Namrata Biji Ahuja, a senior journalist at The Week has been chosen for the International Press Institute-India award this year for her story on ‘Naga underground camps’ that explored the “parallel and secret” functioning of a ‘state within a state’, the forum said on Saturday.
The IPI-India Award for Excellence in Journalism, which carries a cash prize of ₹2 lakh, a trophy and a citation, will be given to Ms. Ahuja at a function later in Delhi, it said, adding that the first-hand account reporting has contributed for a “better understanding of the Naga issue”.