Savad Rahman
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Savad Rahman is a journalist with Madhyamam
the Malayalam
daily newspaper. He was born in Palakkad
district in Kerala
in the year 1979.
He is currently working as the sub editor of the Madhyamam
. His focus is mainly on human rights
and environmental
and most of his are articles are based on the oppression faced by various strands of the society.
Savad is well known as the winner of Development Journalist of Asia Award from Asian Development Bank Institute
. He has also won the the International Journalism Prize for Social and Environmental Responsibility awarded by the Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum
in partnership with the World Editors Forum.
Madhyamam
Madhyamam is a Malayalam daily newspaper published from Kerala, India, since 1987.. It was founded in 1987 by the initiatives of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. It has 10 editions in India and its Gulf edition Gulf Madhyamam has 9 in the Middle East...
the Malayalam
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
daily newspaper. He was born in Palakkad
Palakkad
Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
district in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in the year 1979.
He is currently working as the sub editor of the Madhyamam
Madhyamam
Madhyamam is a Malayalam daily newspaper published from Kerala, India, since 1987.. It was founded in 1987 by the initiatives of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. It has 10 editions in India and its Gulf edition Gulf Madhyamam has 9 in the Middle East...
. His focus is mainly on human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and environmental
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
and most of his are articles are based on the oppression faced by various strands of the society.
Savad is well known as the winner of Development Journalist of Asia Award from Asian Development Bank Institute
Asian Development Bank Institute
The Asian Development Bank Institute is an Asian think tank focused on identifying effective development strategies for Asia and the Pacific, and on providing support to ADB member countries in managing development challenges. It was established in Tokyo in 1996 as a subsidiary of Asian...
. He has also won the the International Journalism Prize for Social and Environmental Responsibility awarded by the Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum
Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum
The Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum is an initiative organized by the Réseau Alliances in 1993 in partnership with private and public organizations, to encourage social and economic responsibility among businesses....
in partnership with the World Editors Forum.