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Ernst & Young’s Nitin Atroley to oversee corporate affairs at Star
NEW DELHI: The new year has brought with it a wave of new appointments at various media companies, be it at Star, Sony or Zee. Yesterday it was Sony which announced the hiring of former Star TV programming whizkid Tarun Katial. Today, it is the turn of Star India Pvt Ltd to loop in a new hire at the senior management level: Ernst & Young’s Nitin Atroley to oversee corporate affairs and communications.
Atroley is joining the Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star India as an executive vice-president within the next ten days.
The 40-something Atroley would be joining Star India from the management and audit firm. According to information available with indiantelevision.com, the present team responsible for corporate communications and public relations would report to him.
Atroley’s arrival in Star India would indicate that the company is envisioning a bigger role for itself in the country’s corporate world, and could well include an impending initial public offer, which has been talked about for the last several years.
It is also a pointer to the fact that Star India wants its top management, including CEO Peter Mukerjea and his deputy Sameer Nair, to concentrate on the big plans that are in the offing, rather than keep dashing from Mumbai to Delhi and other cities to undertake political and corporate fire-fighting.
With the media scene hotting up, it seems unlikely that the new recruitment drive in television will ease off. Observers expect several other movements, corporate and editorial, in the next six months. This would include changes in Star News, which, under a new management team headed by ABP group’s Aveek Sarkar, is bracing itself for fierce skirmishes on the news channel front led by the likes of Aaj Tak and NDTV India.
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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.
