The Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman media person this year has been jointly conferred on independent journalist Greeshma Kuthar and The Indian Express’s national editor Ritika Chopra, The Media Foundation announced today. 

Kuthar has been awarded for her deep-dive investigative reports from conflict areas such as Manipur, and Chopra has been recognised for her in-depth investigative stories in the fields of education and government policy, said a statement issued by the foundation.

Kuthar has written for several publications including The Caravan and Al Jazeera, and focuses on the “social and cultural impact of political narratives on marginalised communities”.

Meanwhile, Chopra is the national bureau chief for government stories and the national education editor at The Indian Express.  

The two winners were selected from a total of 65 entries by an independent jury, chaired by senior journalist Radhika Ramaseshan and comprising author Mariyam Alavi and Down to Earth managing editor Richard Mahapatra.

Newslaundry has also extensively covered the ethnic violence in Manipur, which has left many dead, and more than 60,000 people displaced. Read here.