By Our Staff
The 12th edition of the Mumbai Press Club’s RedInk Awards will be held December 2 in Mumbai. As many as 12 juries for an equal number of categories were appointed to appraise the entries. Aroynd 1,500 entries across print, digital, and video formats were entered.
In addition to the 12 award categories, Redink honours journalists with the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ and ‘Journalist of the Year’ awards. Winners in various categories within the video/broadcast and print/digital sections will receive a prize of Rs one lakh, a trophy and a citation.
JURY MEMBERS:
Business & Economy
Abhijit Joshi, Founding and Managing Partner, Veritas Legal
J N Gupta, MD & CEO, Stakeholder Empowerment Services
Rajrishi Singhal, Former Editor – The Economic Times
Curator: Prosenjit Dutta, Former Editor, Business Today
Crime & Investigation
Arjun Raj Gaind, Crime and Mystery Author
Shivanand, Former Mumbai Police Commissioner
S Balakrishnan, Executive Editor Free Press Journal
Curator: Sirish Inamdar , Retired Police Officer
Environment
Anish Andheria, President & CEO, Wildlife Conservation Trust
Cyrus Guzder, Founder & Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS).
Paul Abraham, Environmentalist
Curator: Bittu Sahgal, Founder of Sanctuary Nature Foundation
Health & Wellness
Ravi Duggal, Health Economist
Dr Shruti Tandan Pardasani, Intensive Care Physician, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre
Sangeeta Rege , Director, Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT)
Curator: Dr. Sanjay Nagral, Surgeon & Columnist
Human Rights
Anand Grover, a well-known lawyer
Anand Teltumbde, Writer and Civil Liberties Activist
Ramu Ramanathan, Author and Columnist
Curators: Lyla Bavadam, Senior Journalist and Vivek Sundara, Writer and Human Rights & Environment Activist
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Brahmanand Singh, Writer and Documentary Film Maker
Carol Andrade, Senior journalist and Dean of St Paul’s Media Institute
Feroz Khan, Stage and Film Director
Curator: Deepa Gahlot, Journalist, Columnist, Critic and Author
Politics & Government
Jaishankar Gupta, Senior journalist
Jyoti Punwani, Senior journalist
Urmilesh, Former Executive Editor, Rajya Sabha TV
Curator: Sunip Sen, Senior Lawyer
Science & Innovation
Dr. Rajendra Shinde, Principal, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai ( Autonomous)
Dr. Suresh Gangotra, Raja Ramanna Fellow Department of Atomic Energy
Dr. Vinita Navalkar, Senior Science Writer
Curators: Suhas Naik Satam, Programme Coordinator (Scientific) – Nehru Planetarium and Mrityunjay Bose, Senior Journalist
Sports
Abhijeet Kulkarni, Senior Sports Journalist
MM Somaya, Former India Hockey Captain
Trupti Murgunde, Former India Badminton Player
Curator: Akshay Sawai, Senior Journalist
The Arts
Danish Husain, Actor, Director, Poet, Dastango
Sampurna Chatterji, Poet, Novelist, Translator and Editor at the National Herald
Mustansir Dalvi, Professor – Sir JJ School of Architecture
The Big Picture
Hoshi Jal, Photo Editor, Times of India
K Madhavan Pillai, Former Editor, Better Photography
Nrupen Madhvani, Design Photographer
Women’s Empowerment & Gender Equality
Dolly Thakore, Actor, Director, writer
Nupur Asthana, Filmmaker
Zakia Soman, Founder member of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan
Curators: Sameera Khan, Journalist & Researcher, Sharmila Joshi, Editor, Writer, Researcher and Anuradha Sengupta, Senior Journalist
The title sponsor for this year’s event is Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL), with support from Aditya Birla Group, L&T Financial Services, Indiabulls Housing, Finolex Industries, Adfactors, and other partners.