Result of the MAYA KAMATH MEMORIAL AWARDS / India 2013
We received 122 entries for the MKMA Competition for Excellence in Political Cartooning - 2012 and 37 entries for the MKMA Best Budding Cartoonist – 2012 competition. Surprisingly, this year we received 20 entries from foreign countries which only goes to show the increased popularity of the MKMA Competition. As a special case, the jury recommended giving separate prizes for contributors in this category.
The prizes will be given away at a function to be held in Bangalore on 8th June 2013.
1st prize Mr. Muhammad Zahoor, The Express Tribune, Pakistan Rs.25,000
2nd prize Mr. Balraj K.N., Media Voice [Chennai], Bangalore Rs.15,000
3rd prize Mr. Sajith Kumar, Financial Chronicle, New Delhi Rs. 5,000
Special Jury appreciation prizes of Rs. 1,000,
Mr. Sathish Acharya, Mangalore, Karnataka
Mr.Manas Maisnam, Imphal, Manipur