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Eternal Dreams MD bags award for distance education show
MUMBAI: Eternal Dreams managing director Sapna Chaturvedi was recently awarded The Rastriya Rattan Award for her “outstanding achievement in the field of education.” The award, instituted by the Global Economic Council, comes in recognition of her efforts to spread education via television. Chaturvedi initiated the unique concept of ‘Shlok Distant Education” on the Eternal Dreams managed Tara Marathi channel, in association with the Indian Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai.
The award, presented on 19 August, cites Chaturvedi’s efforts to popularise distance education through certificate courses in cookery, baking, housekeeping , Food and Beverage and Customer Relations to students who are are required to watch the programme and appear for an examination on the completion of the course. The examinations are held at the specially designated centres in Mumbai, Pune and Goa .
The Global Economic Council awards, instituted in the memory of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, are presented every year to about 40 people from the country for a select band of achievers in the field of industry, business, public life, administration , social ,educational services and culture. Sapna Chaturvedi, claims Eternal Dreams, is one of the youngest awardees this year.
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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.
