Dhanya Rajendran, the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of The News Minute, will be the recipient of the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons 2022.
Announcing Rajendran's name as this year's winner, a three-member jury, comprising of columnist Nidhi Razdan, The Indian Express' National Rural Affairs and Agriculture Editor Harish Damodaran, and PTI's Bhasha Editor Nirmal Pathak, said that the work done by her portrays a mix of meticulous reportage and data that reflects committed journalism.
The prestigious award, which was instituted in 1982, recognises the efforts of women journalists who have made on impact with their work on social development, gender justice, health, equity, democratic rights, etc.
"Rajendran's reportage is an outstanding example of how good journalism can impact democracy," chair of the media foundation Harish Khare said in a statement.
This year, the foundation had received more than 70 entries from across the country. The award will be presented on 21 March at Delhi's India International Centre.
Several prominent women journalists have been past recipients of the award, such as Sevanti Ninan, Kalpana Sharma, Sucheta Dalal, Teesta Setalvad, Pamela Philipose, Barkha Dutt, Sunita Narain, Shahina KK, Supriya Sharma, Raksha Kumar, Neha Dixit, Rohini Mohan, and Chitra Subramaniam.
(With inputs from The News Minute.)
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