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Project Details & REWARDS:

1. Selected stories and poems will be published into a digital anthology under TMYS ebooks. A selection from the rest will be published under TMYS web collection.

2. Net receipts from the digital book (royalty) will be distributed equally between the contributing authors of the anthology.

3. Excerpts from selected stories and poems will be highlighted on social media, all through the release of the issue.

4. All winners will be announced in August 2021 on:

Facebook, Linkedin,

Twitter, Instagram.

5. Three stories will win THE BEST IDEA title and receive special gift hampers.

6. Selected contributors will be invited to be in conversation with three esteemed authors - ABHA IYENGAR, KIRAN MANRAL and SHINIE ANTONY - over a digital live session, to discuss creative writing, storytelling, books and of course, the various creative interpretations of The Mask.

7. One contribution will win THE BEST STORY title and a cash prize of INR 1500/- (USD20).

Submission Guidelines:

1. The stories or poems should have the mask as the central theme.

2. The stories can be fiction or non-fiction. Three poems can be submitted per registration. Submissions should be in English only.

3. Any submission that does not adhere to the theme will be shifted to the list of general submissions for the website.

4. Word count : 1200 words.

5. While making a submission, the subject line should be: The Mask : <the title of the story>

All submissions should be emailed to tmys.stories @gmail.com, attached as a word file, with subject as indicated above.

6. Each submission should include the contributor's introduction (150 words) pasted in the body of the email and an HD photograph (jpeg or png only) should be attached.

7. All submissions should use Calibri/Times New Roman, font size 12; font size 16 for headings.

***Only original and previously unpublished work will be considered.***

8. A participation fee of INR 200/- (USD 3) will be charged per contribution. This is a non-refundable fee, but we will do our best to cooperate in case you have made an error that can be corrected to help you resubmit.

In each such case, the editor’s decision will be final.

Bank details:

Tell Me Your Story OPC Pvt. Ltd.

A/c no : 059685800000177, Yes Bank. Branch - Shankardhan Plaza Junction,

MM Road, Mulund West, Mumbai 400080, IFS Code : YESB0000596.

Post making the payment, please send a mail at tmys.stories@gmail.com to register yourself.

For writers residing outside India, please email us for a Payment link.

***Registration doesn't guarantee publication***

9. One story OR three poems can be submitted per registration. Multiple submissions can be made with separate registrations for each.

10. Last date of all submissions: 20 July 2021.

For queries; send us an email at tmys.stories@gmail.com with the subject ‘Queries’.

(Source: www.tellmeyourstory.biz)

Here’s a list of famous Indian musicians along with the instruments they use – string/wind/percussion instruments. Go through the list carefully and never be confused again.

String instruments and Indian musicians who play them

1. Santoor: Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopori

2. Sarod: Allauddin Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Bahadur Khan, Sharan Rani, Zarin S Sharma

3. Sitar: Pt Ravi Shankar, Shahid Parvez Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee, Anushka Shankar, Hara Shankar Bhattacharya, Nikhil Banerjee, Vilayat Khan, Mustaq Ali Khan

4. Surbahar: Annapurna Devi, Sajjad Hussain

5. Been: Asad Ali Khan, Zia Moin-ud-din Khan

6. Veena: Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Ayyagari Syamasundaram, Doraiswamy Iyengar, Chittibabu, Emani Sankara Shastri, Dhanammal, KR Kumaraswamy, Sundaram Balachandrer

7. Rudra Veena: Asad Ali Khan

8. Mohan Veena: Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhat (inventor of Mohan Veena)

9. Sarangi: Shakoor Khan, Pt Ram Narayan, Ramesh Mishra, Sultan Khan, Ustad Binda Khan

10. Violin: MS Gopalakrishnan, Smt M Rajam, NR Muralidharan, M Chandrasekharan, VG Jog, Lalgudi Jayaraman

11. Guitar: Braj Bhushan Kabra

12. Mandolin: U Srinivas

Wind instruments and Indian musicians who play them

13. Shehnai: Bismillah Khan, Krishna Ram Chaudhary, Ali Ahmad Hussain

14. Flute: Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghosh, TR Mahalingam, N Ramani

15. Nadaswaran: Sheikh Chinna Moula, Neeruswamy Pillai, Rajaratanam Pillai

Percussion instruments (played by striking) and Indian musicians who play them

16. Tabla: Zakir Hussain, Allah Rakha, Sabir Khan, Pt. Kishan Maharaj, Pt. Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Sandeep Das

17. Pakhawaj: Totaram Sharma, Pt Ayodhya Prasad, Gopal Das, Babu Ram Shanker Pagaldas

18. Mridangam: KV Prasad, SV Rajarao, Umalayapuram Sivaraman, Palghat Mani Iyer, Karaikudi R Mani, Palghat Raghu

19. Ghatam: TH Vinayakram, EM Subramaniam

20. Kanjra: Pudukkotai Dakshinamurthi Pillai

(Source: India Today)