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The winners of the 12th edition of the PII-ICRC annual awards for best article and photograph on a humanitarian subject were announced.
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It was jointly organised by the Press Institute of India and the International Committee of the Red Cross New Delhi Regional Delegation .
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This year, the awards focussed on the theme ‘Changing lives through innovation in health and sanitation’
Winners
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Odisha-based independent journalist Rakhi Ghosh won the first prize for her article, ‘Kanas villagers make water safe through simple interventions’, that appeared on the Village Square website.
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Sarita Santoshini, who is based in Guwahati, bagged the second prize for her article, ‘Text messages save lives in State with highest maternal deaths’.
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Maitri Porecha was awarded the third prize for her article, ‘Mobile phones hand-hold mothers through pregnancy’, published in theDNA.
Best photojournalist
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Neeraj Gautam, senior photojournalist with the Rajasthan Patrika , won the first prize in the best photograph category.
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Special awards were also presented in the best article category to Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed from Frontline , Tabassum Barnagarwala from the Indian Express , Mumbai, and Rakhee Roy Talukdar from Grassroots, Jaipur.
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Indranil Mukherjee from Agence France-Presse got a special award for photography.
Source
The Hindu