--Pioneer scribe
honoured--
BHUBANESWAR: The
Pioneer staff reporter Hemanta Kumar Pradhan on Tuesday was felicitated with
the Laadli Media and Advertising Award, a national level honour, for gender sensitivity
for 2013-14.
He received the award
for his story on conditions of women and children working in brick kilns in
Odisha and outside the State. He was conferred with the award at a glittering
ceremony organised by the Population First foundation at Vishakhapatnam.
The award acknowledges
and celebrates the commendable efforts by various media at providing
gender-just perspectives, portrayals and analysis. Hemanta was among the 27
journalists selected by the jury from several entries received from the country’s
eastern region.
Population First director
Dr AL Sharada said, “Many stories are written by journalists, but Hemanta went
beyond news column. He investigated the story and filed the sad story of women
working in brick kilns. " Laadli is a campaign launched by the Population
First in 2005 to address the mindsets that discriminate against women, promote
inequalities and justify gender-based violence.
Hemanta said, “We
should try to give voice to the voiceless by reporting the struggles and
problems of the less privileged of the society. We need to lend our ears to
them who need us the most.”
