{"id":400696,"date":"2026-11-06T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T07:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=400696"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T07:47:44","slug":"belles-lettres-2026-government-law-college-short-fiction-essay-writing-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/11\/06\/belles-lettres-2026-government-law-college-short-fiction-essay-writing-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Belles Lettres 2026: Government Law College’s annual short fiction essay writing competition — Registration Deadline: 20 November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Magazine Committee of Government Law College, Mumbai presents its annual short fiction essay competition: Belles Lettres Short Fiction Essay Writing Competition 2026.<\/span> The event is sponsored in the memory of the late Mr Jal E. Dastur<\/span>, one of GLC’s most distinguished alumni reflecting his passion for literary fiction and invites students from across India to share their storytelling; creative writing skills. This annual event offers an opportunity to all the eligible and aspiring writers to submit their short-fiction entries on a national platform and get evaluated by some of the most distinguished authors. In previous editions, the final rounds of this Competition have been judged by literary icons such as Mr. Ruskin Bond, Mr. Jeffery Archer and Ms. Anita Nair.<\/p>\n

Type of Event: Essay Writing Competition<\/p>\n

About the Organisers of the competition:<\/p>\n

A) About Government Law College, Mumbai<\/p>\n

With a heritage spanning over 150 years and a seemingly endless list of distinguished alumni, Government Law College, Mumbai, has been regarded as a premier institution of legal education since its inception in 1855. What began humbly as evening classes in a borrowed premise, the college that first lit the candle of legal education in India now stands tall among all its contemporaries. Government Law College has a distinguished tradition. Over the years, the College has produced several eminent Judges whose erudition and independence have been, and continue to be, a great source of inspiration to members of the Bar and the Bench. Its alumni include statesmen, distinguished lawyers, and activists who have been at the forefront of social reconstruction. The interaction of students with distinguished members of the legal fraternity in a cultivated institutional environment- one that continually strives to redefine the parameters of education, greatly enhances the charisma of this institution.<\/p>\n

B) About the Magazine Committee of Government Law College, Mumbai<\/p>\n

The competition is organised by the Magazine Committee of GLC, a long-standing and prevailing committee with a legacy of 96 years. The Committee has been a perennial forum of cultural and intellectual discussions and garners active participation from students and its innumerable legal luminaries and stalwarts. GLC annual magazine, méLAWnge, bolsters support from the President of India to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Bombay High Court. Beyond the Magazine, this student-run endeavor also hosts three annual essay competitions that receive entries from degree colleges across the country.<\/p>\n

C) About Our Patron:<\/p>\n

The late Mr. Jal E. Dastur, in whose memory this competition is being sponsored, was a practicing Chartered Accountant and a member of both the English and the Indian institutes. He was the sole proprietor of the firm M\/s. E. J. Dastur & Co., a firm founded by his father, Late Mr. Erach J. Dastur and himself. He was an alumnus of Government Law College, Mumbai and graduated with distinction there from over sixty years ago. He won several debating and elocution competitions at the city, state and national levels. He contributed countless papers at various seminars and addressed innumerable conferences, held nationally and internationally, on subjects of accountancy and law.<\/p>\n

He also co-authored a series of books on Direct Tax Laws. He was a perfectionist in all that he undertook and embodied all the qualities of a true and fearless professional. A little known fact about him is that he was a man who loved literature and was a master of the linguistic art. This competition is one which would have been after his heart and had he been a student today, he would have loved to participate in it.<\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/p>\n