Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Puraskar

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Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Puraskar is an annual journalism award given by the President of India. It was first granted in 1989

The award was instituted in the memory of Indian journalist and politician Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, who was killed during a riot in Kanpur. [1]

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References

  1. Gandhi, Rajmohan (2006). Gandhi: The Man, His People, and the Empire. University of California Press. p. 327. ISBN   978-0520255708.