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Sushil Mohapatra is an Indian journalist, rural reporter, known for his field reporting and focus on grassroots issues. He worked with NDTV for 17 years before resigning in 2024 to independently report on underrepresented communities across India.
Early life and background
[edit]Sushil Mohapatra was born in Odisha, India. He is fluent in Odia, Hindi, and English.
Career
[edit]Mohapatra joined NDTV as a reporter and worked there for 17 years, covering a wide range of rural and socio-political issues. During his time at NDTV, he became known for grassroots reporting and had a long-term association with senior journalist Ravish Kumar.
He featured in the international documentary film While We Watched, directed by Vinay Shukla, which received several awards and global critical acclaim.[1][2][3]
In 2024, he resigned from NDTV and launched his independent YouTube channel titled Rural Reports by Sushil Mohapatra, where he publishes in-depth stories in Hindi, English, and Odia, focusing on rural India, slums, farmers, tribal communities, and women in remote regions.[4][5]
Awards
[edit]Sushil Mohapatra has received several prestigious journalism awards:
- Two-time winner of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for Hindi Broadcast:
- Red Ink Award (2017), Mumbai Press Club[12]
Media recognition
[edit]Mohapatra has been recognized as one of the prominent voices in India’s growing independent media movement.[15]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "'While We Watched' has become more timely than ever: Director Vinay Shukla". The Times of India. 2023-02-11.
- ^ "'While We Watched' is more timely than ever: Vinay Shukla". ThePrint. 2023-02-10.
- ^ "'While We Watched': Journalism in crisis in India". Democracy Now!. 2023-07-20.
- ^ "Sushil Mohapatra exits NDTV after 17-year stint". Exchange4Media. 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Journalist Sushil Mohapatra quits NDTV, launches YouTube channel". Samachar4Media. 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Ramnath Goenka Awards 2017". RNG Foundation.
- ^ "CJI Chandrachud presents Ramnath Goenka Awards". The Economic Times.
- ^ "NDTV's Sushil Mohapatra wins 2019 Ramnath Goenka Award". NDTV.
- ^ "Anand Choudhary and Sushil Mohapatra win 2019 Ramnath Goenka Award". Newslaundry Hindi.
- ^ "Ramnath Goenka Awards 2019". RNG Foundation.
- ^ "Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards: Full list of winners". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Red Ink Awards 2017". Mumbai Press Club.
- ^ "Sushil Mohapatra gets Journalism for Peace Award". NDTV.
- ^ "Peace Journalism Award goes to Ravleen Kaur, Sushil Kumar Mohapatra and Neetu Singh". Free Press Journal.
- ^ "Veteran journalists lead India's independent media boom". Exchange4Media.
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