Port Blair, Aug 04: The British High Commission has organized the ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ competition annually since 2017 to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child (11 October).
Last year’s winner was Jagriti Yadav from Lucknow who experienced a broad range of diplomatic activities including meeting Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, the Mayor of West Yorkshire Ms. Tracy Brabin, and the Executive Chairman of Wipro Mr. Rishad Premji. Jagriti also launched a book honoring 75 Indian Women in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) alongside Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
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Terms and Conditions:
A jury at the British High Commission (BHC) will select the winner, who will be announced on @UKinIndia social media channels. Only one entry per participant will be accepted. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified. The High Commission’s decision is final and no correspondence relating to the above will be possible.
Guidance on the time limit and AI generated scripts, below:
The duration of the video should not exceed one minute. Entries exceeding the time limit will be disqualified.
Submissions should be original. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
By applying to the competition, participants transfer the copyright ownership of their videos to the BHC New Delhi. BHC may use these videos to produce content for future communication on its social media channels.
Participants are reminded not to share personal details in their video, post or tweet. The BHC is not responsible for the data that participants make public on these platforms.
The High Commissioner for a Day programme will take place in-person in Delhi. In case the winner is not from Delhi/NCR, we will fund the travel to Delhi as part of the competition.
David Russell, Head of Communications,
British High Commission, Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi 110021. Tel: 24192100
Media queries: BHCMediaDelhi@fcdo.gov.uk
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