Full list of winners at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2023

REGIONAL LANGUAGES

Jisha Elizabeth, Madhyamam: For her chilling story on how Thailand-based human traffickers lured Indian youths into cyber slavery.

ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTING

Sibu Kumar Tripathi, India Today: For his series on Joshimath, where rapid infrastructure development led to a crisis.

UNCOVERING INVISIBLE INDIA

Satyasundar Barik, The Hindu: For his series of stories on moving and migrating daughters in metropolitan India.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC JOURNALISM

Twesh Mishra, The Economic Times: For his story on how the government’s flagship ‘Make in India’ initiative is shaping the EV industry.

REPORTING ON POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Maitri Porecha, The Hindu: For her detailed accounts after the Balasore train accident, offering in-depth analysis of the tragedy.

SPORTS JOURNALISM

Shahab Ali & Amarnath Kashyap, Hindutan: For their exposé on gold medalist Asha Kiran Barla’s village, Navadih in Jharkhand, which lacked even the most basic of amenities — clean drinking water.

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

2021, Nihal AP Koshie, Mahender Singh Manrala & Mihir Vasavda, The Indian Express: For their stories on the protests and events that followed after Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the face of India’s wrestling federation, was chargesheeted for sexual harassment.

FEATURE WRITING

Shubhajit Roy, The Indian Express: For his ground reports from Israel — from the Gaza border to the Palestinian territory of West Bank — on the searing pain felt by the locals on seeing their home under attack, and tales of death and destruction all around

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT COVERING INDIA

Nilesh Christopher, Rest of World: For his stories on the societal impact of two of the biggest talking points — AI and the shift in manufacturing away from China. For using forensic analysis and AI reporting to debunk a politician’s claim, and for using the Foxconn experience to highlight the consequence of replicating Chinese-style manufacturing in India.

PRAKASH KARDALEY MEMORIAL AWARD FOR CIVIC JOURNALISM

Jeet Mashru & Somita Pal, Hindustan Times: For their story on how a shortage in BMC-run hospitals in Mumbai forced patients to buy even basic supplies from pharmacies outside. Their impactful story — and a subsequent government probe — led to the civic body introducing a new ‘Zero Prescription Policy’.

PHOTOJOURNALISM

P. Ravikumar, The New Indian Express: For his haunting photographs that captured the devastation after a massive oil spill in a north Chennai river due to Cyclone Michaung.

BOOKS (NON-FICTION)

Tirunelveeli Ezucciyum Vaa. Vuu.ci. Yum 1908, A.R. Venkatachalapathy: For his book on a small port town lawyer named V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, whose novel idea challenged the very might of the British empire.

BROADCAST

HINDI

Siddhant Mohan, The Lallantop: For his ground report on the real Kerala story — away from the simplistic narratives offered by a feature film.

REGIONAL LANGUAGES

Mandar Gonjari, ABP Majha: For his stories on how an undertrial ran a successful synthetic drug racket — from his bed in Pune’s Sassoon General Hospital

ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTING

Joel Michael & Rohini Krishnamurthy, Down To Earth: For their story on deadly industrial pollution in Punjab — how 11 persons dropped dead in 15 minutes due to a gas leak from open sewers in Ludhiana’s Giaspura in April 2023.

UNCOVERING INDIA INVISIBLE

Vishnukant Tiwari & Athar Rather, The Quint: For their three-part series on how women were tortured, paraded naked and ultimately killed in interior Jharkhand — in the name of witchcraft.

REPORTING ON POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Ashutosh Mishra, India Today TV: For his ground reports on ethnic violence in Manipur — from getting caught in the crossfire to being hostage for a few hours, from government statements to stories from ground zero.

SPORTS JOURNALISM

Tejas Vaidya & Enakshi Rajvanshi, BBC Hindi: For their inspiring story on how disabled women cricketers from Gujarat are gaining a new identity and self-confidence through the sport despite the lack of institutional support.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

Anurag Dwary, NDTV: For his investigation into a medical college scam across Madhya Pradesh — how these schools were run in tiny rooms, had sub-par training standards and how there were no exams for students for years.