Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards Honor Outstanding Journalists

Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan on Friday spoke about the crucial role of journalism in sustaining democracy while addressing the 20th edition of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards ceremony. On the occasion, Radhakrishnan also presented the prestigious awards to 24 journalists for their outstanding work across print, digital and broadcast platforms in 19 categories, including investigative reporting, politics and government, feature writing, books, sports, and regional language journalism. Paying tribute to Ramnath Goenka, founder of The Indian Express group, Radhakrishnan said his journalism embodied courage, independence, and an unwavering commitment to truth. The jury for the 20th edition of the awards includes Justice B N Srikrishna, former judge at the Supreme Court; Prof C Raj Kumar, founding Vice Chancellor, OP Jindal Global University; Prof K G Suresh, Director of India Habitat Centre, former Vice Chancellor, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication and former Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication; Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and Co Founder & Director, EkStep; and Dr S Y Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner. – Print (Hindi) Avadhesh Akodia (Dainik Bhaskar) – Broadcast/Digital (Hindi) Sarvapriya Sangwan (BBC News Hindi) – Print/Digital (Regional Languages) Muhammad Sabith & Akhil Sivanand (Mathrubhumi) – Broadcast/Digital (Regional Languages) Fousiya Musthafa (News Malayalam 24×7) – Environment, Science & Technology Reporting Jayashree Nandi & Tannu Jain (Hindustan Times) – Environment, Science & Technology Reporting (Broadcast / Digital) Rohini Krishnamurthy & Dhruval Parekh (Down to Earth) – Uncovering India Invisible Vijay Pal Dudi (Dainik Bhaskar) – Uncovering India Invisible (Broadcast / Digital) Basant Kumar (NewsLaundry) – Business & Economic Journalism Praveen Paramasivam, Munsif Vengattil & Aditya Kalra (Thomson Reuters) – Reporting on Politics and Government Deeptiman Tiwary (The Indian Express) – Reporting on Politics and Government (Broadcast/Digital) Rishika Kashyap (Deccan Herald) – Sports Journalism Srikkanth Dhasarathy (DT Next) – Investigative Reporting (Print/Digital) Mridulika Jha (Aaj Tak) – Investigative Reporting (Broadcast) Sreya Chatterjee (India Today) – Feature Writing Vidheesha Kuntamalla (The Indian Express) – Civic Journalism Sandip Dighe (The Times of India) – Civic Journalism Sreya Chatterjee & Arvind Ojha (India Today) – Photojournalism Praveen Jain (The Print) – Books (Non-Fiction) Aparajith Ramnath (Penguin Random House) Congratulations to all the winners!