Awards
RAPA honours radio, TV talents
MUMBAI: The 30 th Radio and Television Advertising Practioners’ Association Award (RAPA) felicitated the best of content from the electronic media.
These awards are conferred for outstanding and creative talents from almost all radio and television categories such as fictional, non-fictional, news based, film based and regional languages programmes.
This year, the RAPA awards introduced Pandit Vinod Sharma award for outstanding copywriter in Hindi as language for television. Avnish Agrawal won the award for his Wings of Fire created for SET India Private Limited.
Rapa Sheel Kumar Trophy was bestowed on Supriya Pathak for best performance on Khichdi, which airs on Star Plus. On the other hand, Star World’s chat show Koffee with Karan, in English.
The other chat shows includes Aaj Tak’s Seedhi Baat in Hindi, Doordarshan Kendra Mahacharcha in Marathi.
Astitva-Ek Prem Kahani won the best soap serial of the year, which was received by its actress Nicky Aneja.
In the game show category, the winners were Khul Ja Simsim (Hindi), Home Minister (Marathi), Jackpot (Tamil) and India’s Child Genius (English).
The highly acclaimed legal drama on Star One , Siddhanth, won the award for best direction Abhinav Kashyap. The production house B AG Films was also honored with two awards in nonfiction category which went to Haqeeqat (hindi)and Baastab (Bangla) , programs with social message.
While in the comedy serial category it was Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai (Hindi) Laagli Vaat (Marathi) and Kahun Chun Samblo Chho (Gujarati).
FCB Ulka creative team bagged the best TVC Spot Script for Zee Cinema Paap Ka Anth. The video album featuring the title song of Dhoom was awarded for the best music video album.
While the promo for the feature film Yuva bagged the best promo of the year.
In the radio arena,Jelitta Publicity won for the best radio jingle in Malayalam -Kesasree Hairtone. Rediffusion Dy &R bagged for the best radio spot Its’ My Life.
Radio Mirchi radio jockey Purani Jeans bagged the award for best amongst radio jockeys.
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Awards
Ajay Kakar to chair jury for ad:tech Honours Awards 2026
Industry leaders join jury as nominations surge for marketing tech awards
NEW DELHI: The ad:tech Honours Awards 2026 are gearing up for a bigger second edition, with Ajay Kakar, head of corporate branding at Adani Group, set to chair the jury for India’s technology-focused marketing awards.
Organised in partnership with the International Advertising Association India Chapter, the awards celebrate the growing influence of technology in shaping modern advertising and marketing outcomes. This year’s edition has drawn a strong response from across the industry, signalling rising momentum around innovation in marketing technology.
The organisers say the nominations reflect a wide range of ideas and approaches, highlighting how brands and agencies are increasingly leaning on platforms, tools and data to sharpen their campaigns and connect with audiences more effectively.
Leading the evaluation process, Kakar will head a jury made up of senior leaders from across brands, agencies and technology platforms.
The jury panel includes Amaresh Godbole, CEO, digital technology business at Publicis Groupe; Bishwajeet S, head of marketing and PR at Volkswagen India; Carol Goyal, executive director at Rediffusion and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Lab; Kushal Sanghvi, director at Komerz; Lara Balsara, executive director at Madison World; Rana Barua, group CEO India, sea and North Asia; Deepak Oram, senior vice president growth marketing and martech; and Priyanka Khaneja Gandhi, head of marketing and creative solutions at Amazon Ads India.
The ad:tech Honours Awards aim to recognise not just creative campaigns but the smart use of technology that delivers measurable impact and business results. Categories this year reflect the rapidly evolving digital landscape, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, content ecosystems, automation, martech and adtech integration, and commerce-led marketing.
The winners will be announced on 17 March 2026 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi during ad:tech New Delhi 2026. The event is expected to bring together leaders from brands, agencies, platforms, creators and technology partners for an evening celebrating the ideas and innovations shaping the future of marketing.iconductor industries.
