page_title: Sam Balsara
section_title: Awards and recognition
hierarchical_section_title: Sam Balsara / Awards and recognition
caption_attribution_description: English: Sam Balsara won the award Srijon Samman 2012
context_page_description: Sam Balsara is the founder, chairman and managing director of Madison World and Madison Communications. Balsara is an awarded senior professional in the Indian Advertising Industry.
context_section_description: Media Service Person of the Year 2004 at the Dainik Bhaskar Indian Marketing Awards 2004
  Ranked 5th most influential person in the Indian Advertising Industry by Brand Equity Ad Agency Reckoner 2005.
  Ranked 50 most powerful people in Indian Marketing, Advertising and Media Business by Pitch magazine
  Ranked 4th most powerful person in Indian advertising by Mid-Day in June, 2004
  Kolkata Ad Club Hall of Fame
  AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award for 2009
  Srijon Samman Award 2012 by Sangbad Pratidin
caption: Sam Balsara in Srijon Samman 2012 by Sangbad Pratidin
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