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Contest honoring courage open [India]

Deadline:

8/1/13

Journalists age 30 or younger can submit print, Web, television or photo work that captures injustice in the country.

Tehelka is launching an annual award for Journalism of Courage and Conscience in memory of Tarun Sehrawat.

The award will honor stories and images - in any Indian language - that capture injustice, inequity, dispossession and other social, cultural, and economic or political faultiness in the country.

Entrants must be 30 years of age or younger on the date of submitting the nomination. Applicants can submit a print, web or television story as well as photo features. Entries in languages other than English should be accompanied by an English translation.

Two winners will be chosen - in print, web or photo feature category and electronic medium category. Each winner will receive $150,000 Indian Rupees (US$2,485). Both winners are invited to THiNK2013 in Goa in November.

The deadline is Aug. 1.

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