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Top 10 Winners of #MyKerala Story announced

Published in Newsletter Issue No. 355 - March 2023

Kerala Tourism has announced the top 10 winners of #MyKeralaStory online reels/shorts contest. The contest, which was from December 15, 2022, to January 31, 2023, invited reels or shorts related to Kerala from people across the world. 

The top 10 winners are Saalam Siyas (video on En Ooru Tribal Village), Nivedith G (Kumarakom), Adwaith V S (Backwaters), Nikhil Shain (Beaches and Hues), Safdar F (Beemapally Uroos), Sneha S S (Beauty of Munroe), Rahil Rahman (Backwaters of Kochi), Adarsh K S (Kathakali), Sreeraj R (Thrissur Pooram) and Arun Joseph (Humans of Kerala).  

Participants took part in the contest by sending in vertical videos spanning from 10 seconds to one minute, showcasing subjects such as Kerala’s history, art forms, cuisine, festivals and celebrations. A total of 1,446 registrations were recorded and 308 videos were received during the two-month odd campaign period. Among them, 30 videos were shortlisted by a jury panel and the top 10 among them were uploaded to the Kerala Tourism YouTube channel. All 30 winners will get souvenirs and certificates.

To watch the award-winning shorts/reels, check https://www.keralatourism.org/contest/my-kerala-story/winners