Rare honour for Sakshi cartoonist Shankar

* Fourth international award for Shankar

Sakshi's cartoonist Pamarthy Shankar bagged the first prize for caricature in the prestigious Grand Pix World Press Cartoon 2014.

The Portugal award, considered cartoonist's Nobel, was given to him for his caricature of legendary Nelson Mandela that was published on December 6, 2013.
He is the first Asian to win the prestigious prize. As part of the award, he would be given a cash prize of Euros 10000 at a ceremony to be organised in November in Portugal.
Sankar has been working with Sakshi for the past eight years and has won several international awards. He is also president of the Political Cartoonists Association.
Shankar hails from Nagireddypalli in Nalgonda.