Jaipur, RAJASTHAN :
Senior journalist M.I. Zahir receiving the SatyaMev Indian Media Warrior Award 2025 at Pink City Press Club. Jaipur.
Jaipur :
In a grand ceremony held at the Press Club Auditorium in Jaipur, 20 leading journalists from across India were honored with the “SatyaMev Indian Media Warrior Award 2025” for their fearless, unbiased, and committed contributions to journalism. Among the awardees was M.I. Zahir, a distinguished journalist from Rajasthan known for his excellence in investigative and creative journalism at the national level.
Zahir is Deputy News Editor of Rajasthan Patrika, Jodhpur edition. Known for his multilingual expertise in journalism, poetry, and authorship, Zahir has been the recipient of multiple prestigious awards in recent years. He was recently honoured with the Global Tanveer Phool Award and Saadat Saeed Award for his literary contributions.
In journalism, Zahir has been recognized with the Rajasthan Association of North America Award (Calgary, Canada), the Jhabarmal Sharma National Journalism Award jointly presented by Rajasthan Patrika and Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism (Bhopal), the Jam-e-Jahan Numa Award from West Bengal Urdu Academy, the Manik Alankaran Honor, and the Minister Durgadas Award from the Marwari state.
His work has also been profiled in essays and interviews by renowned literary and media personalities, including author Salma Sanam from Karnataka, writer Shamim Anbar from Kolkata, and poet Syed Naveed Jafri from Hyderabad.
Veteran journalist Kalyan Singh Kothari was conferred with the “Pooran Rao Smriti Lifetime Achievement Award 2025” in recognition of his decades-long contribution to Indian journalism.
Other recipients of the Indian Media Warrior Award 2025 included:
- Dinesh Joshi from Jodhpur
- From Jaipur: Mini Mala Sharma, Monika Sharma, Arpita Mathur, Vivekanand Sharma, and Mukesh Mishra
- From Chhattisgarh: Mukesh Chandrakar (posthumously), Ashok Rajpurohit
- Bilal M. Jafri from Bengaluru
- Kiran Kaur from Delhi
- From Noida: Vikas Poorwal, Deepti Mishra
- From Patna: Dr. Dharab Kumar, Naveen Rastogi, Badri Prasad Yadav
- Aariz Hasnain from Bihar
- Ejaz Ahmad Dar from Jammu & Kashmir
The ceremony was graced by prominent dignitaries, including senior RSS leader Ram Prasad Bhai Saheb, General Manager of Kiran Company Ayodhya Prasad Gaur, social worker Satish Samraiwala, former IFS Gauri Shankar Gupta, former IPS Ashok Gupta, former Rajasthan Minister Ram Singh, and Ram Pratap Bhat (alias Prakash Nath), President of All India Bhat Foundation.
Speaking at the event, senior journalist Nirmala Rao said, “Every year, we honour 20 courageous journalists who stand firm for truth and principles.” The event concluded with her vote of thanks. Nirbhaya Rao served as the host for the evening.
Also present were several eminent writers and journalists, including Sunny Sebastian, Mohammad Fahad, and author Dr. Satya Narayan.
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