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  • Laadli to award Fellowships to 15 in-depth investigative stories on gender issues in the Covid-19 19 context

    Population First invites entries for Laadli Awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    Mumbai-based social impact organisation Population First, which works for women empowerment and gender equality, has announced its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 10th Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity (LMAAGS) 2020. The date for receiving entries is 30th June 2020.

     

    Said Dr A L  Sharada, Director, Population First: “From mere 100 entries in 2007 to more than 1500 entries in 2017, Laadli Media Awards have come a long way in acknowledging the media’s contribution in women empowerment and gender issues. The increasing volume of discussion in public domain on gender issues is an indication that we are witnessing the beginnings of change. These awards facilitate engagement of journalists with gender issues and we are happy to note that our various interventions have resulted in more coverage from gender perspective over the years across media.”

     

    Over 800 awards across 14 languages in print, electronic, radio and web categories have been presented to media and advertising professionals from across the country since 2007.

     

    Added Dr Sharada: “Considering the popularity of OTT streaming sites & applications, an award for a Web Series is also introduced this year.  Also, two new and popular awards are being introduced in the General Entertainment segment for the Most Inspiring Woman Protagonist and Best Episode with a positive message on a gender issue”, she informed. A special award for Best Reporting on Covid-19 from a gender perspective is also being introduced in this edition.

     

    For detailed guidelines and entry form, visit www.populationfirst.org or email at laadlimediaawards2020@gmail.com.

     

     

  • The fourth edition of “The Laadli National Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2011-12” for honouring Media and Advertising professionals was organized by the NGO Population First on Tuesday, February 5 at the NCPA, Mumbai

    Laadli awards for gender sensitivity presented

    By A Correspondent

     

    The  fourth edition of “The Laadli National Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2011-12” for honoring Media and Advertising professionals was organized by the NGO Population First on Tuesday, February 5 at the NCPA, Mumbai.

     

    The Laadli Media Awards were instituted in 2007, as part of the media advocacy efforts under the Laadli girl-child campaign. The objective of the awards was to felicitate, acknowledge, recognize and encourage media, journalists and advertising professionals to keep working on gender issues and to draw the attention of the public to their positive efforts in the media with regard to gender sensitive reportage.

     

    The Oscar-winning and Indian cinema’s most well-regarded costume designer - Bhanu Athaiya – received the Laadli Lifetime Achievement Award at the event. The awards also had renowned ad-film director, Gauri Shinde receiving an award for Best Mainline Film for her directorial debut, ‘English Vinglish’. Other noted personalities like singer Sunita Rao, noted film director Ashutosh Gowariker and famous Indian film director and screenwriter Sudhir Mishra, Director, R. Balki, Bollywood actress, television talk show host Pooja Bedi, Prof. Nandini Sardesai, Rajashree Birla were also present while the event was hosted by television journalist and columnist Ms. Barkha.

     

    The leading author and columnist Ranjit Lal was awarded a Special Award for Best Book-Fiction on the issue of female infanticide for ‘Faces in the Water’. Sylvester da Cunha received a Special Award for Laadli moppet the Amul baby girl.

     

    The Laadli National Media Awards was graced by the presence of the well-known classical singer Shubha Mudgal, who rendered few songs on women empowerment. There were short performances by children trained by India’s famous choreographer, Shiamak Davar, the Saxophone Sisters, and children from a village in Shahapur.

     

    The book “Sense And Sensitivity” was launched during the award ceremony. This book is a compilation of the award winning entries of last three editions of the Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity. It showcases the real stories from all over India and brings to limelight investigative reports, editorials, features and human interest stories on gender inequality and violence.

     

    A panel of distinguished jury members, comprising eminent media and social sector personalities namely Vishwanath Sachdev, Sathya Saran, Mahesh Bhatt, Vimla Patil, Pradeep Guha, Deepa Gahlot, Ramesh Narayan, Pradyuman Maheshwani, Prakash Bal Joshi, Aanand Mahendroo, Neeru Nanda, Sameera Khan, Goutam Rakshit, Juhi Chaturvedi and Mrinmayee Ranade selected the awardees.

     

    Eighteen awards were presented which were selected by eminent jury members. In the four regional awards organized over the year, around 80 awards were given across all the States and Union Territories of the country covering 12 languages. The Laadli National Media Awards comprise the best of the season in addition to the special awards.

     

    List of Awardees

    WINNERS OF NATIONAL LMAGS 2011-12

    Category/ Language Name of the Awardees Channel/ Publication Title of the Entry Sub- Category
    Electronic – Malayalam P.P. Sandhya Asianet News Shisuva Vivaham (Child Marriage) Best Issue Based Programme
    Print – English Sharmista Choudhury The Week Tribal Warrior Best Human Interest Story
    Print – Marathi Amita Bade Prahaar Mahila – Kacharavechak Nave…Swachata Vyavasthapak (Waste Managers, Not Garbage Pickers) Best Column
    Print – Hindi Priyanka Dubey Tehelka MadhyaYugeen Pradesh Best Investigative Report
    Electronic – Malayalam Shiny Benjamin Jaihind TV Ottayaal Best Documentary
    Print – English Neha Bhatt Outlook What A Girl Wants Best Feature
    Print – Odiya Susama Misra Margadarshi Sustha Samaj Gathanare Nari (Women in the Creation of a Healthy Society) Best Article
    Web – English Deepa Ranganathan The Alternative Boys Don’t Cry Best Feature
    Electronic -  Marathi Prajakta Dhulap IBN – Lokmat Reportage – Kolhapurchya Leki (Daughters of Kolhapur) Best Feature
    Advertising-  Hindi DDB Mudra creative team DDB Mudra  Age of Marriage (NRHM) Best Public Service Advertisement
    Advertising – Hindi Sumanto Chattopadhyay Ogilvy & Mather Tejaswini (Tata Steel) Best Advertisement
    Special Award
    Book – English Ranjit Lal Penguin Books India Faces in the Water Best Book – Fiction
    Gita Aravamudan Penguin Books India Disappearing Daughters: The Tragedy of Female Foeticide Best Book – Non-Fiction
    Film – Hindi Gauri Shinde Eros International English Vinglish Best Mainline Film
    Film – Beary K V Suveeran Thanneer Films Byari Best Feature Film
    Drama – English/Hindi Purva Naresh Ok Tata Bye Bye Best Drama
    Special Award  Sylvester da Cunha  Amul Moppet
    Bhanu Athaiya The Laadli Lifetime Achievement Award

     

    Laadli the Girl Child campaign was launched in June 2005 by NGO Population First with the purpose of creating a positive image of the girl child. In Hindi the word ‘laadli’ means the ‘beloved girl-child’. The programme works to stop the practice of pre-natal sex selection by addressing the core issue of son preferences and discrimination against the girl child. Since then, it has been working actively on various campaigns, activities with various groups like college youth, NGOs and other communities and has received an overwhelming response from various segments of Mumbai.

     

    Population First is a communications and advocacy initiative for a balanced, planned and stable population. Its main focus is on reducing gender imbalances in the population and work towards gender sensitive and social development oriented health and population programmes.  (For more information: log on to www.populationfirst.org, www.creative-excellence.org )

     

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