Bengaluru :
Chief Minister Siddharamaiah presented the prestigious TSR Memorial, Mohare Hanamantharaya, Development Journalism and Environmental Journalism awards to eight journalists at a colourful function organised by the Department of Information and Public Relations at Sulochana Auditorium, Vartha Soudha on Bhagavan Mahaveer Jain Road here last evening.
The TSR Memorial Journalism award- 2012 was presented to veteran Journalist N. Arjun Deva, who is presently the Editor of ‘Jaana,’ a publication dedicated to Science articles and the TSR award for 2013 was given to senior Journalist P.S. Eshwar Bhat (Eshwar Daitota), who has served in Print Media, Radio, Television and Internet Journalism for over three-and-a half decades.
The Mohare Hanamantharaya award for 2012 was presented to Belagavi-based senior journalist Raghavendra Aravindrao Joshi, who started ‘Nadoja,’ a Kannada weekly, which later became a daily newspaper while Mohare Hanamantharaya award for 2013 was presented to K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore, an English eveninger and Mysooru Mithra, a regional Kannada morninger.
Mysuru-based Journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar, who has been serving in Kannada Prabha daily since 1995, was presented Development Journalism award for the year 2012 and the year 2013 award was conferred on Dr. Sadananda Perla, currently serving in the programmes section of Akashavani.
Dr. Narendra Rai Derla, a lecturer by profession and who had worked as a Sub-Editor of Taranga weekly magazine, was presented Environmental Journalism award for 2012 and journalist Deepak Sagar, who is working as a reporter of Vijayavani at Sagara in Shivamogga district, was presented the award for the year 2013.
Both TSR Memorial and Hanamantharaya awards comprised a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh each and a citation while the Development Journalism and Environmental Journalism awards carried a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 each and a citation.
Veteran Journalist Arjun Deva, who spoke on behalf of the awardees, observed that the print media has not lost its sheen despite the advent of electronic media.
Stressing on the need for brining the electronic media under the ambit of the Press Council of India, he said that with the media becoming highly powerful, shedding light on all issues, politicians are making a beeline to enter the media field.
Maintaining that politicians with different backgrounds and conflicting views were confusing the people, Arjun Deva regretted that the present situation was conducive only for the wealthy to start news- papers.
Shedding light on the growth of media over the years, he referred to a recent incident where it was reported that the High Court was haunted by spirits and questioned whether the reported missing of certain documents from the High Court can be attributed to the spirits, which remark sent the entire audience into peels of laughter.
Information and Infrastructure Development Minister Roshan Baig presided.
Information and Public Relations Department Principal Secretary Dr. Nagalambika Devi, Awards Selection Panel head former Justice Arali Nagaraj, Information Department Director N.R. Vishu Kumar, Karnataka Media Academy Chairman M.A. Ponnappa and others were present at the function.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Saturday – March 28th, 2015