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CHRONICLE ESSAY COMPETITION, published in the CSC English Magazine is an initiative to give our readers a chance to test their essay writing skills and win a prize money of Rs. 1000/-. Many readers across the country have shown interest and have been participating in the competition for several years now. The best essay gets published in the magazine and on the website every month.

Afzal Ahmad
IAS
Afzal Ahmad

Winner Of CSC April 2019 Essay Competition

Reservation has Failed to Accomplish Social Justice

In India, reservation has always been a hot topic for discussion from ancient times to modern times. It is an issue which is discussed from tea stalls to the Indian parliament. It is observed that it erupts, becomes silent for sometimes and again erupts and thus cycle goes on. As per our constitution, every citizen of different regions, different religions, different languages, different cultures, different rituals, different castes, different communities, different races, different origins, different dialects, different complexions, different genders, different abilities, different food habits, different festivals etc. are equal. There should not be any discrimination based on castes, ge
Nitya Nigam
IAS
Nitya Nigam

Winner Of CSC March 2019 Essay Competition

Dishonest Systems can’t be Managed Honestly

"Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty." - As said by the Greek philosopher Plato A dishonest system has a trait of deceitfulness with an exploitative view for personal as well as material gains. Many a times, people misuse their legal power or official authority to receive illegitimate financial gains which they don't deserve. Most of the times, dishonest systems categorically eliminate opportunities for honesty to thrive. This often hurts the society in general because being honest hurts and is frowned upon.Generally, people like to take the easy way out to end their sufferings and for their greed for money. T
T. Aswini Patro, Odisha
IAS
T. Aswini Patro, Odisha

Winner Of CSC January 2019 Essay Competition

Planned And Sustainable Urbanization Rarely Happens

Town planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there. At a time when the idea of a ‘smart city’ dominatespolicy discourse, India is faced with a very realurbanizationchallenge. Cities play a great role in nation’s development and according to a report they contribute more than 65% to our national GDP. They are bar indicators of the country’s progress in modernization. With the increase in population the planning of a sustainable urbanization rarely happens. There are many reasons which could justif
Mukesh L Mirpuri
IAS
Mukesh L Mirpuri

Winner Of CSC December 2018 Essay Competition

SHOULD JUDICIARY HAVE A ROLE IN MATTERS RELATED TO FAITH AND TRADITION?

India is a diverse nation with a number of religions being followed by its population.It is a place which dwells upon the idea of “Vasudeva Kutumbakam” which means “world is one family”. The preamble to the constitution states about the secular credentials of the nation. In the recent times there have been occurring some cases whereby there is growing difference of opinions among public on to matters related to Faith and Tradition. Even the people of the same community are holding opposing opinions on a matter. Of late, there have been a number of cases across courts of the country with regard to religious matters/tr
DIVYANSHU PANDEY
IAS
DIVYANSHU PANDEY

Winner Of CSC November 2018 Essay Competition

Elections In India Is A Melting Pot Of Various Dynamics

India became a Republic on 26th January, 1950 and thus with this path-breaking achievement it ushered into an era of democracy where the general populace formed the electorate and with this began the process of quinquennial elections in India for the race to the Parliament and the state legislatures. Elections in India are a strenuous exercise that require great deal of efforts by the Election Commission so that they can be conducted effectively and impartially so that the general mandate of the public is respected thereby instilling confidence both in the voters and the elected representatives of the people. The exercise of elections not only puts the Election Commissio
Ritika Joshi
IAS
Ritika Joshi

Winner Of CSC May 2018 Essay Competition

Science Should Have the Last Word

Scientific issue are courting controversies recently. In 102nd Indian Science Congress, one of the thinkers was quoted as saying that plastic surgery was invented in India. And he stated that the existence of Lord Ganesha in mythology proved his statement. One of the orator questioned Darwin’s evolution theory as he said, that no one saw ape turning into a man! The orator went further and stated that Darwinian Theory should not be taught in schools and rather mythological stories Ramayana and Mahabharata should be taught and promoted. The Darwinian Theory is not the perfect theory but in contemporary times, it is the best. Because though it leaves many quest
Prasenjit Das
IAS
Prasenjit Das

IS SOCIAL NETWORKING REALLY IMPORTANT?


‘The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.’ – George Bernard Shaw.Social networking or social media might sound slightly grammatically different, yet they are synonymous to us in common parlance. It is the collectively recognized online communication platforms, channels, websites and applications which are intended to allow people to communicate or share ideas, thoughts, marketing, pictures, videos, music, gaming, movies and education as well. The most attractive feature of social networking is the scope of these sharing activities getting executed easily and efficiently among a vast mu
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