Summers Were Not Like This Before
π Author: Aradhya Srivastava π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-023 π Category: Super-Seniors (11β12) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry Thereβs something about summer memories that feels almost faded these days. Back when I was a kid, summers just seemed easier. Weβd keep an eye on the clock, waiting for school to let out, then head outside […]
Mission βVasudhaβ- The Eternal Mission
π Author: Riyan Dutta π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-007 π Category: Seniors (9β10) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry βVasudhaβ, this is a term which literally means βthe producer of wealthβ, βwealthβ, is a term that is often misunderstood as money, luxury and glamour, but the wealth we truly cease to understand is the wealth thatβs […]
Why Canβt We See Stars At Night?
π Author: Ariana Bhargava π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-207 π Category: Seniors (9β10) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry I remember the good old days, when as a kid I would admire the stars in my grandfatherβs village during our evening walks. When my uncle would join, heβd point out the constellations in the sky and […]
Thermodynamic Bankruptcy: Ecological Stewardship
π Author: Anuska Ankshita Samal π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-187 π Category: Juniors (6β8) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry “We are suffering from an epistemological crisis where the biosphere is treated as an infinite externality rather than a finite crucible.” For centuries, human civilization has operated under a profound myopic delusion: the groundless assumption that […]
Climate Change Is Reshaping Our Plates
π Author: Viswasritha Rao Yadagiri π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-330 π Category: Seniors (9β10) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry Climate change rarely announces itself with a dramatic warning. More often, it slips quietly into our lives through the things we know best. One morning, your coffee tastes a little less rich than usual. A mango […]
Should Ecocide Be Considered an International Crime?
π Author: Japnoor Kaur π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-268 π Category: Super-Seniors (11β12) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry As climate change intensifies, environmental destruction is no longer just a scientific or political issue; it has become a legal and moral one. This raises an important question: should ecocide be recognised as an international crime? What […]
Refill vs Landfill: The War Our Pens Started
π Author: M. N. Sahana π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-204 π Category: Juniors (6β8) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry My study drawer is a graveyard. Fifty-three dead pens lie inside, and I have not even started Class 8 yet. I keep them thinking that they might work one day, but they do not. One has […]
Deep-Sea Mining: The New Frontier of Global Power
π Author: Radhika Mishra π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-189 π Category: Juniors (6β8) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry In the silent darkness of the ocean floor, where sunlight has never reached and life moves in mystery, lies a hidden world of rare and powerful minerals. Nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese rest beneath thousands of meters […]
How Patriarchy Fuels the Climate Crisis
π Author: Viyaan Baranwal π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-283 π Category: Seniors (9β10) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry Gender Inequality and the Hidden Toll of Climate Disasters The climate crisis is not gender-neutral. As the summer arrives in India every year, taps go dry, and the news starts reporting about cases of heatstroke, water scarcity, […]
She Pierces the Fabric, Heat Pierces Her
π Author: Vedant Mishra π Article ID: WTW-SUM26-218 π Category: Super-Seniors (11β12) β¨ WriteToWin Summer 2026 Shortlisted Entry Chikankari, a delicate embroidery technique, intricately stitched with motifs of flowers and vines, inspired by the Persian culture, craft flourished under the Mughal Empire, with legend crediting Empress Nur Jahan as a major devotee and patron of […]