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BBC wins big at Rose D’Or Festival in Switzerland
MUMBAI: The Rose D’Or festival in Lucerne Swizerland which celebrates the best that television has to offer saw the BBC walking away with a few trophies. Its comedy show Little Britain was awarded the Rose d’Or for Best Comedy. David Walliams and Matt Lucas each won the Rose d’Or Award for Best Male Comedy Performance.
The Rose d’Or for Best Sitcom went to the BBC’s Nighty Night while Best Variety was won by Strictly Come Dancing. Zoe Wanamaker won gold for Best Sitcom Actress for BBC’s My Family and Peter Kay won the Golden Rose for Best Sitcom Actor in Channel 4’s Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere. Lesley-Anne Down received a Golden Rose for her role in CBS’ soap The Bold and The Beautiful. Pat Nolan from RTE’s Fair City picked up Best Soap Actor. The Rose d’Or for Best Game Show Host was awarded to Thomas Gottschalk for Germany’s Wetten dass?
The Rose d’Or Social Awareness Award 5 was given to programming which has done the most to highlight the issues of Aids/HIV. The award went to Sesame Workshop for Takalani Sesame Presents Talk to Me. The FRapa Format Awards were hosted by the Rose d’Or Festival. The Frapa Game Show Format Award went to Test the Nation (Eyeworks NL); the FRAPA Reality Format Award was presented to The Apprentice which is thr brainchild of Mark Burnett.
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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.
