Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Journalist 2016 : Acceptance Speech

The Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding Woman Journalist for the year 2016 was given to independent journalist Neha Dixi on March 1, 2017, at a function at the Indian International Centre, Delhi. Ms Dixit has worked for print, television and online media and written for several publications including Outlook, Caravan, Himal, Al Jazeera, New York Times, Foreign Policy and Tehelka. She was the recipient in 2010 of the Anupama Jayaraman Award, an initiative of the Jayaraman family supported by NWMI to nurture young journalists. She received the Chameli Devi Jain Award for an impressive body of work covering vital issues relating to politics, gender and social justice that create a new awareness of ground realities in Indian democracy. Her acceptance speech.