Addressing the 30th annual function of the Madhavrao Sapre Memorial Newspaper Museum here on Sunday, Governor Ram Naresh Yadav said that Indian journalism boasts of a glorious past since all heroes of the freedom struggle were associated with it. Journalism is meaningful only when it guides the society properly. Media should highlight all aspects and not any particular ideology.
On the occasion, Governor Yadav honoured 15 outstanding journalists and social workers associated with journalism. The function was presided over by litterateur Prof Ramesh Chandra Shah. The Governor also went round an exhibition organised on the occasion.
Governor Yadav said that youths have brought about every revolution in the country. Young journalists should draw inspiration from the sacrifices of freedom fighters to give a new thinking and direction to the country. Yadav said that the entire history of India’s freedom movement, reforms, Swadeshi and economic movement etc. are safe between the lines of newspapers and magazines.
Yadav said that great freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad had chosen media as a tool for service to nation and social reforms by realising its might.
Presiding over the function, Prof Shah said that journalism has undergone a sea change since ancient times till date. We should not stray from our values and journalistic traditions and practices. He said that Sapre Museum is a unique museum of newspapers and magazines.
Institution’s founder coordinator Vijaydutt Shridhar gave detailed information regarding the museum. Additional Secretary Public Relations lajpat Ahuja said that there is no end to the creative journey of journalism.
The Governor conferred Santosh Kumar Shukla Memorial Award to Additional Secretary Public Relations lajpat Ahuja, Rajendra Nutan Award to Bhagwan Upadhyay, Yugal Kishore Shukla Award to Prof Kamal Dixit and Arvind Sheele, Makhanlal Chaturvedi Award to Arun Chouhan, Jagdish Prasad Chaturvedi Award to Rajesh Chaturvedi and Chandravesh Pandey, Jhabarmall Sharma Award to Om Prakash Gaur, Rameshwar Guru Award to Vidyulalta and Khushboo Joshi, KP Narayanan Award to Anup Dutta, Yashwant Argare Award to Rajesh Gaba, Arogya Sudha Puruskar to Anil Sirwaiya, Homai Vyaralwala Award to Naval Jaiswal and Mujeeb Farooqui.
The institution’s Chairman Shiv Kumar Awasthi, Vice-Chairman Rakesh Pathak, Director Mangla Anuja and a large number of journalists and distinguished citizens were present on the occasion.