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Bajaj Allianz along with CNBC-TV18, announces the Lifegoal Advisor Awards 2019
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18, in association with Bajaj Allianz joins hands to launch the 1st edition of the Lifegoal Advisor Awards 2019. This award aims to honour Life Insurance advisors, Mutual Fund Distributors and CAs. Keeping in mind the paradigm shift in the buying patterns of the Indian consumers in the insurance sector, advisors play a very important role in helping customers identify and plan for their desired life goals like buying a house, higher education for kids, planning an early retirement, etc.
Through this award property, the channel aims to acknowledge heroes who have been life goal enablers, assessing them based on their contribution to the lives of consumers, leveraging best practices, technology adoption among other things. The awards will also highlight the opportunities and obstacles that lie ahead in the insurance advisory field.
The Awards shall be hosted in 7 zones i.e. Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Lucknow and Chandigarh.
Commenting on the awards, Bajaj Allianz Life MD & CEO Tarun Chugh said “The role of an insurance consultant or other financial distributor goes beyond just selling investment solutions to customers. Insurance consultants, mutual fund distributors and other financial advisors map the journey of a customer's life goals and play an integral part right from planning for the life goals to systematically investing towards them to achieving these goals. As an industry, we do not have a common platform to recognize the contribution of these unsung heroes in the financial planning journey of customers”
The platform also extends a chance for interested participants such as life-insurance and mutual fund advisors along with CA’s amongst others to nominate themselves by visiting their official website.
For more details please visit www.news18.com/lgaa
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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.
