Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has presented the 16th Ramnath Goenka Awards for excellence in journalism under various categories.
A total of 43 winners from 2019 and 2020, who could not be honoured earlier owing to the coronavirus pandemic, were felicitated this year at the event in the national capital.
In the category of ‘Hindi journalism in print media’ Anand Choudhary from Dainik Bhaskar bagged the prestigious award for exploring the dark underbelly of Rajasthan’s villages in its three tribal districts where children can be bought for just Rs 50-Rs 150.
Jyoti Yadav and Bismee Taskin from The Print, a news portal, won the honor for their story on the migrant exodus across rural Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Sushil Kumar Mohapatra from NDTV India wins in ‘broadcast (Hindi) journalism’ category.
Ashutosh Mishra from Aaj Tak news channel won the award for his story on the bodies floating in the Ganga river during the pandemic in May 2021.
The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (RNG Awards) are one of the awards in India in the field of journalism. The awards are given for both print journalism as well as broadcast journalism. The Award is presented by Indian Express.
