This content was created by Kaberi Dutta Chatterjee. This content was uploaded by Kaberi Dutta Chatterjee. This is a YouTube video titled "FINALDRAFT: Tagore O'Henry Short Story Contest, 2013 Announcing the Winner 1" (uploaded July 18, 2017) featuring Kaberi Dutta Chatterjee delivering a solo announcement of the Tagore O. Henry Short Story Contest 2013 results. In an English monologue she thanks participants and sponsors (Maple Diversity Canada, Asian Connections), describes the contest's international reach and judging process, lists shortlisted stories and authors (e.g., "Magic Chopsticks" by Joni C. China; "Ginger Candy" by Meena Bhatnagar; "The Queer Story: How the Ant Became a Man" by Ali Al‑Saeed; "Divorce Would Have Been Easier" by Deva Deva Shore; "The Setting Sun" by Satish Pardhar Pendharkar; "Mole on the Right Cheek" by Nikita Shrogi; "The Blind Woman" by Rama Swanti; "Kanchanjunga/Kanchenjunga" by Shruti Rao; plus editor mentions like Annie Kali Abadi, Hannah Laundrie, Bev Fournival, etc.), and announces the popular-vote winner ("Mole on the Right Cheek" by Nikita Shrogi) and the judge's winner ("Kanchenjunga" by Shruti Rao), noting the $500 prize and inviting viewers to follow Final Draft Editing and Publishing Services.
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Hi, I am Kaberi Dutta Chatterjee, and I wanted to come in front of you to announce the winner of the Tagore O. Henry Short Story Contest 2013. I wanted to first of all thank all of you for your enormous support for this contest. Which has bridged the literary world of East and West and brought them together on a single platform. The interest it generated from places like Nigeria, Philippines, Japan, Ukraine, Russia, Spain, Netherlands, Hungary, China, UAE is completely unexpected and huge. I'm not even beginning to mention the incredible support I got from giants like India, Canada, and USA. I would really want to thank Maple Diversity Canada for wholeheartedly supporting the contest and sponsoring the winner, and also Asian Connections for being our media partner. This contest was born out of a sheer intention to bring the works of unpublished authors from both ends of the world on a single platform and to let the world know how well you can write. Well, you have proved yourselves, and everybody is overwhelmed at the kind of stories that we It began very small on May 8th— sorry— on Rabindranath Tagore's 152nd birth anniversary, but over the last 4 months it spread over a huge canvas as hundreds of submissions started coming in from various parts of the world. 8 judges, including myself, had a very difficult time, at the same time very enjoyable time, Reading the stories and deciding on the winner. I want to thank all of you who participated and who read the stories. Most importantly, without your love and support, this online contest wouldn't have been so successful. Our earlier plans of holding the contest as a physical event in Canada had to be abandoned due to financial constraints. As we as you know that we are just a year old. Publishing house. We had 5 stories running neck to neck and for the winning slot, and then suddenly 2 stories shot forward. For some time we were thinking of declaring the— a joint winner, but then at the last minute one story emerged the winner. We were juggling with Magic Chopsticks by Joni C. China, Ginger Candy by Meena Bhatnagar, which is so identifiable. The Queer Story: How the Ant Became a Man by Ali Al-Saeed Bahrain. It's such a quaint story. Divorce Would Have Been Easier by Deva Deva Shore, which is devastating story. He's from Australia. The Setting Sun by Satish Pardhar Pendharkar, India. Mole on the Right Cheek By Nikita Shrogi, India. The Blind Woman, an incredible story by Rama Swanti, India. And Kanchan Janga by Shruti Rao. Each story had a different feel and different impact on the reader's mind. We want to particularly mention Magic Chopsticks and Hiring Process by Annie Kali Abadi, Philippines. As the editor's choices. The hair-raising impact Magic Chopsticks has in the end is clearly worth mentioning. Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer by Hannah Laundrie is awesome, and so is Home Again by Bev Fournival, USA. Satan in His Mouth, for instance, is such an endearing and adorable story which was the winning position for a long time and And came a close third. Now for the winner. Brace yourselves. The popular votes winner and runners-up for the contest is Mole on the Right Cheek by Nikita Shrogi, India. And the judge's favorite, the winner of the contest, and the recipient of $500 cash prize for Maple Diversity to be delivered at her doorstep is none other than, as one judge says, for its lyrical prose, affectionate dialogue, and overall pathos. You guessed it, Kanchenjunga by Shruti Rao, India. Kanchenjunga is a wonderful story. Of pathos, and then as the sun shines on the mountain range, a sense of hope and sense of moving on. It's so beautiful. I'm sure, like me, a lot of readers shed a tear at the end of it. Mole on the Right Cheek hits below the belt. So does Blind Woman. It has so many layers of pathos. For a long time, Nikita And Rama Shonti were going neck to neck, and then Shooty shot forward. I hope with all your love and support we can come back again next year for another contest. Till then, keep watching the website and like Final Draft Editing and Publishing Services on Facebook. Thank you for watching, and have a celebration wherever you are.
