Rakhi Ghosh , a freelance journalist, writing for The Wire, has secured the first prize while Shruti Jain, also writing for The Wire, has secured the second prize.
The contention that Kashmiris had faith in democracy for the past 70 years and have lost it in the past few days does not stand to reason, Chari said.
Excerpts from a panel discussion on the topic, "Surely, Democracy Isn't Only About Dissent", that followed distribution of The Statesman Awards for Rural Reporting and The Cushrow Irani Prize for Environmental Reporting
