Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday presented The Hindu’s senior journalist Gargi Parsai with the prestigious Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) award.
Ms. Parsai, an Associate Editor, was conferred the Chaudhury Charan Singh Award for excellence in Journalism in Agricultural Research and Development-2014.
Expressing happiness, Ms. Parsai said she felt honoured to get the special award from the Prime Minister in recognition of her work in the field of agriculture and research.
The award-winning journalist has been writing on crucial subjects of agriculture, food security, water resources and rural development for over two decades. She has also been reporting on politics and Parliamentary affairs.
In a career spanning 37 years, Ms. Parsai has brought to light various issues relating to farm research and development, environment and food sector that have made a difference. She is the winner of the Prem Bhatia Award in Journalism, FAO Award for Best Writing and is among the Women of the Millennium.
Ms. Parsai represented India in a Press Fellowship in the United States and was invited by former Prime Minister Deve Gowda for her views on agrarian crisis.
