Ghasiram Panda received Laadli Media Award

Bhubaneswar:I am delighted to inform you that my article “Why Assam’s drive will weaken the movement against child marriage” published in “downtoearth.org” has been awarded the 14th Edition of the Laadli Media & Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2024, in the “Web Blog” for English in the awards ceremony held at Mumbai on September 4, 2024 by Population First. The award was presented by eminent actress Renuka Sahane ji.
I express my sincere appreciation to the Managing Editor Sj Richard Mahapatra of “downtoearth.org” and my mentor Sj Sandeep Chachra, Executive Director of ActionAid for giving me an opportunity to explore the subject of adolescent empowerment and ending child marriage.