We are delighted to announce that The Quint's Vishnukant Tiwari and Meghnad Bose have each won the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021, under the categories 'Uncovering India Invisible' and 'Investigative Reporting', respectively.
The awards were presented to the winners by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at the 17th edition of the Ramnath Goenka Award ceremony held in New Delhi on Tuesday, 19 March.
Take a look at their award-winning stories.
Uncovering India Invisible
Vishnukant Tiwari receives the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021.
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Vishnukant Tiwari's documentary, Why Bastar's Adivasis Resist Security Forces, follows one of the biggest mass movements in the region's recent history and dives deeper into what triggered it.
Watch the full documentary here.
Investigative Reporting
Meghnad Bose's father receives the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021, on his son's behalf.
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Meanwhile, Meghnad Bose's investigative report titled, 'PM-CARES Promised Rs 100 Crore for Vaccine Development. Where Did That Money Go?', scrutinises the PM-CARES Fund and attempts to trace the Rs 100 crore amount that was allocated for vaccine development.
Watch the full video here.
The jury for the 17th edition of the awards included:
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice BN Srikrishna
Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) Founding Dean Professor (Dr) C Raj Kumar
Former Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr SY Quraishi
Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication (Bhopal) Vice Chancellor KG Suresh
17th edition of the Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism
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“Nothing renews journalism more powerfully than celebrating this each year. And more so as we head into the general elections. The pursuit of excellence becomes incumbent on us because it’s our duty to ensure that the citizens’ right to know is addressed in a manner that’s fair and accurate," Chairman & MD of the Indian Express Group Viveck Goenka said while addressing the gathering.
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