Express journalist, women's group get Chameli Devi Award

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SONU Jain, special correspondent of The Indian Express, was today awarded
the 2003-04 Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Mediaperson. The
award instituted by The Media Foundation was given to Jain for her
''sustained high-quality reportage that has earned her a devoted
readership''. The other awardee is the Chitrakoot Women's Collective, which
produces Khabar Lahariya with support from Nirantar, a Delhi-based resource
group. The Chitrakoot Collective is a group of six rural women who are first
generation learners. They have braved their feudal set-up and produced a
fortnightly of professional quality which addresses social concerns.

Source:
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=80231