Third Position- English, Writing Contest 2025 By Muhammed Anshif City: Malappuram , Kerala Description: In this essay, the author writes...

जगदंबा जंक्शन की भीड़ में मिला एक थप्पड़ मेरे जीवन का सबसे बड़ा मोड़ बन गया। वह पल सिर्फ मेरे और माँ के बीच का नहीं था बल्कि वह मेरे शहर का सबक था। परदादी के सुबह के कोलम पैटर्न से लेकर मछुआरों की पत्नियों की आवाज़ तक, विशाखपट्टनम ने मुझे सिखाया कि असली ताकत सिर्फ सहने में नहीं, चुनने में है; क्या स्वीकार करना है, क्या बदलना है। बचपन में सीखी अदृश्य सीमाएँ, किशोरावस्था में चुप्पी की कीमत, कॉलेज में “बहुत बोल्ड किसके लिए?” की सीख, ये सब मुझे उसी पल के लिए तैयार कर रहे थे। आज, ए

When Shiva returns to Gorakhpur, the city of his childhood feels both familiar and foreign. Amid rapid urban changes and environmental neglect, he chooses action over despair, starting a solo cleanup mission that soon blossoms into a community movement. With the guidance of an elderly couple, the group breathes life back into their hometown, proving that revitalising a city’s soul is possible when passion, persistence, and purpose come together.

As a war-torn nation struggles, a city entrusts its future to ambitious youth elected as administrators for six months. From ending homelessness to nuturing safety and green spaces, their idealism sparks real change. But amid progress and innovation, exhaustion and imbalance threaten their vision. Their story reveals what it truly takes to build a better city, and the cost of chasing growth without pause.

What if our cities never had motorised vehicles? Imagine Hyderabad’s vibrant nightlife, famous landmarks, and everyday hustle locked in stillness. This thought-provoking journey explores a world without cars and buses, unravelling how travel shapes our lives, food culture, history, and even nature. Could we survive the absence, or would innovation inevitably drive us toward a new era of mobility? What then keeps a city truly moving?

Bengaluru in 2050—will it be a city where green spaces reclaim the concrete, and every drop of water is valued? Can technology and tradition coexist in harmony, shaping a future where communities thrive together? What if equality and respect for nature aren’t just ideals, but everyday reality? This glimpse into tomorrow leaves you wondering: how close are we to making this dream come true?