Seventeen NWMI members win at 2025 Laadli media awards
Members of the Network of Women in Media, India, were recognised for their work at the 15th edition of the Laadli Media &Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2025. The awards are given by Population First and UNFPA. They recognise gender sensitivity in the media. The regional edition honoured 63 print, web, and TV journalists from across India.
NWMI awardees and links to their prize-winning stories:
Rohini Lakshané
Web, Article, English (Southern Region)
Aishwarya Mohanty
Web, Feature, English (Eastern Region)
In Koraput’s Villages, Women Are Charting A Map For Sustainable Living
Moyurie Som and Shrabana Chatterjee
Print, Series, English (Eastern Region)
The joint award was won by Moyurie Som, Shrabana Chatterjee and Shiv Sahay Singh.
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/mamatas-moment-of-reckoning/article68550274.ece
Neetu Singh
Web, Feature-Video, Hindi (Northern Region)
Subha J Rao
Web, Op-Ed, English (National and Southern Region)
Hema Rakesh
Web, Feature-Video, Tamil (Southern Region)
Diya Maria George
Print, Feature/ Article (for body of work), Jury Appreciation Citation, English (Southern Region)
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Nov/20/portions-of-inequality
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2025/Jan/14/pots-of-tradition-loads-of-labour
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Nov/02/disparities-in-deepavali-depictions
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2025/Mar/02/love-is-political-so-is-poetry
Shailaja Tiwale
Print, Feature, Jury Appreciation Citation, Marathi (Western Region)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fYmWFzjze7QRCSDILgmJYxLdtyh_BGn6FweoQroSu20/edit?usp=sharing (Original article google doc)
Suman Parmar
Web, News Report, Hindi (Northern Region) / Web, Feature, Hindi (Northern Region)
प्रसव और गरिमा: स्वास्थ्य के नाम पर गर्भवती महिलाओं के साथ हिंसा
Shivani Kava, Anisha Sheth and Nandini Chandrashekar
Web, News Series, English (Southern Region)
https://www.thenewsminute.com/topic/prajwal-revanna-special-stories
Nidhi Jamwal
Web, Blog, English (Western Region)
Maitreyee Boruah
Web, Investigative Story, Jury Appreciation Citation, English (Eastern Region)
Sanhati Banerjee
Print Magazine, Feature, Jury Appreciation Citation, English (Eastern Region)
Shatarupa Samantaraya
Television, Special Show, Odia (Eastern Region)
Congratulations to all the winners!
