Mumbai, April 08: Rons Bantwal who has been providing services as Maharashtra State’s Beuro Chief, News Editor of world famous web Medias like Canaranews.Com  has been selected for ‘Karnataka State Media’ award.

Rons Bantwal who is currently working as a Mumbai regional reporter of magazines of Vijaya Karnataka owned by Times of India group is a world famous journalist. He is the editor of Mumbai edition of Delhivarthe Kannada Daily and is the only one person who represents India as an authorized reporter of many magazines like Udayavani, Karnataka Malla Kannada Daily and many Kannada-Konkani, English weekly magazines, fortnight magazines. He has been recognized through his various qualities like dedication and loyalty and has been providing continuous services in magazines like Udayavani, Taranga, Roopatara since 6 ½ years and is a world famous journalist who has an intimate and friendly personality.

He is a young journalist who has been continuously providing services successfully in the field of journalism since 25 years and has been working for the betterment of the society without expecting any financial benefit in return. He is a civil engineering degree holder and went to Mumbai for the sake of job and started his journey in the field of journalism as a cartoon artist. He started his career in journalism field in Mumbai through Konkani weekly magazine ‘Raknno’ and gradually became the Mumbai Chief of Kannada Daily ‘Janavahini’. He has been recognized through his various qualities like dedication and loyalty and has been providing continuous services in magazines like Udayavani, Taranga, Roopatara since 6 ½ years and is the only one world famous Kannadiga journalist who has an intimate and friendly personality.

He is the first Kannadiga journalist who published news from the incident spot including photographs using electronic camera, laptop, etc. for the first time. He is a great journalist who publishes news by visiting the spots personally for atleast ten incidents and gathers the information and is also a kind-hearted man. His efforts in raising voice in favour of the society by making investigational news by roaming throughout the world is really appreciable. He is the best friend of all Tulu-Kannadigas and the whole Karnataka by providing social services throughout day and night. He is a social worker who has delivered dead bodies (including hospital, resident) of 19 people of various communities including Tulu-Kannadiga-Christians to their natives easily and he himself has cremated them. He is an efficient journalist who made a search and sent more than 21 people to their native who stayed in Mumbai for various reasons.

Currently, he is the founder, honorary chief secretary of Kannadiga Patrakarthara Sangha, Maharashtra and has published ‘Diary-Directory’ under his editorship since past 3 years. With his forsighted vision, he has a plan of forming Journalists Bhavan at a cost of about 3 Crores near Santacruz airport. He is actively participating in more than 30 associations in the city.

He has received many awards. ‘Konkani Excellent Award’ from Konkani Sahitya Kala Foundation association (23.10.2005), ‘Divo Konkani Sahitya Puraskar-2007’ from Divo Konkani weekly magazine (12.01.2008), felicitation with gold medal by Kannada Department of Mumbai University (19.03.2010), ‘Abhimani Patrakartha’ award from Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy Bengaluru and Shafi Welfare Association Mumbai (17.07.2010), ‘Vishwa Kannada Rajyotsava Prashasthi’ international award at Bahrain (29.09.2011), ‘Parivarthana Patrakartha Puraskar’ international award from Parivarthana Prathishtan Mumbai association (23.11.2011), ‘Sarvotkrishta Abhimani Vishwa Kannadiga’ award on the 43rd anniversary of Kannada Rajyotsava unprecedented celebration at Maloor of Kolar (30.12.2011), ‘Sadhaka Patrakartha’ national award at Surat of Gujarat (03.11.2012) and he has also been felicitated by conferring ‘Best Indian Journalist’ award under the holy presence of Siddaganga Mutt’s Shri Dr. Shivakumar Mahaswamiji and the then chief minister of Karnataka – Jagadeesh Shettar at the 65th conference of working journalists of India by Karnataka Union of Working Journalists in association with Working Journalists Association of Tumkur district (04.10.2012), ‘Patrakar Ratna’ award from Navachintana association, Decade’s Hoogara memorial media award on Press Day celebration – 2014 on July 1st at Bengaluru Kannada Bhavana by Patrakarthara Vedike Bengaluru, Karnataka Media and News Centre, etc.

He has been felicitated on 03.08.2014 at Dakshina Kannada Jilla’s 19th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at Polali Shri Kshetra of Bantwal. It was conducted under the presidentship of Nadoja Prof. Kinnikambala Padmanabha Rao and Rons has been felicitated by State Minister of Youth affairs – K Abhayachandra Jain and Dr. M Mohan Alwa. He is a rare journalist who always fights for justice and makes visits throughout nation.

His long time project of conducting a huge convention of All India Kannada Journalists is going to be held from April 11th to 14th at Mumbai and many journalists throughout the nation are going to participate in this convention. The visit of Governor and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra will be most important part of this convention.

Address of Rons Bantwal is as follows:

Rons Bantwal

Love View, 103-Pauline Zabeth House, Velankanni Road, Opp. Cigarette Factory, Chakala, Andheri-E, Mumbai 400 099.
Telefax: 28323967 Cell: 9820292974 / 9867092574 E-mail: ronsbantwal@gmail.com