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CNBC’s Ethiraj, NDTV’s Jain nominated for Teacher’s Achievement Awards
MUMBAI: Allied Domecq Spirits and Wines (India) has announced the nominees for the fourth Teacher’s Achievement Awards. The awards will be held in Delhi on 20 November 2004.
In the communication category CNBC-TV 18 corporate editor Govind Ethiraj and NDTV Mumbai beuareau chief Srinivasan Jain are among those competing for recognition. The sports category sees crickets ‘wall’ Rahul Dravid competing against car racer Narain Karthikeyan and badminton ace P Gopichand. The entertainment catregory sees Farhan Akhtar going up against actor Rahul Bose and director Santosh Sivan.
he media partners for the event are Radio Mirchi, NDTV and India Today. NDTV will telecast the event on 27 November 2004.
The awards recognise individual merit, with the twin objective of honouring excellence as well as exhorting others to scale new heights. This award programme is supported by Teacher’s 50, the Scotch whisky brand.
Allied Domecq Spirits and Wine (India) MD Harish Moolchandani said, “Our journey with the awards has been constantly reinforced and bolstered by the enthusiastic response we have received from the nominees and the jury members. As like every year we have further added new elements to enhance the glory of the awards and we look forward to inviting a new set of achievers to our family.
This year Allied Domecq has introduced an advisory panel for the awards. The members of the panel include ad man Piyush Pandey, former batsman Kris Srikkanth and Bombay Times editor Ayaz Memon.
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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.
