Nagaland: Monalisa among awardees of 3rd Kalyan Barooah Awards

The North East Media Forum (NEMF), in association with My Home India, has announced the winners of the 3rd Kalyan Barooah Awards 2025, which recognise outstanding journalistic contributions on issues related to the North Eastern region.
A five-member jury- former AIR director general Moushumi Chakrabarty, senior journalists Achinta Bora (PTI), Sandeep Phukan (The Hindu), Sachin Gogoi (BBC) and IIMC Aizawl regional director Prof. Shashwati Goswami—evaluated nominations across multiple categories. The Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred on Monalisa Changkija of Nagaland Page for her long-standing and impactful contribution to journalism in the North East.
In the Print Category, Amal Goswami, chief staff reporter of Dainik Janambhumi, Assam, was declared the winner. The Electronic Media Award went to Kshetrimayum Premchand, chief reporter of SKTV News, Imphal, Manipur. In the Digital Media Category, Mridul Kumar Handique of Pratidin Digital, Assam, bagged the award. NEMF said no entries were received for the Still Photography and Videography categories.
The awards will be presented on December 11, 2025, at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, coinciding with the birth anniversary of late Kalyan Barooah.
The NEMF is a Delhi-based forum of journalists from the North Eastern region working in Delhi-NCR and those reporting on the region. My Home India is an NGO working to foster emotional integration between people from different parts of the country and those from the North East.