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BBC News Online reports global support for Nisha Sharma
NEW DELHI: It looks as if Nisha Sharma is getting international support for her stand on dowry and BBC News Online has played a role in it.
The BBC News Online has reported massive international interest and support for Nisha Sharma over her stand against dowry. According a press release, more than 170,000 people logged on to the BBC’s award winning news site (bbcnews.com) in just two days to read it’s reports about Nisha’s reaction to her fiance’s greedy dowry demands.
In a special poll set up on the site, 96 per cent of the 10,000 voters supported her decision to call the police. The BBC also reports that men have been writing in from around the region including a 23-year-old man from Kabul, Afghanistan. He said he was moved by Nisha Sharma’s courage and wished to marry her.
The release adds that this kind of a phenomenal response is possible only because BBC’s award winning News Online service is the world’s most popular new site and is read by millions of people across the world every day.
The editor of BBC’s online service at the BBC South Asia Bureau in Delhi, Sanjoy Majumder, was quoted as saying: “The response to the Nisha Sharma story is an example of how her situation has touched people worldwide. Our dedicated South Asia page is part of our effort to extend coverage of the region online and bring a diverse range of stories to a vast international audience.”
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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.
