three awards

Rs. two lakhs each
three prizes

Vienna,Saturday,March 8,2008: South Asian
Journalists Association (SAJA) Columbia
University Prof.Sree Sreenivasan likes to
inform about this year´s Sarojini Naidu
Prize.I would not be suprised if there are
journalists in India today who might not know
who was Sarojini Naidu.For them, she was
politically engaged poetess, close to Mahatma
Gandhi.It was her daughter Padmaja, who
was the first Governor of West Bengal. Her
younger sibling Sharatchandra Chattopadhyaya,
Kamaladevi´s husband and a humourous
poet and actor, young man all his time, was
a member of parliament from Bangalore.

Submissions
Sarojini Naidu Prize 2008
details


The Hunger Project is committed to supporting
and encouraging the press to
prominently report the success stories of
elected women leaders. Women
Panchayat Leaders are already assuming the
responsibility for transforming
their villages through various development
schemes connected to drinking
water, sanitation, primary education, health
and nutrition. Therefore the
Sarojini Naidu Prize 2008 will support
writings on two themes:

Panchayat Leaders are already assuming
the responsibility for transforming
their villages through various development
schemes connected to drinking
water, sanitation, primary education, health
and nutrition. Therefore the
Sarojini Naidu Prize 2008 will support
writings on two themes:

Women in Panchayati Raj ~
Bringing Education to Every Child
Women in Panchayati Raj ~
Ensuring Primary Health for All

The Hunger Project also announces the
launch of Sarojini Naidu Prize for
Television. One prize will be awarded to a
television producer/journalist
for outstanding coverage of 'Women in
Panchayati Raj' and the role played
by the women leaders in bringing education
to every child in their
villages or ensuring primary health for all.

The Prize Cash Prize: Rs Two Lakhs each

The prize honours three journalists from
the print media for outstanding
reporting on Women and Panchayati Raj
in Hindi, English and Other Indian
Language categories. In addition, it also
honours one television
journalist/producer. The Prize is given in
support and recognition of the
vital contribution the media can make in
generating awareness, sensitizing
people and strengthening popular public
opinion towards women's leadership.

Deadline

The articles and the DVDs of the film
should reach The Hunger Project
office in Delhi or any of our state offices
latest by 15 July 2008.Entries received
after this date will not be considered.

Eligibility Criteria

Print Media

Open to all print journalists. Regional
language publications are
encouraged to apply. Not open to employees
of The Hunger Project and its
partner organizations.

All entries have to be accompanied with
articles that have been published
in a newspaper or magazine. They should
also include the name, address,
email and phone number of the applicant.

The article should focus on 'Women and
Panchayati Raj ~ Bringing Education
to Every Child" or 'Women and Panchayati
Raj ~ Ensuring Primary Heath for
All".

There is no word limit.

The Articles should have been published
between 15 July 2007 and 15 July
2008.

Journalists should have published at least
two articles on either of the two themes for
SNP 2008. Otherwise, entries will be disqualified.

There is no limit to the number of articles
that can be sent as entries as
long as they meet the above criteria.

Visual Media
Open to all television journalists/producers
in all languages.

Each entry should be a news-based/
feature story and must have been
broadcast on television at least once.

Each entry should be at least 5 minutes long.

The film should focus on 'Women and
Panchayati Raj ~ Bringing Education to
Every Child' or 'Women and Panchayati
Raj ~ Ensuring Primary Heath for All'.

All entries have to be accompanied by
2 digital video discs (DVDs) of the
story/short film/program and a synopsis
of the film.

Regional film entries should be accompanied
by a transcript in English.

A certificate of broadcast from the channel,
indicating the date and time
of the program, has to be enclosed.

The entries must carry the name, address,
email, and phone and fax number
of the applicant. The applicants must be
willing to send multiple copies
of the DVD if needed.

The cash Prize of Rs 2 Lakhs will be
given to the Producer for furthering
her/his work on 'Women's Leadership
in Panchayats'.

The Selection Process
After a preliminary screening to ensure
eligibility, entries (articles
with translations if and where necessary)
will be sent to the Jury. A
panel of jurors will decide the prizewinning
entries.

JURY

Chair
Dr George Mathew
Director, Institute of Social Sciences
Members
Dr. Shashi Kumar
Director, Asian College of Communication,
Chennai
Mr. Alok Mehta
Editor, Outlook Hindi
Prof. Niraja Gopal Jayal
Chairperson, Centre for the Study of Law
and Governance,
Jawaharlal Nehru Univversity, New Delhi
Ms. Sushma Singh
Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj,
Government of India

All entries can be sent to the following address:

The Hunger Project
Shaheed Bhawan
18/1 Aruna Asaf Ali Marg
Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi 110067
Phone: 011 - 41688847 - 50 Fax: 011 - 41688852
Email: thp@airtelmail.in
Website: www.thp.org