ayush.gov.in My Life My Yoga Video Blogging Contest 2020

Organisation : Ministry of AYUSH & ICCR
Contest Name : My Life My Yoga Video Blogging Contest 2020
Applicable For : All Indivuduals
Last Date : 15.06.2020
Website : https://yoga.ayush.gov.in/

My Life My Yoga Video Blogging Contest

The world is gearing up to observe the sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21st June 2020.

Related / Similar Contest : AYUSH Video Contest 2021

On this occasion, the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) come together to announce the My Life – My Yoga (also called “Jeevan Yoga”) Video Blogging Contest.

Eligibility

All are welcome to participate in this contest. Use appropriate hashtags as per your country.

Competition Timelines

Video can be uploaded starting 31st May, 2020 2:00 PM IST onwards. Deadline for entries is 11:50 PM IST on June 15, 2020.

How to Participate?

Videos must be uploaded on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter handle of the contestant and then linked to the Facebook page of the Ministry of AYUSH to be eligible for prizes and rewards.

Contest Hashtag :
Country specific hashtag # MyLifeMyYoga<COUNTRY>
Eg: # MyLifeMyYoga<INDIA>

Entry Guidelines

** All entries must be in digital video.
** Each entry must focus on the theme “My Life My Yoga” or “Jeevan Yoga”

Facebook

i. Like and follow Ministry of AYUSH page  on Facebook

ii. The contestant may opt for either of the following two:
a) Upload the video on his/her Facebook page and tag Ministry of AYUSH (@ministryofayush) in the description, and also use the hashtag #MyLifeMyYoga<COUNTRY> and category hashtag as per table below Eg. #MyLifeMyYogaINDIA #FemaleAdult

Note : the post should be made public in order to participate in the contest;
OR

b) The contestant can post the video on Facebook page of Ministry of AYUSH  with the hashtag #MyLifeMyYoga<COUNTRY> and category hashtag as per table below Eg. #MyLifeMyYogaINDIA #FemaleAdult

iii. Recommended : Share the post with maximum number of people and get maximum number of likes on the video.

Instagram

i. Follow Ministry of AYUSH page on Instagram instagram.com
ii. Upload the video as an IGTV video page and make your Instagram profile public.
Note : The Instagram profile should be public in order to participate in the contest

Instagram Page : instagram [dot] com

iii.Tag Ministry of AYUSH (@ministryofayush) in the description and use the hashtag #MyLifeMyYoga<COUNTRY> and category hashtag as per table below Eg. #MyLifeMyYogaINDIA #FemaleAdult

iv. Recommended: Share the post with maximum number of people and get maximum number of likes on the video.

Twitter

i. Follow Ministry of AYUSH page on Twitter (https://twitter.com/moayush)
ii. The participant will upload the video on his/her Twitter account.

Note: As per Twitter video guidelines, the video can’t exceed 2:20 minutes. Therefor the contestant would need to ensure that both the yogic practice and the message of the video (as explained subsequently in this document) is properly captured in that duration.

iii. Tag Ministry of AYUSH (@moayush) in the description and use the hashtag hashtag #MyLifeMyYoga<COUNTRY> and category hashtag as per table below Eg. #MyLifeMyYogaINDIA #FemaleAdult

iv. Recommended: Share the post with maximum number of people

Category Hashtags

Guidelines on Video Content

i. Participants shall not disclose their personal identity within the video created (name, caste, country etc.).

ii. It is recommended that video should be made in landscape orientation.
iii. Participants are required to make a video on Yogic practices of duration not more than 3 minutes.

iv. The participant may judiciously include within this 3 minutes duration the video of 3 Yogic practices (kriya, asana, pranayama, bandha or mudra) and a short video message/ description on how the said Yogic practices influenced his/ her life.

Judging Process

Judging will be carried out in two stages viz. shortlisting processes and final evaluation. Entries will be shortlisted based on the video guidelines by Screening Committee and winners will be selected from the short list by a Jury consisting of prominent Yoga experts.

Guidelines :
https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/pdf2020/43452-GL.pdf

Award Categories & Prizes

Prizes will be announced in each of the aforementioned six categories
A. Country specific prizes :
India :
a) First Prize – Rs. 1,00,000
b) Second Prize – Rs. 50,000
c) Third Prize – Rs. 25,000

Other countries :
a) First Prize – will be announced by the Indian Mission in the respective country
b) Second Prize – will be announced by the Indian Mission in the respective country
c) Third Prize – will be announced by the Indian Mission in the respective country

B. Global Prize :
Global Prizes will be selected from winners of all the countries. Details will be announced.