THANKS   Aruna...........THANKS Yashji..................Thanks one and all.............to make this contest cross its 
silver jublee and now ..........with your enthu...... and cooperation , let us carry it to the next stage!

Very often I have noticed that , though the theme is given , we tend to divert our thoughts from the theme and yes ,
the poem turns out to be really wonderful but as its out of the topic ,it becomes very difficult to choose it as 
a winning entry. 
The only time I think  (I am not sure  ), it really worked wonders was when Dr.Madhvi
gave us an abstract topic and the participants really did not restrict themselves from writing what they felt!
So this time I feel theme should not be considered for the contest..........I will like to tell you my idea when 

I saw these pics............

The first one is the mask we wear every time ,in and out, to cover ourself  for reasons better known to us
 ( personal and social reasons)

You know .......what I mean 
( we do that in sulekha toooo..........not showing our face on the screen , our names etc.....................). Let us unmask the mask we wear..........express ourself the way we are.........
so the theme is

MASK........

 



my second pic: 
EGO

Now better don't stop yourself from writing when you see those pics, .......hmmm I can see your
smiling faces...........or is it a mask now ?

 The rules remain same:
(Copied from Aruna's blog )

Let your thoughts flow in a gush till 19th July, 2008, Midnight (IST). Results will be out on the 20th July, 2008 (IST).

- Let the image guide but not confine your imagination.

- Time and space mandate that your expressions should not be in excess of 500 words.

- Upon conclusion, we would have identified the next person to run the show for another week. And, believe me! That is an exhilarating feeling. You will know it when you search for images in your mind.

- Let’s be sensitive to the public forum and refrain from putting up vulgar posts.

- Let’s maintain originality, in English. Writing in Hindi will add to the flavour.

- If inspiration goads you to post multiple creative works, there are no limits on expressions. For the sake of the contest, however, only your first among multiple entries will be considered.

- Every entry should be submitted in the comments section of this blog post to make it eligible for the contest.  To copy the particular blog site all one needs to do is to place the cursor on that top line (with http:// etc.) and right click.  After right click one right click on COPY and then left clicks on PASTE to put it into the comments.

hope I have done my job well
  ALL THE BEST !


The entries:
http://madhvi-k.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/let-me-just-be.htm
 http://drcelestinemd-sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/the-face-mask-of-human-beings.htm  

http://binagupta.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/mask-ego-contest-29.htm
http://aroona.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/me-wearing-a-mask-pic 1-xpress-yourself-contest-29.htm
http://mahumma.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/the-ultimate-revelation-eyc-29.htm
http://purefriendship.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/ego-mask-never-helps-the-mankind-express-yourselves.htm
http://harryandhelen.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/the-message-of-the-mirror.htm
http://harryandhelen.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/each-person-has-a-soul-divine.htm

http://ehsaas.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/express-yourself-contest-29-entry.htm

http://anjaline.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/express-yourself-contest-29.htm

  http://meerajay.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/mask-your-ego.htm

 http://srividya.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/the-animal-in-me-express-yourself-contest-29.htm

http://poemsoflife.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/time-to-mask-unmask.htm
https://aroona.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/lets-join-hands-togather-to-unmask-things-contest-29.htm

http://aroona.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/ego-ego-ego-express-yurself-contest-29-pic-2.htm
http://yash-chhabra.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/bubble-of-ego-sulekha-contest-29-mask-and-ego.htm
http://amitasha.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/dhundhney-chala-hun-main-apney-aap-ko.htm
http://shantala-anil.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/who-goes-to-paradise.htm
http://shantala-anil.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/mask-maker-s-boutique.htm