Saturday, June 20, 2009

Awards to journalists

The Public Relations Minister gave away Madhavrao Sapre 2009 Award to Shri Jagdish Upasne, Lalbaldev Singh Award to Shri Ganesh Sakalle, Makhanlal Chaturvedi Award to Shri Hemant Pal and Shri Dhananjay Pratap Singh. Jagdish Prasad Chaturvedi Award was given to Shri Dinesh Nigam and Shri Prabhu Mishra. Rameshwar Guru Award went to Smt. Meera Gandhi Singh and Shri Rajendra Dhanotia and Jhabarmal Sharma Award was given away to Shri Brajesh Rajput and Shri Manoj Sharma. The Rajat Jayanti Samman was given away to senior journalists Shri Lajja Shankar Herdenia, Shri Balmukund Bharti and Shri Qamar Ashfaq.

Congratulating the award winners, the Public Relations Minister said that all of them have given important contribution in the state's journalism. Special guest Shri Umashankar Gupta also praised the activities of Madhavrao Sapre Museum. He said that this museum has carved out its niche in the country. In his address, senior journalist Shri Jagdish Upasne said journalists face many challenges. Journalism and journalists get respect only when journalism is meaningful, credible and unbiased.

The welcome address was delivered by senior journalist and museum's vice president Shri Rakesh Pathak while museum's president Shri Shivkumar Awasthi welcomed the guests with bouquets. Smt. Manjulata Anuja proposed a vote of thanks. Vice-chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi Journalism University Shri Achyutanand and museum's founder Shri Vijay Dutt Shridhar were also present on the occasion.
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By :  News Team

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