Former Sunday Island cartoonist, Shantha K. Herath, won an honourable mention at a recent competition for South Asian cartoonists organized by the Himal South Asia magazine.

A total of 376 entries from 173 cartoonists from all over the world was received for this competition on the theme "Dramatic Divide: The distance between the powerful and the powerless."

The three-member jury comprising Sadanand Menon, Madhuker Upadhyay and Kunda Dixit chose the winners and, to recognize the high quality of the works submitted, the editors of Himal also announced an Editors’ Pick list for special recognition. This cartoon by Herath beloged to that category.