Tejas 2024
Indic Book Competition
Connect with Your Roots! $11K in first prize cash awards + opportunities to work with bestselling authors!
Registration is now closed and competition is underway.
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Unleash Your Passion for Reading & Win Big at Tejas ’24
Get financially and professionally rewarded while pursuing your passion for reading.
Tejas 2024 is a first of its kind Indic book competition that allows youth aged 14-35 to explore the richness of Indic civilization through an immersive reading experience.
Division 1: Age 14-18
- Huge cash awards, with $11K for first place
- Chance to work with bestselling authors
- Spruce up your resume with a portfolio showcasing your creative expression
- Stand out in your college applications
- Sharpen your public communication and critical thinking skills
- Explore new perspectives to enhance your understanding of the world
Division 2: Age 19-23
- Huge cash awards, with $11K for first place
- Intern with authors, podcasters, influencers
- Broaden your horizons with insights that go beyond Western perspectives
- Harness timeless Indian wisdom to understand how to build and sustain relationships
- Strengthen your roots
Division 3: Age 24-35
- Huge cash awards, with $11K for first place
- Chance to work with bestselling authors
- Learn to apply ancient wisdom in career and life. Haven’t many of our top Indian origin CEOs done just that?
- Develop a strong understanding of the Indian part of your identity
- Reconnect with your creative self
- Get intellectually stimulated as your perspectives get challenged
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What opportunities exist for collaboration with bestselling authors?
What is the time commitment?
As with any competition, the amount of time you spend really depends on you.
Books will be under 400 pages, easy reads, requiring no more than 10 hours for average reading speed.
Expect to spend 4-5 hours producing a high quality deliverable.
The team should expect to be booked up for 2 weekends over a period of 4 months.
How does the Tejas competition work?
Register
Register in your division:
Division 1: 14 – 18 years
Division 2: 19 – 23 years
Division 3: 24 – 35 years
Registration fee: $99 per team
Join solo or in a team
Register solo.
Or create a team of up to 3.
Want to find a team but can’t find anyone? No worries. Message us and we can help bring together like minded teammates.
Don’t have a team? You can always participate solo.
Want a team? No worries. We can help you form one.
Fantastic! You’ve secured your entry in the competition!
What next?
Prepare
As soon as registration closes, you unlock access to content that will help you prepare for the competition.
Read
When the competition launches, the 4 book names will be announced. Get the books and read them cover to cover.
Master
Study the books. Delve deep into the content. Familiarize yourself with competition rounds.
Compete
Round 1, 2 – Online on weekends in Spring 2024
Round 3 – In person on a weekend in June 2024
Uncover a world that you’d likely not on your own
Discover entirely new genres of books, opening your mind to new ideas and philosophies that never surface in mainstream media. Uncover the world’s largest literature collection you’ve missed out on.
Immerse yourself in must-have titles for your bookshelf
Examples of books that might be part of the reading list. Final list to be unveiled after registration closes.
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