NEW DELHI: A two-day programme was held on 26-27 June to mark the completion of five years of regular publication of FORWARD Press. On the first day, a workshop was held for the state correspondents of FORWARD Press. On the second day, Prof Sushma Yadav (Pro VC, IGNOU) and Rajendra Kashyap (PMG, Delhi Circle) were feted with the First Mahatma Jotiba and Krantibai Phule Balijan Ratna Samman Award. The Bahujan lLiterature Annual for 2014 was also released on the occasion.
From Left: Veer Bharat Talwar, Ramnika Gupta, Ivan Kostka, Silvia Kostka, Pramod Ranjan, Sanjay Kumar, Sushama Yadav, Rajindra Kashyap
Thom Wolf
H.L. Dusadh
Lal Ratnakar
Surendra Kushwaha addressing the function
Guests at the felicitation ceremony
More guests at the felicitation ceremony
FORWARD Press correspondents from different states at the workshop
Kevin Brinkmann taking a session at the workshop
Sarvesh and Avinash Das during the training session at the workshop
Editor-in-chief Ivan Kostka and Consulting Editor Pramod Ranjan with FORWARD Press correspondents
Published in the August 2014 issue of the Forward Press magazine
Forward Press also publishes books on Bahujan issues. Forward Press Books sheds light on the widespread problems as well as the finer aspects of Bahujan (Dalit, OBC, Adivasi, Nomadic, Pasmanda) society, culture, literature and politics. Contact us for a list of FP Books’ titles and to order. Mobile: +919968527911, Email: info@forwardmagazine.in)
The titles from Forward Press Books are also available on Kindle and these e-books cost less than their print versions. Browse and buy:
