Motivating Conservation

Cash Awards(Rs.10001/-) to Journalists

The award consisted of a cash prize of Rs.10001, a memento and a citation. It was instituted on the lines of the Oscar Award. Over 200 prominent journalists and others were asked to nominate a journalist and a judging panel selected the winner.

• Mr.N.P.Rajendran of `Mathrubhoomi' was selected for the first Jaiji Peter Foundation Award by the judging panel headed by veteran journalist Mr.T.J.S Gorge. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer presented the award at a grant function held at the Aiswarya Auditorium in Alappuzha on 4 th May 1998, on the first death anniversary of Jaiji Peter.
• Cartoonist Mr.Gopikrishna was selected for the second Jaiji Peter Award in 1999.
• The third Award went to `The New Indian Express' Principle Correspondent Ms.Leela Menon in 2000.