Sunday, January 14, 2024

TOTO Awards for Photography 2024: Shortlist

Four young photographers have been shortlisted for the seventeenth year of the Toto Awards for Photography.

Their names, in no particular order, are:

Eeshwa Jiwan, Mumbai

Aakriti Chandervanshi, Pune

Dhiraj Rabha, Goalpara, Assam

Soham Joshi, Pune

We congratulate all the shortlisted photographers and wish them the very best!

The two winners, who will each win a cash prize of ₹60,000, will be announced at the TOTO Awards ceremony on Saturday, 3 February 2024 at the Bangalore International Centre. The names of the jurors will be announced at the same time.

These awards are supported by the Art & Photography Foundation

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

TOTO Awards for Music 2024: Shortlist

Four musicians have been shortlisted for the Toto Awards for Music, which is now in its twentieth year.  Their names, in no particular order, are:

Amrit Ramnath (Chennai)

Karshni (Mumbai)

Rohan Prasanna (Delhi)

Kinari (Delhi)

We congratulate all the shortlisted musicians and wish them the very best! The two winners, who will each win a cash prize of ₹60,000, will be announced at the TOTO Awards ceremony on Saturday, 3 February 2024 at the Bangalore International Centre. The names of the jurors will be announced at the same time.

These Awards are supported by Badri Vishal.

20 years of TFA!

Sunday, January 7, 2024

TOTO Award for Digital Art 2024: Shortlist

Three young artists have been shortlisted for the second year of the TOTO Award for Digital Art. Their names, in no particular order, are:

Nisha Tanwar, Gurugram

Rebecca Rechana Paul, Kochi

Priyanka Paul, Mumbai


TFA congratulates all the shortlisted applicants and wishes them all the very best! 


The winner, who will receive a cash prize of ₹60,000, will be announced at the TOTO Awards ceremony to be held at the Bangalore International Centre on Saturday, 3 February 2024.  The names of the jurors will be announced at the same time.


This award is supported by the Estate of the late artist Mehlli Gobhai, in whose honour the award is instituted 


20 years of TFA!




Saturday, January 6, 2024

TOTO Awards for Creative Writing in English 2024: Shortlist

Four writers have been shortlisted for the nineteenth year of the Toto Awards for Creative Writing in English.

Their names, in no particular order, are:
Zainab Ummer Farook, Kozhikode, Kerala
Kinshuk Gupta, Kaithal, Haryana
Rose Maria Alexis, Bengaluru
Faiz Ahmad, Mumbai

We congratulate all the shortlisted writers and wish them the very best! The two winners, who will each win a cash prize of ₹60,000, will be announced at the TOTO Awards ceremony on Saturday, 3 February 2024 at the Bangalore International Centre. The names of the jurors will be announced at the same time.
These Awards are supported by Mani Rao Foundation and Naboneeta Majumdar.

20 years of TFA!