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Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Two out of every three Indians suffer from gum problems and are unaware of it. Blood can be the sign of bigger gum problems like gingivitis, receding gums or even tooth loss if left untreated. One should not ignore the warning signs your body gives you!

So blog away, write a moral story about ignoring warning signs and win great prizes :

  • 1 Sony XPeria Z
  • 16X Rs 5000 Nike vouchers
  • Colgate hamper for all participants with a valid entry

For more details, visit the contest page.

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Burhanuddin Ampanwala
from Pune Mumbai |

Asalways ... Ranjith is the first one to raise the contest alarm in the forum !Smile Some nice prizes up for grab ! 

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

That is what happens when one visits the forum atleast once every hour even when one needs to study for an exam the next day! Undecided

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

And, I'm not always the one to start contest threads. I have given chance to others a few times. Wink

For the year 2013 :

Ranjith  

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Nandini Deka
from Bombay |

lol at the graph...they must've got chance while u were sleeping...Tongue out

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

May be... Tongue out

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

Hahaaa this is what we call Life of a Pi  Laughing

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Life of 2π ? InnocentTongue out

Burhanuddin Ampanwala
from Pune Mumbai |

Oh my god Ranjith .. graph and all ... i guess you took it personally or is that for our information !Undecided anyways you are the winner here clearly !

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

@ Aziz I was feeling bored and the result was the pie chart! Smile

I keep doing such thing quite frequently. Wink

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

assuming you've watched the recent movie, one π is enough for a lifetime Laughing

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

I watch only Telugu movies.

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I was talking about the 2π radians in a full circle. Smile

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

and I was talking of "life of Pi" Undecided

Renie Ravin
from Chennai |

Thanks for the help Ranjith! Smile

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

It's my pleasure! Smile

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Write a moral story about ignoring warning signs...

... the warning signs your body gives you ...

Should the warning signs be related to teeth? Undecided

RioZee
from Out of this yEt in this World |

Yo dude, gums,

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

If topics was 'a moral story about ignoring *any*  warning sign', I would have written a *good* panchatantra like story. Smile

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Now, I will have to force teeth and gums into that story. Frown

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

I think it's 'no' dude....

It's written "write a moral story about ignoring warning signs and win your way to great health!" --- so it can be any warning sign shown by your body, not just teeth and gum Smile

Though it'll be nice if Renie clarifies....

kanupriya Gupta
from Mumbai |

Ranjith you are active participent of contests. I just want to know can i write in hindi?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

@AS Now, who will tag Renie? Tongue out

@ kanupriya I think that you can write in any language ( though I'm not very sure about it  ) as nothing about it is specified in the Terms and Conditions but don't expect to win a prize! Surprised I can't recall any Hindi language post winning a prize. ( The reason could also be that the number of Hindi entries are very few, so the probability that the winning entry is a Hindi post is also lower ) So, it's always better to write in English.

I remember Renie clarifying in one of the contest threads that entries in any language are allowed ( for that particular contest ). Now, it's upto you to interpret the rules and come to a conclusion regarding the language.

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

tagging Renie won't help... he'll come when there's real need... BTW do you keep interest in mythology and all...? Wink

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

mythology ... Why did you ask that question ? Innocent

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

for giving the reference of 'Das Avatar' Laughing

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Where ? Innocent

And Das Avatar = Lord Vishnu ? 

Vijay Prabhu
from Mumbai |

Ranjith kindly advise where I have to name the title page as The Moral of the story is.... or any other title will do?

Thanks in advance

Vijay

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

considering that Ranjith is tired and resting on his vessel I'm replying your query Laughing

Any title will do as long as you write by the given theme...

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

There is too much demand for me! CoolTongue out

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

Someone please clarify, in the clause 4 of rules/guidelines it's given that:

"An entry shall be considered eligible only if it includes all the details of the person visiting the said link and following all instructions specified therein. He/she shall hereinafter be referred to as “the Participant”."

what does it mean??? Undecided

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

So, we have people other than me who read the rules... Tongue out

They might have copy pasted the above sentence from a 'Master File'. This is what happened in one of the contests. ( Melbourne ? )

Nandini Deka
from Bombay |

its sounds alien language to me

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Is the following also copied from the 'Master Document'? Innocent

Participants agree to authorize Colgate to send voice messages and SMS alerts/email messages including promotional messages to their telephone number or email id, which they have provided while participating in this contest.

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Voice messages - may be multimedia messages, IVRS calls or phone calls Innocent

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Even the 'Melbourne' contest had a similar thing...

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

The word health is visible in IE but not in Chrome.

Vijay Prabhu
from Mumbai |

maybe chrome is already healthy

Vijay Prabhu
from Mumbai |

Thanks Ranjith

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

So many people thanking me... Cool

Burhanuddin Ampanwala
from Pune Mumbai |

yes offcourse Ranjith ! you are our forum hero after all !Tongue out

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai |

Ok, a lot of doubts here. Here goes!

1. The moral story does not necessarily have to be about gums and teeth. Any moral story! But the story needs to be original, so no Panchatantra fables! :)

2. Blog posts in any language are valid!

3. The title of the posts does not have to be "The Moral of the story is...."

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Panchatantra stories = original stories containing animals, birds and talking trees! Wink

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

"Blog posts in any language are valid" Surprised

this clause brought me to the (mis)conclusion that stories and articles aren't read before contest results Tongue out

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Surprised

When I had raised the same doubt in one of the previous contest threads, Renie/Vineet said that they  have translators who know many languages.

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Seeing your smile, I feel that you are ready to learn Japanese and submit your entry in Japanese. Tongue out May be, Arti can help you! Wink

vaisakhi mishra
from thane |

if we can write ANY moral story how do we include the health blog link and wat about this rule : write a moral story about ignoring warning signs and win your way to great health!... Surprised

Mamata Patil
from Gurgaon |

"Blog posts in any language are valid!", only for this contest or for other too?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

@ vaisakhi mishra You can write any moral story about ignoring warning signs. Since Renie and Vineet ( they are a part of the team that runs IndiBlogger ) themselves have said that, you can ignore the statement or consider that this is the new interpretation of that statement.

Regarding the link, there is no need to insert it within the body. At the end of the blog post, you can add the sentence :

This is an entry for XYZ contest organised by IndiBlogger and sponsored by Colgate. Visit their health blog here.

@ Mamata I think, for all contests

DS
from Mumbai |

One more doubt regarding - 16X Rs 5000 Nike vouchers... Does this mean that 16 bloggers will receive vouchers worth 5000 each or is that amount cumulative?

Madhu Bhardwaj
from NOIDA |

What do you think? Of course 16 individual entries will get 5000 each.

DS
from Mumbai |

Its always better to clear doubts beforehand rather then cry over spilt milk!!

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

The first think I have done after reading this query is calculating 5000/16 to see if it turns out to be a recurring decimal. Undecided

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

think  --> thing

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai |

Each winner gets a voucher worth 5000 bucks! And there are 16 such winners so 5000 * 16! Same blogger can win all the 16 vouchers too since multiple entries are allowed. So one blogger could walk away with one Sony Phone, 16 vouchers and quite a few Colgate Hampers to distribute! ;)

DS
from Mumbai |

Haha! Thanks for the reply Vineet!!

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

@ Vineet Will that ever happen - a single person winning all the prizes ? Tongue out

 and quite a few Colgate Hampers

Is it one hamper per entry or per participant?

Avadhoot
from Jabalpur |

@Ranjith:"all participants with valid entries get a Colgate hamper" says it all : each participant shall get one hamper despite the number of entries he makes-  at least one entry should be valid.Smile

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

So, Vineet was confused ? Innocent

Stephen
from Raleigh |

Oh I have a good idea for this contest! Will  try to pen something when I get time.

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

please share it here... I'm sitting with my pen and pad open Tongue out

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

@AS Make a call using your satellite phone! Tongue out

vaisakhi mishra
from thane |

ste do gimme an idea...then i wont ask u to gimme a lumia...:P...behen ke liye itna toh kar hi sakte ho...plus  have exams so i desperately need some IDEAS!!! else i ll strt writing about WMC..InnocentTongue out

Renie Ravin
from Chennai |

It can be any warning sign, it doesn't have to be about gums and teeth! Laughing

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Double confirmation! Laughing

Kamlesh Parikarath
from Bangalore |

I think no room for doubts have been left now .. :P

Kamlesh Parikarath
from Bangalore |

hey guys, The story need not be necessarily a real-life incident eh?  It could be a fictional story too. 

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Yes, it can be a fictional story.

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

you clarified it or asked for a clarification? Tongue outLaughingCool

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

I think he did both. Tongue out

and I've done the first thing... Cool

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

that differentiates a smart kid from the rest of other kids Wink

Fairy Princess
from Delhi |

AS, you are really getting obsessed about kids Tongue outWinkSmile

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

... and lollipops Tongue out

Arindom Borah
from Kolkata |

Hi Guys, 

When do u have to submit?

Any guesses! How long can a story be. It has to be something.

DS
from Mumbai |

You can submit at any time by going to the contest page until the contest is on. There is no limit on the number of words.

Arindom Borah
from Kolkata |

What do I have to edit??? this 'edit' shit comes up on my screen

DS
from Mumbai |

The edit feature is only there to help you in case you have made a mistake and want to correct your reply. Otherwise just ignore the edit button.

Arindom Borah
from Kolkata |

Isn't there anybody who knows?

Sunandan
from Jaipur |

Can I post a one page comic about this?

Avadhoot
from Jabalpur |

yes, contest page says-

your story could be real, fictional,funny or serious.

Narendra Kumar
from Bangalore |

Hi,

Can you please clarify about this:

"An entry shall be considered eligible only if it includes all the details of the person visiting the said link and following all instructions specified therein. He/she shall hereinafter be referred to as “the Participant”."

So, do we need to write our name, address, etc in the blog post itself?

What are the details that we need to provide?

Please clarify.

Regards,

Narendra

Renie Ravin
from Chennai |

Hey Narendra, you don't have to worry about that for now - simply submit your post as in any other IndiVine contest. When you have the time, update your IndiBlogger profile. Please don't put your address in your blog post!