Cultural contest to celebrate Tajikistan independence

Tajikistan gears-up to celebrate 30-year independence with new cultural contest*

On 9 September 2021, Tajikistan will celebrate its indepdence. To commemorate this important milestone in the country’s history, President Emomali Rahmon recently announced the launch of three cultural contests.

To foster the broadest possible public participation in the event, relevant government bodies will hold at a high organizational level in all regions of the country. The Ministry of Finance has allocated the equivalent of almost USD 700 thousand (7.72 million Tajikistani Somonis) to support this important effort.

The three contests will be “Furughi Subhi Donoi Kitob Ast” (Knowledge Is a Shine of Dawn); “Tojikiston -- Vatani Azizi Man” (Tajikistan Is My Native Land); and “Ilm – Furughi Marifat” (Science Is the Beacon of Knowledge).

The goal of the first contest, “Furughi Subhi Donoi Kitob Ast”, is to boost public interest towards literature and thus promote the reading of books. To this end, the contest foresees the following three categories: connoisseur of Tajik classical literature; connoisseur of Tajik modern literature; connoisseur of children’s literature and folklore; and connoisseur of world literature. The winner of each category will receive 25,000 Tajikistani Somonis.