The Meeto memorial award was instituted by Kamla Bhasin in memory of her daughter Meeto (Kamaljit Bhasin-Malik) to honour young South Asians whose work demonstrates a commitment to communal harmony, peace, justice and human rights.
The Award comprises Indian Rupees one lakh (Rs. 100,000), a citation and a memento. If more than one person is selected, the money will be shared. 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.
Nominations are accepted up to 30 June 2010. For more information, visit this link.
