Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards 2009 and 2010 Announced Award Money Doubled for All Categories

The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Shri S. Jagathrakshakan today gave away the Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards for the years 2009 and 2010

For 2009, the first prize in the Journalism and Mass Communication category was awarded to Shri Dilip Chandra Mandal for his manuscript ‘Corporate, Loktantra aur Paid News’. Ms. Kumud Sharma’s book ‘Samachar Bazar ki Naitikta’ has been chosen for the second prize in this category. The third prize went jointly to Shri Shivananda Kamde for his book ‘Cartoon Patrakarita’ and Dr. Akela Bhai for his book ‘Radio Sahitya aur Patrakarita’.

In the Women’s Issues category, the first prize for 2009 was given to Smt. Lata Kot for her manuscript ‘Adha Asmaan Hamara’. Dr. Seena Rani’s manuscript ‘Nari ki Samasyayen aur Samadhan’ was awarded the second prize in this category.

The first prize in Children’s Literature category for the same year was given to Shri Ghamandi Lal Agrawal for his book ‘Geet Gyan Vigyan Ke’ and the second prize to Ms. Renu Saini for her manuscript ‘Bachpan ka Safar’.

For 2010 the second prize in Journalism and Mass Communication category was awarded to Shri Pranjal Dhar’s manuscript ‘Samkaleen Vaishwik Patrakarita Mei Akhbaar’.

In Women’s Issues category in 2010, Dr. Suman Rai’s book ‘Gharelu Hinsa mein Mahila Sanrakshan Adhiniyam 2005, 2006’ was selected for the first prize while Ms. Pramila KP’s book ‘Stree: Yonikta banaam Adhyatmikta’ was selected for the second prize.

In Children’s Literature category Shri Sanjeev Jaiswal Sanjay’s book Dooba Hua Qila and the book ‘Cycle Par Thaa Kavva’ by Shri Prabhat received the second prize.

In the National Integration category for the year 2010 Dr. Shiv Kumar Rai’s manuscript Meri Jati Bhartiya has been selected for the first prize.

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, has increased the Bhartendu Harishchandra award money from the year 2009. For Journalism and Mass Communication, the first prize carries an award of Rs.75,000 which was Rs 35,000 earlier. The amount for the second prize has been increased from Rs.25,000 to Rs.50,000 and the third from Rs.20,000 to Rs.40,000. For books in category of Women’s Issues, Children’s Literature and National Integration, the first prize now carries an award of Rs.40,000 instead of Rs.15,000 and the second prize Rs.20,000 instead of Rs.10,000.