Hoshiarpur (Daljit Ajnoha):- The 31st literary creation competitions, organised by Sur Sangam Educational Trust (Regd.), Mahilpur, to nurture the talent of children, will be held at Karumbalan Bhawan, Garhshankar Road, Mahilpur, on November 1, 2026, at 10 a.m.
Sharing this information, Baljinder Mann, Chief Editor of Nikkian Karumbalan, said that interested school heads could send four top-performing students from their schools for the poetry, story-writing, essay-writing and painting competitions. All participants would be presented with a set of books as a gift. Students winning the competitions would also receive certificates and cash prizes. These competitions are dedicated to National Award-winning teacher and writer Giani Harkewal Singh Sailani. Entry to the competitions is free. The decision of the Trust will be final.
He further said that to celebrate the 31st anniversary of Nikkian Karumbalan, leading literary organisations of Punjab were organising programmes in Chandigarh, Patiala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Mahilpur. On the occasion of Children's Day, a release ceremony and a seminar on the 31-year contribution of Nikkian Karumbalan would be organised at Kala Bhawan, Chandigarh, by Puadhi Sath, Mohali, under the guidance of the Sahitya Akademi and Shiromani Literary Figure Manmohan Singh Daun. Prominent critics and creative writers of children's literature from across Punjab would participate in the event.
The meeting of Sur Sangam Educational Trust was attended by SP Shavinderjit Singh Bains, Principal Harbhajan Singh, Supporting Club President Kulwant Singh Sangha (UK), Khalsa College Mahilpur Principal Dr. Parvinder Singh, Roshanjit Singh Panam, stage anchor of the Olympian Jarnail Singh Tournament Committee, Garhshankar, Master Baninder Singh, Achhar Kumar Joshi, artist Bagga Singh, Sukhman Singh, Raghubir Singh Kaloa, Manjit Kaur, Harvir Mann and others.
