N Ram to receive Lokmanya Tilak Journalist award

N Ram has been chosen for this year's prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Journalist award.

The award is conferred for excellence in Journalism on a personality making important contribution to the field of Journalism at national level, Deepak Tilak, great grandson of Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak and trustee editor of the daily Kesari said in a statement.

Vir Sanghvi of 'Hindustan Times' was the recipient of the Tilak award in 2009.

The award will be conferred on N Ram, Editor-in-Chief of the 'Hindu' on January 4, coinciding with the 129th Foundation Day of 'Kesari', started by Lokmanya Tilak, one of the leading lights of struggle for independence.