The Shriram Group presented the 7th Annual Shriram Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism at a gala ceremony held at the Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai. The awards, instituted to recognise outstanding and ethical financial journalism in India, were presented across four categories.
The awardees were felicitated by Mr. Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Shriram Capital, and Prof. R. Vaidyanathan, Professor of Finance (Retd.), IIM Bangalore, and Cho S. Ramaswamy Chair Professor at SASTRA University, Thanjavur.
Veteran journalist Mr. Prem Shankar Jha was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his enduring contribution to financial and economic journalism.
Winners and Runners-Up
Economic Policy
Winner: Harish Damodaran — “The Age of Surplus”, The Indian Express
Runner-Up: Radhika Merwin — “Can ARCs Ease Banks’ Burden?”, The Hindu BusinessLine
Financial Markets
Winner: Rajalakshmi Nirmal — “Commodity Derivatives 2.0”, The Hindu BusinessLine
Runner-Up: Renu Yadav — “Time to Buy”, Business Today
Financial Institutions
Winner: Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava — “As Banks Battle a Loan Crisis, They Are Also Blocking More RTI Pleas Than Most Government Bodies”, Scroll.in
Sectoral Issues
Winner: Shelley Singh — “Is the Smartphone Revolution Dying?”, The Economic Times
Runners-Up: Sachin P. Mampatta, Advait Rao Palepu, and Amritha Pillay for the “Affirmative Action in India Inc” three-part series, Business Standard:
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The ceremony was attended by eminent personalities from government, industry, media, and academia, who lauded the role of credible journalism in shaping informed public discourse.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Shriram Capital, said:
“We are delighted to announce the 7th edition of the Shriram Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism. This platform recognises journalists who have played a critical role in shaping Indian audiences’ understanding through incisive, ethical, and thought-provoking reportage. Our endeavour is to showcase exemplary Indian journalism on a global stage.”
The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, played an independent role in the selection process by evaluating nominations and presenting shortlisted entries to the jury.
The distinguished jury comprised Mr. Gopal Srinivasan (TVS Capital Funds), Mr. Srinivasan K. Swamy (R. K. Swamy BBDO), Ms. Ashu Suyash (CRISIL), Mr. Adit Jain (IMA Asia), Mr. Swaminathan S. Aiyar (The Economic Times), Mr. T. N. Ninan (Business Standard), Mr. A. K. Bhattacharya (Business Standard), and Mr. Raghavan Jagannathan (Swarajya Magazine).
