Aspen Institute India wants to hear your big idea that will define India in the 21st century!  The Ideas India 2009 Essay Competition is soliciting entries to contribute to the annual “conversations” forum that will be held December 17-19, 2009 in New Delhi.   The prompt is broad:

Do you have ideas that could address some India’s problems? Can you suggest ways that India can live up to its true potential? Do you want to become part of the debate?

If you do, send us your thoughts in the form of a 500-word essay on the topic

“The 1 Big Idea that will Define India in the 21st Century”

The essay should reach us by December 01, 2009.

The author of the winning entry will receive a cash prize of Rs.5000 and have the chance to be published in the Ideas India proceedings report. The author will also have the opportunity to be part of a panel discussion during the conclave

So don those thinking hats and send us your entries at ideasindia2009@aspenindia.org

To get an idea of what the forum looks like, check out Ideas India 2008, which consisted of a variety of panels and topics.  Write your essay now and become part of the debate!