{"id":150000,"date":"2025-06-02T16:29:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T23:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=150000"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:29:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T23:29:32","slug":"devarshi-narad-jayanti-award-2025-conferred-on-shantanu-tamuli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2025\/06\/02\/devarshi-narad-jayanti-award-2025-conferred-on-shantanu-tamuli\/","title":{"rendered":"Devarshi Narad Jayanti Award-2025 conferred on Shantanu Tamuli"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nava Thakuria<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

Personal integrity essential for a professional journalist:   Tripathi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devarshi Narad Jayanti Award-2025 conferred on Shantanu Tamuli<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guwahati: The world\u2019s  first journalist Devarshi Narad  did not have a palatial bungalow and he did not practice journalism with the royal patronage even though he had access to all Gods. But the present trend of journalism depicts a dark picture while some are running behind the government sponsorship and others are pursuing anti-national policies, observed nationally acclaimed journalist and political commentator Harshvardhan Tripathi, while delivering  the keynote address in Narad Jayanti program held at Sudarshanalaya in the city on Sunday (1 June 2025). Asserting that the role of opposition parties and a section of media groups remain disappointing, while India is relentlessly waging a war against terrorism,  Tripathi asserted that many scribes have not acquired the courage to report the Pahalgam terror attack with a correct perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of them once made fun out of India-made  arms and ammunition, but those weapons developed with indigenous technologies succeeded against Pakistan, which hired defence equipment  from the USA, China and Turkey. The journalism in India continues to be directionless when it becomes necessary to report from the ground. To report any complex situation,  the present day media fraternity needs the inspiration from Devarshi Narad, who was fearless, focused and with no greed. When the journalists deal with fake news and fake checking arrangements, they need to be more  honest and morally correct, observed Tripathi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appreciating the initiative  of Vishwa Samvad Kendra, Assam for organising the annual event  to commemorate the birth anniversary of Devarshi Narad,  the outspoken editor-journalist reminded the media persons that they do not have more rights than a common Indian and how to live as simple as possible with the high integrity and honesty was shown by Narad Muni. Criticizing the journalists, who often stand behind the defeated candidates in a recognized election with an aim to declare them winners, Tripathi termed them nuisance makers instigating anarchy in the society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prominent Assamese children’s writer and editor of \u2018Mouchak\u2019 and \u2018Natun Aabiskar\u2019, Shantanu Tamuli (origin name Pramod Tamuli) was presented the annual Devarshi Narad Jayanti Award. Receiving the award  for the year 2025, carrying a Cheleng Chadar, a momentum,  a citation and a cheque for  Rs 50,000 along with a collection of books, Tamuli offered his gratitude to the organizers and the readers of both the Assamese magazines, he continues to edit. Three city-based working journalists namely Himanshu Pathak (Asomiya Khabar), Diganta Saharia (Prag News) and Khanin Deka (Niyomiya Barta) were also felicitated on the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VSK Assam secretary Kishor Shivam welcomed the audience, where its president Gauranga Sharma, vice-president Guru Prasad Medhi along with  Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh\u2019s Asom Khetra Prachar Pramukh  Sunil Mahanty, Assam Publication Board secretary  Pramod Kalita  and many other dignitaries were present.  The program,  began with the lighting of a sacred lamp in front of Bharat Mata’s figurine, was enriched by Sharat Rag\u2019s Narad  Strotra and it was moderated by Naba Bujarbarua.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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