CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012 MEETO MEMORIAL AWARD

  

ANHAD (Act Now for Harmony and Democracy) and Sangat, a South Asian
feminist network, are now inviting nominations for the Meeto Memorial
Award for the year 2012.

The Award comprises of Indian Rupees one lakh, a citation and a
memento. If more than one person is selected, the money will be
shared. The recipients will be invited to present their work at the
award ceremony. The Award will be announced in October every year. The
recipients of the Award will be chosen by a selection committee whose
decision will be final.

To be eligible, nominees must be:

* Under the age of 40
* Citizens of a South Asian country (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)
* Working on issues of communal harmony, peace, justice and/or human
rights, broadly conceived; the nominee may be working anywhere in the
world, but the focus of the work should be on South Asia as defined
above
* Working in any capacity in the field of activism, advocacy,
academia, and journalism, and in any medium such as writing, art,
dance, music, film, and theatre.

Individuals can nominate themselves or other eligible people.

Nominations must be sent in writing, and accompanied by a detailed CV
of the nominated person, a note on reasons for nomination and a duly
filled form
Nominations must be received before 30 June 2012 and should be sent to:

Email : contact (at) meetomemorialaward.org

or be posted at
Meeto Memorial Award Secretariat
C/o ANHAD
23, Caning Lane, New Delhi 110001 (India)

For more information see: http://meetomemorialaward.org/article33.html
NOMINATION FORM HERE