The IAWRT Family wishes to congratulate Ananya Chakraborti for successfully winning the UNFPA-Laadli Regional and National Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2009-2010 in her production entry,
Understanding Trafficking.
The citation reads:
Ananya Chakraborti, International Association of Women in Radio and Television, West Bengal, Best Documentary on a Topical Issue.
In recognition of her commitment to address and analyse gender issues.
Ananya Chakraborti’s documentary “Understanding Trafficking” uses the legend of Sita and the Lakshman Rekha as an analogy to encourage women to violate the line that separates them from their legitimate desires, aspirations and freedoms. It goes on to explain that the right to seek a better life often gets derailed by the trafficking network, the system and the society.
For a well-researched documentary on trafficking spanning three countries – India, Nepal and Bangladesh and two international borders, Ananya Chakraborti is awarded the UNFPA-Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity 2009-10.
Out of 300 entries from the regions, Ananya’s production was first chosen for the regional award (East) by the distinguished jury including Abhilash Khandekar, Annu Anand, Farhat Ehsas, Mike Pandey, N.K.Singh, Nirmala Buch, O.R. Niazi, Pushpendra Pal Singh and Raji P. Shrivastava. The film was also chosen for the National award by a jury comprising Actor Rahul Bose, Journalist Rahul Singh and activist Jaya Jaitley. The awards are for gender sensitivity in the categories of print, TC, radio, OOH, web and
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The awards ceremony and formal recognition was held last May 11, 2010, 6.30 pm at the FICCI Golden Jubilee Auditorium, Tansen Marg, New Delhi.
Again, congratulations Ananya and carry on to the whole India Chapter!!!
