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ABP Majha appoints Sarita Kaushik as deputy executive editor
Mumbai: ABP Majha announced that it has elevated Sarita Kaushik as the deputy executive editor, effective from 29 August 2022. She will be taking charge of the entire content of ABP Majha.
This is a significant move in the Marathi news space as it’s the first time ever that a woman has been appointed as an editor of a Marathi news channel. ABP Majha’s entire editorial team will report to Sarita. She will be reporting to ABP News & ABP Majha executive vice president Rajiv Khandekar.
Sarita has a rich experience of almost 25 years in the field. She joined the ABP Network in the year 2008 as the Maharashtra region’s bureau chief. She has vast experience in handling political and internal security beats in print, electronic as well as regional media.
She has several prestigious accolades to her name, for many of which she was the first one to receive them after they were instituted. Some of them being: the first state-level outstanding journalism award by the Mantralaya Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh at the hands of then governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao and then chief minister Devendra Fadnavis; Maharshi Narad Puraskar; and the Shobha Vinod Memorial Journalist of the Year award at the hands of Shatrughan Sinha.
Sarita has studied media in the US through the ambassadorial scholarship of Rotary International. She has also co-edited “Unmasking India,” a best-seller book by union minister Nitin Gadkari. Moreover, she has independently authored “Better than the Dream,” which is considered to be a one-of-a-kind narrative of an infrastructure project.
ABP Network has always been a proponent of parity for women in professional as well as personal space. The network is committed to taking all the required measures to ensure an equitable role for women in the organisation.
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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.
