted, accepted or published elsewhere.
- Plagiarism will result in summary rejection of the submission.
- The length of the article must not exceed 1500 words.
- The content should be written in Times New Roman Font with a font size of 12. Line Spacing should be 1.5.
- Citations, if any, must be in Times New Roman font, with font size 10 and line spacing 1.
- Submissions may follow any standard style of citation.
- Submissions must be made in .doc/.docx formats only.
- Entries not abiding by the above instructions will not be accepted.
Prizes
Winner: ₹1500
1st runner up: ₹1000
2nd runner up: ₹500
Deadlines
Last date for Registration: 12th November, 2021
Last date for Submission: 15th November, 2021
Contact Information
Tinu George (+91 62353 77447)
TS Sneha (+91 88488 90696)