Stand-up comedy is not only about cracking jokes but also reading your audience and improvising by thinking on your feet. Let’s meet India’s upcoming comedians.
Participants must perform a live original comedy set on stage
Time Limit: 2 to 5 minutes including clearance time
Rules
Participation is open to all completely vaccinated individuals from any age group
Reading from a script is strictly prohibited
Usage of abusive language, obscenity, direct implications, plagiarism, racial, religious/ linguistic, sexual, political views will lead to immediate disqualification
Mono-acting, puppetry and musicals are not allowed
Ventriloquism is allowed
Props, with the exception of hazardous and dangerous materials, are allowed but must be managed by the participant solely
Participants must prepare an original poem to be performed live
Time Limit: 2 to 3 minutes including clearance time
Rules
Participation is open to all completely vaccinated individuals from any age group
Poems must be original, and all styles of poetry are welcomed
Participation in this competition implies a declaration from the participant that the poetry performed is original and adheres to the rules of the competition
Poetry can be recited from memory or reading from a paper
Props, costumes, or musical instruments including overly dramatic clothing are not allowed
Use of obscene language, vulgarity, use of political references, and religious comments will lead to disqualification
Participants must prepare an original Shayari to be performed live
Time Limit: 2 to 3 minutes including clearance time
Rules
Participation is open to all completely vaccinated individuals from any age group
Shayari must be original, and all styles of poetry are welcomed
Participation in this competition implies a declaration from the participant that the poetry performed is original and adheres to the rules of the competition
Shayaris can be recited from memory or reading from a paper
Props, costumes, or musical instruments including overly dramatic clothing are not allowed
Use of obscene language, vulgarity, use of political references, and religious comments will lead to disqualification
Reading from notes is not allowed. The story must be told, not read
Usage of abusive language, obscenity, direct implications, plagiarism, racial, religious/ linguistic, sexual, political views will lead to immediate disqualification
Mono-acting, puppetry and musicals are not allowed
Participation in this competition implies a declaration from the participant that the story performed is original and adheres to the rules of the competition
Ventriloquism is allowed. Props, with the exception of hazardous and dangerous materials, are allowed but must be managed by the participant solely
Structure :
The competition will consist of two rounds
Eliminations :
Participants must send a pre-recorded story narration
This narration can be original, if not, then it must give due credits to the source and author at the beginning of the recording
Time Limit: 1 to 2 minutes
Finals :
Shortlisted participants will be notified before the final event
This round will be conducted live with the virtual presence of judges and audiences
Participants will have to prepare a different original story for this round
The script of this story must be submitted to the organizers prior to the live round
Creative writing is original writing that expresses ideas and thoughts in an imaginative way. Pour out those words which your heart always wanted to and take your imagination to the next level.
The accepted literary pieces are : any experience/ belief/ facts/ short story relating to the theme
All content must be original; any plagiarism will lead to disqualification
By submitting their write-ups, the participants declare that their artwork is original and that they are the sole writers of it. A provision will be made on the submission link to sign a declaration
ensuring the same
The themes are open to the interpretation of the writer
The participants must choose any one of the two themes for a single registration
Use of obscene language, vulgarity, use of political references, and religious comments will lead to disqualification