APMP India Diwali Contest 2026
Five Days. Five Gifts. One Bright Idea Shared Every Day.
Learn something new each day this Diwali, and light up the profession by sharing it.
This Diwali, APMP India is sending you a gift every day for five days: a micro-learning, an e-book, a podcast or an article chosen to add something real to your professional practice. Open it, learn from it, and share that learning on LinkedIn.
Every post you write helps more people discover what pursuit management is, and why it deserves to be recognised as a profession in its own right.
6 to 10 November 2026
- Contest dates
- 6 to 10 November 2026 (five consecutive days)
- Daily cut-off
- 11:59 pm IST, same day
- Who can enter
- Anyone who has received the email with the link to the Diwali Gift
- Entry fee
- None
- How to score
- One diya per LinkedIn post, plus diyas for reposts
- The one rule
- Post on all five days, without missing one
- Prize for every qualifier
- One author-signed book
- Prize for the top 10
- Both author-signed books
Your Five Diwali Gifts
You will receive one Diwali Gift by email each day for five consecutive days. Each gift carries professional learning and skill-building value: a micro-learning, an e-book, a podcast or an article. The gifts are yours to keep. The contest is simply an invitation to put them to use.
- Day 16 NovemberFriday
- Day 27 NovemberSaturday
- Day 38 NovemberSunday
- Day 49 NovemberMonday
- Day 510 NovemberTuesday
Who Can Take Part
- Anyone who has received the email with the link to the Diwali Gift is welcome to participate.
- There is no entry fee and no registration form. Your first post enters you into the contest.
- You do not need to be registered for Samagam 2026 to participate.
How to Participate
Four simple steps, repeated each day.
- 1
Step 1. Open your gift
Read, listen to or watch the gift that arrives in your inbox that morning. - 2
Step 2. Write your post
Publish a LinkedIn post sharing your learning from that day's gift, in your own words. - 3
Step 3. Include the three essentials
Every post must carry all three of these to be counted:- Your learning for the day from that day's gift.
- A mention of Samagam 2026, the APMP India annual summit, with the link to https://samagam.apmpindia.org/
- An invitation to your network to follow the APMP India LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apmp-india/
- 4
Step 4. Submit your link
Submit the URL of each post in the form below by 11:59 pm IST the same day.
Before you hit Post
- Tag @APMP India in your post.
- Use the hashtags #APMPIndiaDiwali #Samagam2026 #APMPINDIA #Win #Grow #Lead.
- Set your post visibility to Public, so it can be seen, verified and reshared.
How You Earn Diyas
Points on this contest are counted as diyas. The more lamps you light, the brighter your place on the board.
One post, one diya.
Every qualifying LinkedIn post earns you one diya.
Post as often as you like.
There is no limit to the number of posts you can publish on a day. Each qualifying post earns a diya.
Reposts earn diyas too.
Reposts are tallied at the end of each contest day and counted once per person. If the same person reshares more than one of your posts, or reshares the same post again, it counts as one diya for that day.
The leaderboard updates daily.
It shows your posts, your reposts and your total diyas.
Incomplete posts are not counted.
A post missing any of the three essentials will not earn a diya. We will let you know, so you can correct it.
The One Rule That Decides Eligibility
Post on every one of the five days.
A contestant who misses even a single day will not be eligible for a prize, however many diyas they have collected.
Lighting a lamp on all five days is the spirit of the festival, and of this contest.
The Prizes
Two author-signed books, handed over in person at Samagam 2026.
Every contestant who posts on all five days
An author-signed copy of one of the two books.
The ten contestants with the highest number of diyas
Author-signed copies of both books.
- AI Nation: Bharat's Path to AI Power
Dr. Ajay Kumar - AI Took Your Org Chart
Co-authored by Dr. Ganesh Natarajan
In the event of a tie for the tenth place, the contestant who published their qualifying Day 5 post earlier will be placed higher.
Collecting Your Prize
Books are handed over in person at the Samagam 2026 event locations.
Bengaluru
Saturday, 21 November 2026
Hyatt Centric, MG Road
Mumbai
Saturday, 12 December 2026
The Lemon Tree Premier, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
- You will be asked to confirm which location you would like to collect your prize from.
- If you cannot attend in person, you may nominate someone to collect the book on your behalf. Please share your nominee's name with us in advance.
- APMP India is not able to courier or deliver prizes after the event day. Please plan your collection, in person or through a nominee, before the event.
Submit Your Post
Open today's gift, write your post, and submit the link before 11:59 pm IST. Include both links in your LinkedIn post.
Samagam 2026 registration
https://samagam.apmpindia.org/APMP India on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/apmp-india/Leaderboard
One diya for every post, plus diyas for reposts. Post on all five days to qualify for a prize.
No entries yet. Be the first to light a diya.
Why We Are Doing This
Pursuit management is still an emerging and under-recognised function in India. Every time you share what you have learned, you make the work visible to your colleagues, your leadership and your network.
Five days of learning, shared openly, builds a stronger case for our profession than any campaign we could run on our own.
Win. Grow. Lead.
We look forward to seeing your lamps on the board.
Terms and Conditions
- The contest runs from 6 November 2026 to 10 November 2026. Posts submitted after 11:59 pm IST on their day will not be counted.
- Posts must be your own words and your own reflection. Content copied from another person's post, or generated without your own thinking behind it, will not be counted.
- Please keep your posts respectful and professional. Posts that name clients, disclose confidential information, or criticise individuals or organisations will not be counted.
- Reposts are counted from public LinkedIn reshare data at the end of each contest day, once per person per day.
- Reposts from duplicate, inactive or automated accounts will not be counted.
- By participating, you agree that APMP India may feature your name, your posts and your leaderboard position on the contest page, on APMP India channels and at Samagam 2026.
- Prizes are not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash or any other item.
- APMP India's decision on counting, eligibility and ranking is final. Any question about a count can be raised at director@apmpindia.org within 24 hours of the leaderboard update.
Questions You May Have
Do I have to attend Samagam 2026 to take part?
No. The contest is open to anyone who has received the email with the link to the Diwali Gift.
What if I post twice on one day and not at all on another?
Both posts earn diyas, but you will not be eligible for a prize. Eligible participants must post on all five days.
Can I post more than once a day?
Yes, as many times as you like. Each qualifying post earns a diya.
What counts as a repost?
Someone else resharing your post on LinkedIn. Reposts are counted once per person at the end of each contest day.
What if I miss the 11:59 pm cut-off?
The post will not be counted for that day, and that day will count as missed.
Can someone collect my book for me?
Yes. Nominate someone to collect it at the Bengaluru or Mumbai event location and let us know their name in advance.
Will the books be couriered?
No. Books are handed over only at the event locations on the event day.
Ready to Light Your First Lamp?
Open today's gift, write your post, and submit the link before 11:59 pm IST.
Questions? Write to us at director@apmpindia.org. Happy Diwali, and happy posting.