Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons

The Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Mediaperson is an Indian journalism award named after Chameli Devi Jain, an Indian independence activist who became the first Jain woman to go to prison during India's independence struggle.

[1] The award was instituted in 1980 by The Media Foundation and is given to women in the field of journalism.

[2] The Media Foundation was founded in 1979 by B. G. Verghese, Lakshmi Chand Jain, Prabhash Joshi, Ajit Bhattacharjea and N. S. Jagannathan.

[3] The criteria for selection include social concern, dedication, courage and compassion in the individual's work.

Journalists in print, digital and broadcast are eligible including photographers, cartoonists and newspaper designers; the entries are judged by an independent jury.

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Homai Vyarawalla (right), winner of the 1998 Chameli Devi Jain Award, receiving the Padma Vibhushan from the President of India in 2011.
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Pushpa Girimaji , winner of the 1991 Chameli Devi Jain Award.
Sucheta Dalal (right), winner of the 1992 Chameli Devi Jain Award, receiving the Padma Shri from the President of India in 2006.