Why does Justice Katju regard Ravish Kumar as a good journalist, but not a great journalist?
Who does not know of William Garrison’s fight against slavery in America through his newspaper ‘The Liberator’, for which he had to make great sacrifices?
Magsaysay for Ravish Kumar
Magsaysay winner who returned Award money says, Magsaysay for Ravish Kumar is a victory for truth
But the Award is prestigious and definitely is a protection against autocratic tendencies of the state and its cronies in India, especially for human rights defenders and upright journalists like Ravish Kumar.