Commonwealth Innovation Award CIFA 2021

Department of Media Studies was Awarded by the Commonwealth Innovation Forum

Swethavimala M

Swethavimala M of the UG journalism programme was selected as an Indian delegate for the Future News Worldwide 2019 conference, which was held in the Thomson Reuters HQ at London. It was a British Council initiative in collaboration with several media houses across the world. She was one of the 100 delegates who were selected for the fully-funded conference opportunity. 

Ayub Ansari

Ayub Ansari of the UG journalism programme had got his pictures under the 'Editors Favourite' list in National Geographic Your Shot website. His pictures were exhibited by 'The Print Swap' in New York as well.

Dr Nirmala

Dr Nirmala is certified by Google and DataLeads to train public health professionals and health journalists to curb medical misinformation.
 

Prof Padmakumar

Prof Padmakumar is certified by Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute, Davao, Philippines, to be a facilitator for peacebuilders, with a specialisation in Art Approaches to Community-based Peacebuilding.

Dr. Embassy Lawbei

Awarded Moonlight ‘Best Young Journalist 2018’ by the Moonlight publication, Siaha District, Mizoram, for her reporting on ‘Mizoram-Assam border conflict’ during her stint with News18 Northeast covering Mizoram politics and events.

Dr. Parashurama Kamath

‘Best Paper’ award for a paper titled ‘Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives on Communities with special reference to Industries in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka’ in a Conference on ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Approaches and Practices for Inclusive Growth’ organized by SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore, on 13 November 2014.

Dr. Ashwini Falnikar

Top two student paper award, Global Communication and Social Change Division, for paper Bt Cotton and the voices of the widows in the face of farmer suicides, presented at 68th Annual ICA Conference, Prague, 24-28 May, 2018.

Dr.Victor Paul

Dr.Victor Paul has been awarded a special Perennial fund for effective delivery of UBA mandate under national level competition among all Participating Institutions of UBA, and announced on 15 th August, 2020 by UBA National Coordinating Institute IIT Delhi .

Mr Midhun Manohar and Ms Sana Fathima

Mr Midhun Manohar and Ms Sana Fathima, II Sem MSWCCP have been selected for the training programme of BIRDS NGO conducted on 11 & 12 of August 2017 and they are selected as the youth wing under leadership of BIRDS organisation

Ms Shaheena Ali and Ms Eshitha Roy

Ms Shaheena Ali and  Ms Eshitha Roy , IV Sem MSW CCP secured the first position in the Quiz on Child rights and protection conducted by the Bengaluru Child Line 1098 at Jain University on 14th and 21st of November 2017.

Mr. Susai Antony

Mr. Susai Antony, II Sem MSW CCP got selected for the MFF- NAPSWI fellowship on 9th October 2017 to pursue a research on nature and forms of sexual harassment at workplace faced by domestic workers in Bengaluru and Gurgaon. , IV Sem MSW CCP secured the first position in the Quiz on Child rights and protection conducted by the Bengaluru Child Line 1098 at Jain University on 14th and 21st of November 2017.

Ms Adithi Malik

Ms Adithi Malik, IV Sem MSW CPP won the Best oral presentation Award in the students & researchers category for her research on “ Aspirations of Homeless children” in the International Symposium on Social Inclusion held at Manipal University on 7 December 2017

Shruti Sonal

2018 MSB Award - Shruti Sonal, for the best paper at the 11th All India Conference of China Studies held at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, from 15-17 November 2018. Ms. Sonal, is a Master's student, at the Department of International Studies and History, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru and wins the Award for her paper, 'Chinese Science Fiction and its Socio-Political Engagements'.

Varija Maini