Kalyan Barooah Award recipients announced

IMPHAL, Dec 8 : The North East Media Forum (NEMF), in association with My Home India, has announced the winners of the 3rd Kalyan Barooah Awards- 2025. The awards are given to journalists who have excelled in their reportage on issues relating to the North Eastern region, said a release.
A five-member jury comprising former AIR Director General Moushumi Chakrabarty, senior journalists Achinta Bora (PTI), Sandeep Phukan (The Hindu), Sachin Gogoi (BBC), and IIMC Aizawl Regional Director Prof Shashwati Goswami evaluated the nominations received across different categories. The Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred on Monalisa Changkija of Nagaland Page for her remarkable and sustained contribution to journalism in the North East India region. In the Print Category, Amal Goswami, Chief Staff Reporter of Dainik Janambhumi, Assam, was declared the winner. The Electronic Media Award went to Kshetrimayum Premchand, Chief Reporter of SKTV News, Manipur. In the Digital Media Category, Mridul Kumar Handique of Pratidin Digital, Assam, bagged the award. No entries were received for the Still Photography and Videography categories. The awards would be presented on December 11, 2025, at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, coinciding with the birth anniversary of the late Kalyan Barooah.