Nagpur: Vishwa Samvad Kendra (Vidarbha) had organised the Devarshi Narad Jayanti Journalist Felicitation Ceremony on Saturday, 5.30PM onwards at the Vanamati Auditorium in Civil Lines. The chief guests for the programme were Padma Shri awardee and Member of Parliament Ujjwal Nikam, along with Sunil Sathe of Pragya Pravah. The awards were hosted in honour of the birth anniversary of Devarshi Narad, who the organisation considers to be the first journalist. Journalists from newspapers and television, photographers, columnists, radio news presenters, digital portals, monthly magazines, and meritorious students of journalism courses were felicitated for their work in the field of journalism. The awardees this year are, Nikhil Bhute, Divyesh Dwivedi and Sanjay Lachuria. Others include Nikita Gawande, Shankhnaad and Jeevan Vikas. Hemangi Kulkarni, Vaishnavi Thakre and Ved Ghulghule are also fellow award recipients.
