North East Media Forum and My Home India has notified in a press release that the 2nd Kalyan Barooah Memorial Awards ceremony will be held on December 12, 2024, coinciding with the birthday of the late Barooah.
In an unfortunate course of events, the veteran journalist Kalyan Barooah, long-time North East correspondent of The Assam Tribune in New Delhi passed away in the 2nd wave of Covid 19 Pandemic in 2021 .
During a memorial meeting held on May 1, 2022, organised by North East Media Forum in association with Press Club Of India, Sunil Deodhar, founder of social organisation, My Home India, announced that My Home India would initiate awards for media-persons from North East India in memory of the late Barooah, whose immense contribution towards bringing issues of North East India in the heart of the national capital is remembered by all.
The 1st Kalyan Barooah Memorial Awards ceremony was held on December 11, 2023, at Constitution Club, New Delhi.
The nominations for various categories are now invited for the 2nd Kalyan Barooah Memorial Awards, 2024.
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The criteria for the Kalyan Barooah Memorial Award are:
- Journalists from Northeast region working anywhere in India (within or outside the region) and journalists from any part of the country covering the region (regular and freelance) can directly apply in four categories. Also, any individual can also submit nomination of any journalist fulfilling these criteria.
The 4 categories are:
- Print/Digital media,
- Electronic media,
- Still Photographer, and
- Videographer
- There is no age restriction for sending entries.
- A jury comprising eminent persons from media, formed by North East Media Forum, will select the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award on their own, and also select the winners from among the entries received.
- Applicants must attach the scanned copies of their byline stories or certified video clips along with their applications (minimum 3, maximum 5). Each scanned copy of video clip must clearly mention name of publication/channel, date of publication/telecast, and language.
- In case of entries in languages other than English, a gist of each item should be provided in English.
- Applicants must submit their bio-data and ID card of their respective organisations, along with detailed address, mobile phone number and email id.
- Applications must be submitted before the scheduled deadline of September 30, 2024
Entries to be sent to the given email id: northeastmediaforumofficial@gmail.com
