REDINK AWARDS 2021

Honouring the Very Best in Indian Journalism

Initiated eleven years ago by the Mumbai Press Club, the RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism was introduced to encourage remarkable analysis and reporting, along with upholding high ethical standards in Indian journalism. It is meant to serve as a reminder of the sincerity and purpose of journalism, and its accountability to citizens. This year, Danish Siddiqui, a photojournalist who was killed during an assignment in Afghanistan in July 2021, was posthumously awarded the title of 'Journalist of the Year'. Apoorva Diwakar Salkade was declared the winner in the Big Picture category. Here's a look at the winning images as well as the runner-up and shortlisted photographs.

Winner

Apoorva Diwakar Salkade He is currently a Senior Photojournalist at OUTLOOK Magazine. Prior to this, he worked as a Staff Photojournalist at DNA, and as a photojournalist at the FOTOCORP New Photo Agency.

As millions in our cities locked themselves in, life for those who built our homes, our roads, or did our dirty chores moved outdoors. You can’t see them from your balconies or through windows—the curtains are drawn to block the harsh May sun. They, too, stay away from the day’s heat. It is at night that the gates of hell open. Group upon group of terrified, starving, exhausted people leave the cities they built, carrying with them precious items packed into sacks.