Leading Writers & Journalists presented with Bharatendu Harish Chandra Awards for 2009 & 2010

Fourteen persons (Leading writers and journalists) were given Bharatendu Harish Chandra Awards for 2009 and 2010 by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, S Jagathrakshakan on 28 December 2011.

2009 Winners

The first prize in the Journalism and Mass Communication category for the year 2009 was awarded to Dilip Chandra Mandal for his manuscript Corporate, Loktantra aur Paid News. Kumud Sharma’s book Samachar Bazar ki Naitikta bagged the second prize. The third prize went jointly to 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 Lata Kot for her manuscript Adha Asmaan Hamara.

The first prize in Children’s Literature category for 2009 was given to Ghamandi Lal Agrawal for his book ‘Geet Gyan Vigyan Ke’ and the second prize to Renu Saini for her manuscript ‘Bachpan ka Safar’.

2010 Winners

For 2010 the second prize in Journalism and Mass Communication category was awarded to Pranjal Dhar’s manuscript Samkaleen Vaishwik Patrakarita Mei Akhbaar. No one was awarded first prize for 2010 in this category.

In Women’s issues category for 2010, Suman Rai’s book Gharelu Hinsa mein Mahila Sanrakshan Adhiniyam 2005, 2006 got the first prize.

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

In the National Integration category for 2010, Shiv Kumar Rai’s manuscript ‘Meri Jati Bhartiya’ was given the first prize.

Bharatendu Harish Chandra Awards

The Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards are given to published or unpublished books in four categories- Journalism and Mass Communication, Women’s Issues, Children’s Literature and National Integration. The awards were instituted in 1983 to encourage original Hindi writings on topics related to journalism and mass communication.

Awards for writings on women’s issues, children’s literature and national integration were included in from 1992-93. The Awards scheme is coordinated by Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, increased the Bhartendu Harishchandra award money from the year 2009. For journalism and mass communication categories, the first prize now carries an award of Rs 75000, up from Rs 35000 earlier. The amount for the second prize was increased from Rs 25000 to Rs.50000 and the third from Rs.20000 to Rs.40000. For books in category of Women’s Issues, Children’s Literature and National Integration, the first prize carries an award of Rs 40000 instead of Rs.15000 and the second prize Rs.20000 instead of Rs.10000.