Awards

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1. Columbia Journalism School’s alumni award

The Columbia Journalism School Alumni Awards are presented every year to distinguished graduates who exemplify the best of the Journalism School's high standards of journalism.

• Recipients of the award:
  • Malini Parthasarathy, the chairperson of The Hindu Group Publishing.
  • Eric Marcus, the founder and host of ‘Making Gay History’ podcast.
  • Stuart Schear, the vice-­president for communications and marketing at American Jewish World Service.
  • Thomas Maier, an investigative journalist with Newsday and author.

2. Bhutan Confers its highest civilian award on PM Modi

1. King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has   conferred its highest civilian award “Order of the Druk Gyalpo” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17th December 2021.
2. This was announced on the occasion of Bhutan’s 114th National Day.
3. In 2020, PM Modi was awarded with the Legion of Merit Award by the President of the United States along with the Prime Minister of Australia  Scott Morrison  and the former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.