A true journalist is always unbiased: Prabhu Chawla
   Date :21-Feb-2020

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 Guests and recipients of Arunoday-2020: Arun Shukla Memorial Journalism Award assembled for a picture in a ceremony organised on Thursday. (Pic by Anil Tiwari)
 
 
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Senior Journalist Krishnakant Chaturvedi (Yashbharat Katni) was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
 
“JOURNALISM is a religion for a journalist. A journalist should work fearlessly with impartiality in mind. A true journalist works for news without being biased,” said Padma Bhushan Prabhu Chawla, Editorial Director, The New Indian Express Group, while addressing Arunoday-2020: Arun Shukla Memorial Journalism Award, Maya Shukla Memorial Woman Journalist Excellence Award and Sushila Shukla Memorial Anganwadi Workers Excellence Award as chief guest on Thursday.
 
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Vivek Krishn Tankha presided over the programme. Former Mayor Dr Swati Godbole, MLA Patan Ajay Vishnoi, MLA Vijayraghogarh, Sanjay Satyendra Pathak, MLA Bargi, Sanjay Yadav, Vice Chancellor JNAU, Professor P K Bisen, Collector Bharat Yadav, DIG, Manohar Verma (IPS) graced the occasion as special guests. Recalling memories of Arun Shukla, father of Journalist Ashish Shukla, MP Vivek Tankha extended greetings on completion of Silver Jubilee of encouraging value based journalism by felicitating young journalists working with devotion for the cause of journalism with Arunodaya 2020 Awards. Those who shared their views were former Mayor Dr Swati Godbole, Collector Bharat Yadav, JNAU Vice-Chancellor Dr Pradeep Kumar Bisen and others.
 
Senior Journalist Krishnakant Chaturvedi (Yashbharat Katni) was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award. Yuva Patrakar Samman was presented to Manoj Mishra, Rahul Rajak and Gaurav Dubey. While Maya Devi Women’s Journalist Award was presented to Archana Thakur. Amit Soni bagged honour as Young Electronic Media Journalist Award. Susheela Shukla Memorial Outstanding Anganwadi Workers honoured to Amita Choubey and Usha Prajapati by the eminent guests. Panel for selection of journalists for Arunodaya 2020 comprised eminent journalists including Editor Yash Bharat, Shyam Katare, Daink Bhasker Editor, Sushil Tiwari, Editor of Patrika, Govind Katare, Editor of Jai Lok veteran Journalist, Ajit Verma, Hindi Express newspaper, Editor, Ravindra Bajpai, Nai Duniya newspaper, Editor, Ravindra Dubey, The Hitavada, State Editor, Anshuman Bhargava and Pradesh Today, Editor, Pankaj Pateria. A book collection of weekly column of Journalist Ashish Shukla ‘Isi Bahaney ....and Arunodaya 2020-telephone directory was also released by guests. Aditya Pundit gave welcome address and Rahul Pathak convened the programme. Dr Rashmi Shukla proposed a vote of thanks.