Archive · 18 Jun 2025
Journalist Ismail Kandakere Receives Media Award
A journalist named Ismail Kandakere won an award!
He got the Coovercolly Pushpalatha Chandrashehar Media Award from the Kodagu Press Club.
The award was for his news story about a girl named Meena who was tragically killed.
The story also showed how poor Meena's family was.
After the story, people were so moved that a new house was built for Meena’s parents.
The award includes money and a special gift.
Ismail Kandakere received the Coovercolly Pushpalatha Chandrashekar Media Award.
The award was given by the Kodagu Press Club for his report on Meena's murder.
The report highlighted Meena's poverty and the family's living conditions.
Following the report, a new house was built for Meena's parents.
The award includes a cash prize of Rs5,000 and a memento.
- Who
- K.M. Ismail Kandakere and the Kodagu Press Club.
- What
- Ismail Kandakere was conferred the Coovercolly Pushpalatha Chandrashekar Media Award.
- When
- The award was presented during a ceremony held at Patrika Bhavan in Madikeri.
- Where
- Madikeri, Karnataka
- Why
- For his compelling human-interest report titled “The roof of Meena’s house is leaking.”
- Award Name
- Coovercolly Pushpalatha Chandrashekar Media Award
- Recipient
- K.M. Ismail Kandakere
- Awarding Organization
- Kodagu Press Club
- Award Amount
- Rs5,000 cash prize and memento
- Report Title
- "The roof of Meena’s house is leaking."