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Students Invited to Design Tableaux for 2026 Ekta Parade
The Ministry of Home Affairs and MyGov have invited school, college and university students to submit ideas for tableaux at the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Parade 2026 in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. The annual…
The Story in Brief
The Ministry of Home Affairs and MyGov have invited school, college and university students to submit ideas for tableaux at the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Parade 2026 in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. The annual event is held on October 31 to mark Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary.
The central theme is ‘Vande Mataram’, with suggested subjects including water, farming, nature, cultural diversity, innovation, women’s leadership and national unity. Students must submit a presentation in PDF or PPT format, with a brief description and drawings, sketches or short videos where needed. The mandatory form must also be completed. The top 10 shortlisted students will be felicitated and invited with a teacher or mentor. The ministry will cover rail travel, accommodation, food and local transport.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy reading is that this is another official slogan exercise, while the opposite claim would treat student participation as proof of broad public consultation. Neither follows from the notice. The useful test is whether shortlisted tableaux show more than patriotic imagery and represent the brief’s wider subjects, from water and farming to languages and conservation. The final 10 concepts will offer a concrete measure of how open and varied the exercise really is.
Source: mygov.in
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