Delhi University student wins DSC Prize essay contest

An undergraduate student of Delhi University's Lady Sriram College has won an essay competition aimed at initiating a dialogue about South Asian writing among youth in the city.
Shyamolie Singh, a sophomore student of the Lady Shri Ram College for Women topped the competition with her 1000 word entry titled "Changing Identities in Contemporary South Asian Literature" organised by the USD 50,000 DSC Prize, a top international prize on South Asian literature.
Shyamolie will get a certificate of merit as well as an all-expense paid trip to the Prize ceremony, scheduled to take place at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 18, this year, organisers said in a statement today.

The first runner up Bhavna Singal from Gargi College has been awarded a certificate of merit and a token cash prize, the organisers said.
Literature students from four Delhi University colleges namely, the Jesus and Mary College, the Hindu College, Gargi College and the Lady Shri Ram College for Women, participated in the competition where contestants had to submit a 1000 word essay on "Emergence and growth of South Asian literature in the last decade".
The DSC Prize has initiatives all along the year including an annual DSC Prize Winner's Tour where the winner is taken to select South Asian cities for readings and interactions with literary enthusiasts.

The DSC Prize also promotes South Asian writing by partnering through events at literary festivals, educational institutions and cultural centres.
Apart from the collegiate writing contest, every year the Prize also takes ts shortlisted authors to select colleges for book readings and interactions with interested students.