Cash Prizes of Bhartendu Awards to be raised: Ambika Soni

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The Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni presented the Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards the winners here today. The annual awards were presented to authors for their original writings in Hindi on journalism & mass communication, national integration, children’s literature and women’s issues. In her remarks Smt. Soni said that this is an endeavour to make Hindi language more popular with the masses. She said that the cash amount given as prize money is rather low from the present day perspective and the Ministry will soon take a decision for its upward revision. She felt that more entries should be there in the women and children categories.

Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting carries out this annual awards scheme. Addl. Director General of Publications Division, Smt. Veena Jain delivered the welcome address. In her remarks she said that the Division earned revenue of over Rs. 70 crore in 2008-09. The Department has also taken up the huge task of bringing out the reprint of the ‘Collected Works of Mahatama Gandhi’, she added.

The details of Bhartendu Awards presented in various categories for 2007 are as follows:

Journalism & Mass Communication

Shri Navneet Mishra

Vani Akashvani

(manuscript)

1st Prize

Shri Prakash Purohit

Rajasthan Mein Swatantrata Sangram-kaleen Patrakarita

2nd Prize

Shri Nand Bhardwaj

Sanskriti: Jansanchar Aur Bazar

3rd Prize

National Integration

Dr. Sandhya Gupta

Rashtriya Ekta mein Kaviyon ka Yogdaan

1st Prize

Women’s Issues

Dr. Chhavi Srivastava

Soochna Ka Adhikar aur Mahila Sashaktikaran

1st Prize

Ms. Saroj Parmar

Mahilayen Aur Manavadhikar

(manuscript)

2nd Prize

Children’s Literature

Ms. Ranjana Agrawal

(Jointly)

Vigyan Mein Tak-Jhank (manuscript)

1st Prize

Shri Sooryanath Singh

(Jointly)

Barf Ke Adami

1st Prize

Ms. Bano Sartaj

41 Bal Kahaniyan

2nd Prize

Bhartendu Awards given in different categories for 2008 are as under:

Journalism & Mass Communication

Shri Devendra Upadhyay

Bhartiya Sansad aur Media

1st Prize

Shri Vashishtha Narayan Singh

Kashi ki Hindi Patrakatita Ka Itihas (1845-2008)

2nd Prize

Dr. Kamal Kishore Goenka

Gandhi: Patrakarita ke Pratiman

3rd Prize

Women’s Issues

Dr. Anju Dua Jaimini

Morche Par Stree

2nd Prize

Children’s Literature

Ms. Pragya

Tara Ki Alwar yatra

(manuscript)

1st Prize

Mohd. Sajid Khan

Rahmat Chacha Ka Ghoda

2nd Prize

Five commendation prizes for each year were also given.

In the journalism and mass communication category the first prize carries Rs. 35,000 cash while Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 20,000 are given for the second and third prize winners respectively.   For books on women’s issues, national integration and children’s literature Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 10,000 are given to the first and the second prize winners respectively.

Bhartendu Harishchandra was a patriot, prolific writer and a great social reformer. He dedicated his life to the development of Hindi literature. Named after the father of Hindi journalism, Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards are given by the government since 1983 to encourage original book writing in Hindi on subjects related to journalism and mass communication. Later, in 1992-93 three more categories, namely- national integration, women’s problems and children’s literatures, were also included for the awards.

Publications Division is among the largest public sector publishing houses in the country with over 8000 titles in Hindi, English and other major languages of the country. With a mandate to publish books on matters of national importance at affordable prices, the Division publishes books in thirteen major regional languages of the country, monthly magazines Yojana– in 13 languages simultaneously, Kurukshetra in Hindi and English, literary magazine Ajkal in Hindi and Urdu and children’s magazine Bal Bharati in Hindi are published also by the Division. It also publishes the popular weekly career journals Employment News in English, Hindi and Urdu.

The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni with the awardees of the Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards-2007&2008, at a function, in New Delhi on March 29, 2010.
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni with the awardees of the Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards-2007&2008, at a function, in New Delhi on March 29, 2010.
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni presenting the Bharatendu Harishchandra Award-2008 to Shri Vashishth Narayan Singh for Journalism and Mass Communication, in New Delhi on March 29, 2010. 	The Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Raghu Menon is also seen.
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni presenting the Bharatendu Harishchandra Award-2008 to Shri Vashishth Narayan Singh for Journalism and Mass Communication, in New Delhi on March 29, 2010. The Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Raghu Menon is also seen.
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni presenting the Bharatendu Harishchandra Award-2008 to Dr. Kamal Kishore Goenka for Journalism and Mass Communication, in New Delhi on March 29, 2010. 	The Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Raghu Menon is also seen.
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni presenting the Bharatendu Harishchandra Award-2008 to Dr. Kamal Kishore Goenka for Journalism and Mass Communication, in New Delhi on March 29, 2010. The Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Raghu Menon is also seen.
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni addressing the Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards presentation ceremony, in New Delhi on March 29, 2010. 	The Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Raghu Menon is also seen.
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni addressing the Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards presentation ceremony, in New Delhi on March 29, 2010. The Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Raghu Menon is also seen.

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