Kalyan Barooah Awards 2024 to be Conferred Tomorrow, Eminent Journalist Kishore Seram to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Freelancer Mubina Akhtar will receive the award in the Print Media category for her outstanding work in journalism.

The second edition of the prestigious Kalyan Barooah Awards 2024 will be given tomorrow.

The award distribution ceremony will be held at 9:30 AM at the Dy Speaker Hall, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.

Eminent journalist Kishore Seram will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional contributions to journalism over the decades.

The event will also recognize excellence in various media categories:

1.Freelancer Mubina Akhtar will receive the award in the Print Media category for her outstanding work in journalism.

2.Farhana Ahmed of The Assam Tribune will also be given the award in the Print Media category for her impactful stories on human trafficking and forced migration.

3.Mridusmanta Boruah of Pratidin Time will be conferred the award in the Electronic Media category for his exemplary reporting.

4.Dr. Kshetrimayum Chitrabhanu Devi of Imphal Review of Arts & Politics will be given the award in the Digital Media Catagory for her contributions in the digital journalism space.

5.Aparamita Das of India Today NE will be given the award for her compelling photo essay in the still photography category.

The Kalyan Barooah Awards aim to honor journalists and media professionals from the Northeast region for their dedication, impactful storytelling, and commitment to excellence in journalism.

The first time the Kalyan Barooah Awards were given was in 2023.

The awards were will be presented by ‘My Home India’, in collaboration with North East Media Forum (NEMF) in the memory of late Kalyan Barooah, one of the senior journalists from Assam working in New Delhi as the Bureau Chief of The Assam Tribune, Assam’s leading and oldest English daily.

He died during the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 along with his wife Nilakshi Bhattacharyya, who was also a journalist with The Times of India.

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