Ajit Anjum and Arfa Khanum Sherwani to get Kuldeep Nayar Journalism Award

The Kuldip Nayyar Memorial Journalism Award was announced by Gandhi Peace Foundation in a press conference held on Monday at Delhi Press Club. This honor has been given to renowned journalist and YouTuber Ajit Anjum for 2021 and Arfa Khanum Sherwani of The Wire for 2022. This honor of one lakh rupees each will be given to these two journalists along with a citation.

The award selection committee of Gandhi Peace Foundation chooses the distinguished journalist of that year every year after assessing the work of journalists. In this scheme, an attempt is made to cover all Indian languages. Today, when the media is forgetting its role as well as its duty, when the open game of fear and restrictions is making the pen slaves and dumb. Gandhi Peace Foundation considers it its responsibility to promote and honor independent and courageous journalism. The award was instituted in 2017. When we gave the first Kuldeep Nayyar Journalism Award to NDTV anchor Ravish Kumar.

Eminent psycho-sociologist Ashish Nandy, chairman of the Kuldip Nayar Journalism Samman Samiti, on Monday, while announcing the awards for the years 2021 and 2022, said that this is a critical period for the freedom of citizens and the media, with as much courage to come before the journalists. There is time too. Only through constant awareness can we respect and protect freedom. Gandhi Shanti Pratishthan informed that Kuldeep Nayar Journalism Award distribution ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2022 from 4 am to 7 pm in the auditorium of Rajendra Bhawan, Deendayal Upadhyay Marg.