RAMNATH GOENKA EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS

About:

• The Awards honour journalists from print, broadcast and digital media recognising their strength of character and integrity while covering news in adverse circumstances.
  
  
• Named after Ramnath Goenka, the awards have been held annually since 2006.
  
  

Ramnath Goenka?

• Ramnath Goenka (1904–1991) was an Indian newspaper publisher. He launched The Indian Express Newspaper in 1932.
  
  
• During the Emergency Period of India, he was one of the few independent businessman journalists that stood up to the government opposing Indira Gandhi.
  
  
• He became the Lok Sabha Member in 1971 under the banner of Bhartiya Jan Sangha.