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We publish some of the essays, articles here for you to read and encourage these budding writers.

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Host: R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore 
Topic: "zÀqÀªÀ ¸ÉÃgÀzÉ ©ÃUÀÄwºÀ ªÀiÁ£ÀªÀ, eÁÕ£À - «eÁÕ£ÀUÀ¼À Cj«£À°è ¤Ã£ÀÄ ¸Á¢ü¹zÉÝãÀÄ?"
Note: Each essay has the same title but authored by different contestants.

• "u®l®î® šµ°Š®uµ †°S®±rœ® ¯w®î®, b¯Ýw® ïb¯Ýw®S®¡® A‹ïw®ªå x°w®± š¯vÛuµÛ°w®±?"
  Author: S.N. Nagachethana (Second Place)
  ïb¯Ýw® N®lµSµ u®Áî®w®±Ý †l®ª©å. l¯ïÁw¬w® w¯ã‡®±S®¡®± …ªÇ®ÔxSµ ¯q®ä d°ïš®±î® œ®N®±Ê H0u®± Uµ²°™›q®±. Bu®Šµ Aªå‡®±î®ŠµSµ d°î®w®u® xî®Áœ®nµSµ š®œ¯‡®±î¯Tu®Û u®Á œµ°¢u®±Û "…ªÇ®Ôw¯TŠ®±î®î®w®± u®±…Á©w®w®±Ý Š®¤š®ª" H0u®±. l¯ïÁw¬ w¯ã‡®±v0u¯T ïb¯Ýw® š¯‹u®±Û u®±…Á©‹Sµ …u®±N®©î®N¯ý® N®mîµ±. Bu®Šµ u®Á œµ°¢u®±Û š®î®±q¯ q®q®æî®w®±Ý. ïb¯Ýw®î®w®±Ý Lvu®î®Š®± u¯ï±ÁN® w®0…±Sµ‡®±w®±Ý "¹l®ãqµ" H0u®± w¯î®±N®Š®o ¯mu®Š®±. Cu®‹0u® š®î®¾¯cu®ªå wµ¶rN®qµ, uµ¶ïN®qµ, N®Š®±nµ Cå C0u®± u®²¢y®hSµ²0mîµ. …±vÜd°ïS®¡®± C0u®± u®Áî®w®±Ý w®0…uµ° …u®±N®±î®¼u®± î¯mNµ‡®¾¯Tuµ. "u®Á° Š®£®r Š®¤q®:" H0u®± ¯w®î®wµ° š¯‹u® î¯N®ãï0u®± ïb¯Ýw®u® y®äS®r‰±0u¯T w®î®±âw®±Ý A0u®Šµ î®±w®±Ç®ãw®w®±Ý Ay®œ¯š®ã ¯l®qµ²l®Tuµ. î®±±0uµ Lv
  
  
• "u®l®î® šµ°Š®uµ †°S®±rœ® ¯w®î®, b¯Ýw® ïb¯Ýw®S®¡® A‹ïw®ªå x°w®± š¯vÛuµÛ°w®±?"
  Author: M.C. Rajnikanth
  ¯w®î®w® š¯u®wµ‡®± y®iÔS®¡®± œ®©î¯‹u®ÛŠ®² îµ²u®©± w¯î®¼ A‹‡®±„µ°N¯u® Aºý®îµºu®Šµ b¯Ýw®îµºu®Šµ°w®±? ïb¯Ýw®îµºu®Šµ°w®±? î®±q®±Ù š¯u®wµ Hºu®Šµ°w®±? b¯Ýw® Hº…±u®± î®±w®±Ç®ãw® Bºq®‹N® „µ¡®N®±. ïb¯Ýw® Hº…±u®± b¯Ýw®u® „µ¡®Oxºu® y®äN®³r‡®± wµŠ®ïxºu® cS®q®Ùw®±Ý „µ¡®S®±î®¼u®± œ¯S®² š¯u®wµ Hºu®Šµ …u®±Ow® N®l®© r°Š®î® šµ°Š®©± Cl®±î® îµ²u®© œµbµÑ. š¯u®wµ‡®± y®iÔSµ œµ²Š®l®±î® î®±±w®Ý š¯u®wµ‡®± Ÿºuµ Ixuµ Hºu®± r¢‡®±„µ°N¯TŠ®±î®¼u®± î®±±Qã Aºý®. xc, ¯w®î® œ®±iÔTºq® î®±±ºXµ‡µ±° y®äN®³r‡®± cw®w®î¯Tuµ. w®ºq®Š® d°î®Š¯þ‡®± cw®w®î¯Tuµ. D d°î®Š¯þS®¡®ªå Kºu¯u® ¯w®î® …±vÜd°ï. î®±±0uµ Lv
  
  
• "u®l®î® šµ°Š®uµ †°S®±rœ® ¯w®î®, b¯Ýw® ïb¯Ýw®S®¡® A‹ïw®ªå x°w®± š¯vÛuµÛ°w®±?"
  Author: H.N. Shyamala
  y®äN®³r œ®©î¯Š®± š®ºu®„®ÁS®¡®ªå ïNµ²°y®Nµ²Ê¡®S¯S®±q®Ùuµ. A ‡®¾¯î®¼îµºu®Šµ „®²N®ºy®-N¯¢ÌX®±Ï. CS®¢SµŒ¯å y®Šµ²°£®î¯u® N¯Š®o î®±w®±Ç®ãwµ° Hw®Ý…œ®±u®±. INµºu®Šµ î®±w®±Ç®ã „®²ï±‡®± š®ºy®w®²â©S®¡®w®±Ý ï±r ï±°‹ …¡®š®±rÙŠ®±î®¼u®±. N¯l®±S®¡®± Š¯Ç®óu® š®ºy®q®±Ù. AS®¡® w¯ý®vºu® î®±¡µ N®mîµ±‡®¾¯S®±rÙuµ. Au®‹ºu® œ®©î¯Š®± Šµ¶q® N®±h±º…S®¢Sµ qµ²ºu®Šµ‡®±±ºg¯S®±q®Ùuµ î®±q®±Ù Cºvw® ï±rï±°‹u® ®w®S®¡® …¡®Nµ‰±ºu® ïǯx©S®¡¯u®ºs® N¯…Áw¬ lµ¶ BOél¬ îµ²u®Œ¯u®î®¼ î®±w®±Ç®ãxSµ Aš®Ù¯ îµ²u®Œ¯u® E›Š¯hu® qµ²ºu®ŠµS®¡®w®±Ý q®Š®±î®¼u®Š® bµ²qµSµ Lbµ²°w¬ y®u®Š®u® w¯ý®N®²Ê N¯Š®ow¯Tu¯Ûwµ. Lbµ²°w¬ y®u®Š®u® w¯ý®vºu® š®²‡®±Áxºu® œµ²Š®…Š®±î®ºs® œ®©î¯Š®± OŠ®oS®¡®± î®±w®±Ç®ãxSµ X®î®±ÁŠµ²°S® îµ²u®Œ¯u® qµ²ºu®ŠµS®¡®w®±Ýºh±î®¾¯l®±q®Ùuµ. î®±±0uµ Lv
  
  
• "u®l®î® šµ°Š®uµ †°S®±rœ® ¯w®î®, b¯Ýw® ïb¯Ýw®S®¡® A‹ïw®ªå x°w®± š¯vÛuµÛ°w®±?"
  Author: Geetha. S (Third Place)
  DS®Œ¯u®Š®² w¯î®¼ Cu®NµÊ ©S¯î®±w®±Ý œ¯O î®±±ºvw® z°¢Sµ‡®±î®Š® …SµÌ Nµ²ºX® ‡µ²°Y› ïîµ°N®vºu® w®î®±â ïb¯Ýw®î®w®±Ý …¡®š®„µ°N¯Tuµ. ïb¯Ýw®î®w®±Ý u®w¯q®âN®î¯T Ey®‡µ²°T›u®Šµ u®w¯q®âN® Nµ²l®±Sµ‡®±², G±n¯q®âN®î¯T …¡®›u®Šµ G±n¯q®âN® Nµ²l®±Sµ‡®±± ›S®±q®Ùuµ Hº…±u®± š®q®ã. Bu®Û‹ºu® w¯î®¼ Bu®Ç®±Ô ïb¯Ýw®î®w®±Ý u®w¯q®âN®î¯T …¡®š®±î®¼u®± š®²X®ã Hºuµxš®±q®Ùuµ. y®þÏî®± uµ°ý®S®¡®ªå ïb¯Ýw®OÊŠ®±î® S¹Š®î®î®w®±Ý N®ºl®± „µ¡µ‡®±±rÙŠ®±î® uµ°ý®S®¡®± N®äîµ±°oî¯T ïb¯Ýw®î®w®±Ý q®î®±â …¡®NµSµ q®ºu®± q®î®±â „µ¡®î®pSµ‡®± …SµÌ DS® ‡µ²°X®wµ ¯l®±î® ›Úr Eºg¯Tuµ. ïb¯Ýw®vºu® Œ¯„®Oʺq® w®Ç®Ôîµ° œµX¯ÏS®±rÙuµ. î®±±0uµ Lv
  
  
• "u®l®î® šµ°Š®uµ †°S®±rœ® ¯w®î®, b¯Ýw® ïb¯Ýw®S®¡® A‹ïw®ªå x°w®± š¯vÛuµÛ°w®±?"
  Author: Kavyashri. S
  ïb¯ÝxS®¡® ý®äî®±vºu® œµ²š® œµ²š® Bïǯʊ®S®¡®± œµ²Š® …ºu®± uµ°ý® y®äS®r‡®±q®Ù vhÔ œµbµÑ‡®±xÝl®±î®¼u®w®±Ý w¯î®¼ N¯o…œ®±u¯Tuµ. Cºu®± w¯î®¼ w®î®±â î®±wµS®¡®Œµå° N®±¢q®± ïý®æu® BS®±œµ²°S®±S®¡®w®±Ý u®þÁš®©± u®²Š®u®ý®Áw®, Aîµ±°‹N¯u®Œµ²å° cî®±Áx‡®±Œµ²å° CŠ®±î® …ºu®±ï±q®äŠµ²l®wµ ïX¯Š®-ïxî®±‡®± ¯mNµ²¡®ë©± D-îµ±°Œ¬, š¯ïŠ¯Š®± îµ±¶ªS®¡®w®±Ý N®äﱚ®±î® ï¯w®, X®ºl®î®¾¯Š®±q®-œ®î¯î®¾¯w® y®‹°q®ãS®¡®w®±Ý r¢› Ay¯‡®±vºu® y¯Š¯S®©± wµŠ®î¯S®±î® Ey®S®äœ®, N®³™-Nµ¶S¯‹NµS®¡®ªåw® q®ºq®äb¯Ýw®, ý®q®³ ï¯w®S®¡®w®±Ý …mu®±Š®±¢š®±î® Šµl¯Š¬, uµ°œ®u®ªåw® Šµ²°S®S®¡®w®±Ý y®qµÙ œ®X®±Ïî® Awµ°N® Bu®±xN® š¹©„®ãS®¡®±... Kºuµ° HŠ®lµ°? y®iÔ î®¾¯mu®0qµ „µ¡µ‡®±±q®Ùuµ. C¯å ¯w®î®w® š¯u®wµ. î®±±0uµ Lv
  
  
• "u®l®î® šµ°Š®uµ †°S®±rœ® ¯w®î®, b¯Ýw® ïb¯Ýw®S®¡® A‹ïw®ªå x°w®± š¯vÛuµÛ°w®±?"
  Author: Vagesh. U
  ¯w®î®w®² A® œ¯v‡®±w®±Ý š®æ©Þ N®äï±›u®w®±. Bu®Šµ w®ºq®Š® "Ar‡®¾¯šµ" Hw®±Ýî® yµl®º„®²q®u® …ªy®ý®±î¯T B y®u¯s®ÁS®¡® u®±Š®±y®‡µ²°S®NµÊ Nµ¶ œ¯Ou®w®±. Cu®± Qºmq¯ ïb¯Ýw®u® uµ²°Ç® A©å. Bu®Šµ Au®Š® …¡®Nµu¯Š®w¯u® ¯w®î®w® uµ²°Ç®. Cu®Š® y®©š®æŠ®²y®îµ° î®±w®±N®±©u® Aî®w®rSµ œ¯v ¯mNµ²l®±rÙŠ®±î® "‡®±±u®Ü". Cºu®± ¯w®î®w®± q®w®Ýw®±Ý Kºu®± Š¯Ç®óu® y®äbµ Hºu®± …Sµu®±, Aw®ã Š¯Ç®óu®î®Š¯ãŠ®² q®w®Sµ š®º…ºu® C©å Hºu®± B Aw®ã uµ°ý®u® ¯w®î®Š® xî®±²Á©NµÊ y®ä‡®±rÝš®±q¯Ùwµ. Au®Š® y®©îµ° "Ay®w®º†Nµ", "„®‡®±", "uµæ°Ç®" î®±±ºq¯u®î®¼. î®±±0uµ Lv
  
  
• "u®l®î® šµ°Š®uµ †°S®±rœ® ¯w®î®, b¯Ýw® ïb¯Ýw®S®¡® A‹ïw®ªå x°w®± š¯vÛuµÛ°w®±?"
  Author: N. Ram Kumar
  š®w¯âw®ã §° m. ï. d. A®± œµ°¡®±î®0qµ "S®±‹‡µ±0u®Šµ K¡µë‡®±u®Š® K0u®± Š®²y® î®±q®±Ù K¡µë‡®±u®± H0u®Šµ A¢‡®±uµ E¢‡®±±î®0s®u®±Û". D Cq¯ãq®âN® uµ²°Š®nµ‡®±ªå w¯î®¼ wµ²°mu®Šµ ¯w®î® C0u®± A¢‡®±uµ E¢‡®±±î®0q®œ® wµî®±âv‡®± …u®±N®w®±Ý q®w®Ýu¯T›Nµ²¡®ë©± N¯‡®±Áy®äq®Ùw¯S®„µ°Oq®±Ù. Bu®Šµ Aî®w® N¯‡®±Áy®ärÙ ‡®¾¯î® vOÊSµ xuµÁ°þš®©Þl®±rÙuµ H0…±u®w®±Ý y®‹þ°ª›u®Šµ w®î®±Sµ N¯o±î®¼u®± Aî®w®± œµ²0vŠ®±î® wµ°q¯ãq®âN® S®±‹. A0u®Šµ cS®rÙw®ªå Iwµ²0u®² E¢‡®±uµ H©å A¢‡®±±î®0qµ ¯l®±î® y®äO䇵±! Cu®NµÊ K¡µë‡®± xu®ý®Áw®îµ0u®Šµ C0u®± Aî®w®± Cm° „®²î®±0l®©î®w®±Ý w®²Šµ¶î®q®±Ù „¯‹ š®±h±Ô …²v ¯l®…©åÇ®±Ô šµ²ß°hhN® ý®OÙS®¡®w®±Ý š®0S®äŸ›h±ÔNµ²0mŠ®±î®¼u®±! î®±±0uµ Lv
  
  
• "u®l®î® šµ°Š®uµ †°S®±rœ® ¯w®î®, b¯Ýw® ïb¯Ýw®S®¡® A‹ïw®ªå x°w®± š¯vÛuµÛ°w®±?"
  Author: T.S. Aravind (First Place)
  y®‹n¯î®±? y®äy®0X®uµŒµålµ Aoæš®ô‡®±±u®Üu® †Ã°r‰±uµ. ‡®¾¯î¯S® ïý®æ‡®±±u®Ü y¯äŠ®0„®î¯S®±q®Ùuµ0u®± r¢‡®±u¯Tuµ. …ªÇ®Õ Aîµ±°‹N¯ uµ°ý®îµ° Œ¯lµw¬w® î®±±0uµ X®¡µë°œ®o±Ø rw®±Ýî®0q¯Tuµ. CwµÝÇ®±Ô Œ¯lµw¬S®¡®± y®äy®0X®u®ªåu¯ÛŠµ²°? CǵԩåN®²Ê ¯w®î®w® ¯œ®q®±ý¯Ÿ î®±wµ²°„¯î®îµ° N¯Š®o. Ÿ0uµ N¯l®± îµ±°l®±S®¡®ªå d°ïš®±rÙu¯ÛS® Nµ°î®© Bœ¯Š®NµÊ šµ œµ²Š®l®±rÙu®Û ¯w®î® AŒµåŒ¯å AvÃN¯Š® X®Œ¯‰±š®©± œµ²Š®h. Cu®‹0u® Aî®w®Œµå° š®ÞuµÁS®¡µ°y®ÁhÔ. q®w®Ý š¯æs®ÁN¯ÊT Awµ°N¯wµ°N® „®‡®¾¯w®N® ý®š¯ôš®ôS®¡®w®±Ý N®0l®±Ÿmu®± ¯w®î®w® ïw¯ý®NµÊ î®±±w®±Ým …Šµu®±†hÔ. DS® y®äy®0X®îµ©å vNµÊh±Ô q®q®Ù‹š®±î®0q¯Tuµ. CǵԌ¯å b¯Ýw®-ïb¯Ýw®S®¡®w®±Ý N®Š®S®q® ¯mNµ²0l®u®±Û, w¯î®¼ x0q® Nµ²º„µ‡®±w®±Ý w¯îµ° N®m‡®±ªNµÊ°w®±? î®±±0uµ Lv

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