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BBC World Service turns the spotlight on those wielding power
MUMBAI: BBC World Service asks the question Who Runs Your World?. This is patr of a season of programmes that turn the spotlight on power: who has it, who wants it, how it’s used and how it’s changing.
The two-week season which has kicked off aims to challenge and inform listeners, creating a global forum for debate among the 190 million people who tune into the BBC’s international news services on radio, television and online every week. BBC World Service director Nigel Chapman says, “Who Runs Your World? is the most ambitious themed season ever attempted by the Global News division of the BBC. It will provide an unprecedented global forum for debating issues of power in the 21st century. It aims to push the boundaries of interactivity, asking audiences to help define the season early on, via a dedicated website at bbcnews.com/yourworld. Audiences will be telling us, and each other, their stories and views, as well as engaging in a global conversation in three special live debates in Washington, Delhi and Cairo about who runs their world.”
The season examines who runs the worlds of business, sport, science, religion, entertainment, art, culture and crime – and explores the power these worlds wield over our everyday lives. It hears from people in power, people with no power, people who’ve had power and lost it, and those who are challenging the very basis of power structures.
Among the issues explored are: how much power politicians have within a given country; to what extent real power lies outside formal political structures; whether national governments a are being replaced by supra-national bodies; and what happens when formal power structures break down. Critically, it also assesses how much power and control individuals have over their own lives.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
