#BoomCityDoomCity - Thank You Mid-Day

Media highlights #BoomCityDoomCity campaign

https://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/mumbai-s-construction-boom-sparks-fears-for-environment-1.2209167

https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-activists-urge-citizens-to-save-the-city-ahead-of-world-earth-day/19341160

https://www.domain-b.com/environment/20180421_launches.html

http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/need-for-environment-preservation-highlighted/article_221325

Brilliant! Reuters' Danish Siddiqui bags Pulitzer, does Indian media proud

Mumbai Press Club has expressed its happiness that Reuters photo journalist Danish Siddiqui has won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting and photography.

Danish, the first Indian photojournalist to win Pulitzer, was part of Reuters team that walked away with the coveted prize on Monday.

Press Club secretary Dharmendra Jore said: The Pulitzers, the most prestigious awards in American journalism, recognized Reuters in international reporting for exposing the methods of police killing squads in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, and for feature photography documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Sharing his happiness with us, Danish said, “I hope our pictures and this recognition in the form of Pulitzer will be able to make a positive difference to the Rohingya crisis which is far from over. I feel honoured as its the first time an Indian photojournalist has been awarded Pulitzer."

Well done, Danish! PRapport too shares your joy.

For details, please check this link:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pulitzer/reuters-wins-pulitzers-for-philippines-reporting-rohingya-photography-idUSKBN1HN2PY

#HillGayaKalGaya

Pl check this and support the social communication campaign to save the hills:

https://hillgayakalgaya.blogspot.in/2018/04/greens-plea-to-cm-to-stop-fresh.html

Transform or Perish - Day 2. March 10, 2018. Pune. India

Transform or Perish - Day 1. March 09, 2018. Pune

Young Communicators Conclave. March 09, 2018. Pune

PRCI Media person of the Year (2014-15) 'Partho' is no more

We regret to inform you that veteran business journalist Parthasarathi Swami, Managing Editor of Business India, passed away around 11 pm on Monday.

Partho, as he was fondly called, began his career with the Anand Bazar Patrika group where he was with Business Standard. Later, he joined India Today and then Business World. He had a brief stint with Sunday Observer before joining Business India.

A journalist with immense sense of pride, Partho did several stories - analytical and  hard  hitting. He had been a long standing member of Mumbai Press Club.

Partho was recipient of PRCI Media person of the Year award in print category.

A resident of Seawoods, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Partho was cremated at Belapur, Navi Mumbai this morning.

He leaves behind wife Alka, daughter Nisha and son Nikhil.

PRCI, Mumbai Press Club pay tributes to Parho's memory and offer condolences to Alka, Nisha and Nikhil.

-Editor

From Knowledge Forums to Grooming - PRCI defines novelty in Communication

An exclusive interview with Vikipedia

B N Kumar, popular as BNK24x7, has recently been elevated as the Chairman of Governing Council of Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) during the organisation’s 12thGlobal Communication Conclave held at Pune. He was earlier the national president of PRCI – the leading organisation of PR, corporate communication, media, HR, advertising professionals and mass communication teachers and students – where he led to the successful conduct of six global meets.

BNK, also an executive director at Concept PR, has over decades of experience having entered his journalism classes at Osmania University, as he says, in June 1975 when Indira Gandhi declared the infamous Emergency. In this free-wheeling chat with Richa Seth, BNK discusses what unique work PRCI has been doing and how he intends to take the professional body forward. Please check this link
http://www.vikypedia.in/pr-body-beyond-partying-prci-shows-way/

Bigger responsibility in Instant Media era

Dainik Bhaskar coverage in all editions - presentation of DrM V Kamath Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award to Prakash Dubey

Prakash Dubey gets lifetime achievement award

Presenting M V KAMATH memorial lifetime achievement award for Journalism to Prakash Dubey, group editor of Dainik Bhaskar and Secy Gen, Editors Guild of India at his office in Nagpur. He cdnt make it Pune as he was unwell.

Kochi, Ahoy!

Barun Jha of PTI, Adfactors’ Madan Bahal, win top honours at PRCI Global Conclave

·         Film personality Amit Khanna, young writer Varsha Seshan among winners
·         Cochin Shipyard, CMS Infosystems, New India felicitated

Barun Jha (in Nehru jacket) receiving the Canakya Award

PUNE: Barun Jha, joint editor of Press Trust of India (PTI) and Madan Bahal, Managing Director of Adfactors have been felicitated with prestigious PRCI awards at the 12^th Global Communication Conclave held at Pune over the week-end.

Barun has won the Chanakya Award under media person of the year (print) and Chandramohan Puppala under electronic categories, while Madan has been felicitated with the Communicator of the Decade (K R Singh Memorial award).

Most experienced film and entertainment professional Amit Khanna has been awarded the Communicator of the Year under Films while young writer Varsha Seshan under literature.

G Srinivasan, CMD of the country’s largest non-life insurer New India Assurance Company Limited has been honoured with the Financial Communicator of the Year award.

Cochin Shiyard has won the Corporate Citizen of the Year award, India’s second largest tractor maker TAFE the Communication idea of the year (for Farm Dost) and CMS Infosystems the Organisation of the Year for Excellence in PR.

Madan Bahal (second from right) receiving the  Communicator of the
Decade Award

Here is the complete list of the awardees under various categories:

PRCI Chanakya Awards – 2018

1.    ​Corporate Citizen of The Year: Cochin Shipyard:

2.    Organisation of The Year (Excellence in PR): CMS Infosystems

3.    Organisation of the Year (Health & Safety(: Indian Oil Corporation, Western Zone, Mumbai

4.    Media Personality of The Year

a.    Electronic: Chandramohan Puppala – the man who launched FOUR TV channels. Mumbai

b.    Print: Barun Jha, Joint Editor, PTI. Delhi -

5.    Asian Indian of The Year – Giving Bck to the society: Stanley Daniel, Dubai

6.    CSR – Sivanappa Krishnappa, BWSSB

7.    Communicator of the Year

a.    Corporate Communications: Jyoti Kumar, GAIL

b.    Internal Communication: Renu Karkal, Indian OIl

c.    HR: Prof RSS Mani

d.    Marcom: Ajay Kakar, Aditya Birla Financial Services group:

e.    Operations Management: B K Singh, Indian Oil

f.     Public Communication (Govt PR): Devendra Bhujbal, DG PR, Govt of Maharashtra

g.    Film: Amit Khanna

h.    Literature: Varsha Seshan, Children’s book writer

i.      Art/Music/Culture/Drama: Dr Choodamani Nandagopal

10. Sport Communication: Nupur Mahajan, Communication Adviser – Govt of Odisha
11. Crisis Communication: Sanjay tripathi, IOCL – North
12. Strategic Communication: Aloke Singh, IOCL – Eastern region
13. Financial Communication: G Srinivasan. CMD, New India Assurance.
7. Communication Idea of The Year: Farmdost – TAFE:
8. Young Visionary of The Year: Sayali Karanjar, Paysense:
9. Most Promising PR Person of The Year: Rahul Taekwani, Concept PR:
10. Mass Communication Trainer of The Year:

National – Prof Madhavi Reddy, Pune University:

12. Mass Communication Institution of the Year
1. National: Symbiosis Centre for Mass Communication, Pune:
13. NGO of The Year:

Sevalay, Latur & Smile Charitable Trust

14. PR Agency of The Year: Adfactors 
15. Business School of The Year: MIT School of Management, Pune
16. Business School of the Year – International: IMeg, Switzerland
17. Lifetime Achievement Award: K N Ashok Kumar, Bengaluru.
18. Jury Special Award – Communication: Praveen Mudholkar, News 18
19. Jury Special Award – Entertainment Communication: Pritam Sharma.
20. Jury Special Award – Communication through Social Service: Biswajit Das
21. Promising PR Person: Sadia Farrukh
22. Jury Special Award – Communication through Literature: K K Rattu
23. Jury Special for Better Environment: Rajiv Rathod

MEMORIAL AWARDS

1. Dr KR Singh Memorial Award:

           Communicator Of The Decade : Madan Bahl, Adfactors

2. N D Rajpal Memorial Award –

Lifetime Achievement l: Roma Balwani

3. Dr Anil Basu Memorial Award:

           Excellence In Public Relations: Sushil Bahl

4. Dr M V Kamath Memorial Award -  Excellence In Journalism: Prakash Dubey, Group editor, Dainik Bhaskar
5. Dr Nadig Krishnamurthy Memorial Award -= Excellence in journalism & Communication: G Ulaganathan

The Following were inducted into the  PR Hall of Fame

1.    J P Sharma - 

2.    JP Dhoundiyal   

3.    Nandini Chatterjee - 

4.    Ashok Panda -

5.    Sunitha Subramaniyan

6.    Sukanya Das

7.    A N Prahlada Rao

8.    Sukanya Das

9.    Snigdha Goswami

1. Shiv Harsha Suhalka