The Indian Institute of Mass Communication Alumni Association on Tuesday announced the winners of the 10th IIMCAA Awards during the inaugural event of the 14th Annual Communications Meet held in Delhi.
The meeting was attended by several prominent figures, including IIMCAA president Sushil Singh, IIMCAA secretary general Atul Gupta, its former presidents Kalyan Ranjan, Simrat Gulati, Prasad Sanyal and souvenirs editor Santosh Oraon, who jointly released a commemorative book.
The awards celebrated outstanding achievements in the fields of journalism, advertising, public relations and public service, bringing together distinguished alumni, media professionals and dignitaries from across India and abroad.
At the jury awards ceremony, Soumya Pillai won the prestigious Best Journalist award. Other winners include Lakshmi Devi Airey for Agricultural Reporter of the Year; Safina Wani for print reports; Medha Yadav for radio reporting; Muhammad Asad for producer; Sourav Kumar Bora for print reports in Indian languages; Alpesh Arvind Karkare for radio reports in Hindi languages; Freelance Journalist Asif Download (digital video); Hasleen Kaur for Ad Person; And Panchanan Mishra for PR Personality of the Year.
The jury also presented special mention awards to Gargi Satapathy, Nantha Kishore JK and Garima Singh. The winners received cash prizes ranging from $10,000 to $1.5 million with cups and certificates.
In the Committee Awards category, actor Chandan Roy and journalist Abhinav Pandey were honored as Alumni of the Year. Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Milan Vohra, Lipika Sood, Pradeep Kumar Mallick, Dr. Sangeeta Thakur and Mitali Mohanty Ghosh.
The Public Service Award recognized the contributions of Suresh Kumar Vashishth, IAS; Virendra Mishra, IPS; Kapil Sharma; Kumar Abhishek, CAPF; Prerna Prasad and Ankita Sahu. Other awards included: Anand Kumar Dutta and Madhav Sharma for alumni outreach; Maharashtra and Bihar disconnection; And Samosa Concert for IIMC Vicharaks for Best Delivery Group of the Year.
Under the IIMCAA Pillars category, awards were presented to Ramesh Muniyappa, Manoj Kumar, Prasad Sanyal, Arvind Kumar and Isrila Dalidya Vanai (posthumous).
MC Joshi was felicitated for completing 50 years since graduation, while 74 graduates received Silver Jubilee Awards.
Former IIMC Director General KG Suresh; retired bureaucrats Amarendra Khatwa, Amitabh Verma, Rajesh Malik; Journalists Supriya Prasad, Mimansa Malik, Akhilesh Sharma, Shishir Sinha, Sanjay Mishra, Sunil Singh, SP Singh, Anurjan Jha, Alok Kumar, Inderjit Rai, Vibhudatta Pradhan, Mona Parthasarathy, Nigmananda Prusti, Mihir Ranjan, Ramesh Chandra, PNB District Director Rajesh Kumar; The program was attended by Jyoti Kumar, Deepak Shankar, Anshuman Gunjan, Arijit Banerjee, Anand Bhushan, Harshendra Vardhan and alumni from India and abroad.
According to a press release, Chapter-level Connections Meets will also be organized in several cities in India and abroad in the next two-three months.
IIMCAA Awards 2026: Winners List
Journalist of the Year – Soumya Pillai
Agricultural Reporter of the Year – Lakshmi Devi Airey
Reporter of the Year (Publishing) – Safina Wani
Reporter of the Year (Broadcast) – Medha Yadav
– Producer of the Year (Radio) – Muhammad Asad
Hindi Reporter of the Year (Publishing) – Sourav Kr. Bora
Hindi Reporter of the Year (Broadcast) – Alpesh Arvind Karkare
Freelance Reporter of the Year (Digital Video) – Download Asif
Advertising Personality of the Year – Hasleen Kaur
Public Relations Personality of the Year – Panchanan Misra
Special Jury Awards
Reporter of the Year (Broadcast) – Garima Singh
Hindi Reporter of the Year – Broadcasting – Nantha Kishore
Hindi Reporter of the Year – Publishing – Gargi Satapathy
Committee Awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards: Milan Vohra, Lipika Sood, Pradeep Kumar Mallick, Sangeeta Thakur, Mitali Mohanty Ghosh
Alumni of the Year Awards: Chandan Roy, Abhinav Pandey
Public Service: Suresh Kumar Vashishth, IAS, Virendra Mishra, IPS, Kapil Sharma, Kumar Abhishek, Prerna Prasad, Ankita Sahu.
Contact Alumni of the Year: Anand Kumar Dutta, Madhav Sharma
Continuous season of the year: Maharashtra, Bihar
Contact Group of the Year: IIMC Vicharaks’ Samosa Party
IIMCAA Pillars: Ramesh Muniyappa, Manoj Kumar, Prasad Sanyal, Arvind Kumar, Isrila Dalidiya Vanai (posthumous)
