The grand finale of the Mumbai Press Club National Redink Awards 2023, recognizing excellence in Indian journalism, took place on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai.

Dr. G.G. Parikh, a 'Quit India' activist, served as the chief guest. Indira Jaising, the first female senior counsel in the Supreme Court who became the country’s first female Additional Solicitor General in 2009, was the Guest of Honour.

A total of 31 journalists from across the country were honoured with RedInk Awards in various categories, including political writing, environment, healthcare, and business.

The title sponsor for this year's event is Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL), and associate sponsors include Aditya Birla Group, L&T Financial Services, Indiabulls Housing, Finolex Industries, Adfactors, Concept Communication, and Pernod Ricard.

The following is the list of winners for the Redink Awards 2023.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT      

Neerja Chowdhury, Veteran Journalist

JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR  

Dhanya Rajendran, The News Minute

Sharad Vyas, Independent Journalist

BUSINESS & ECONOMY             

Print/Online: Manu P Toms & Nirmal John, ET Prime

Television/Video: Debayan Dutta, The Quint

CRIME & INVESTIGATION                      

Print/Online: K S Sudhi, U Hiran & M P Praveen, The Hindu

Television/Video: Muhammad Wajihulla, News 9 Plus

HEALTH & WELLNESS               

Print/Online: Tabassum Barnagarwala, Scroll.in

Television/Video: Mayank Bhagwat, BBC Marathi

HUMAN RIGHTS               

Print/Online: Rokibuz Zaman, Scroll.in

Television/Video: Zijah Sherwani, The Quint

LIFESTYLE  & ENTERTAINMENT       

Print/Online: Uday Bhatia, Mint

Television/Video: Muhammad Wajihulla, News 9 Plus

POLITICS                 

Print/Online: Supriya Sharma  & Arunabh Saikia, Scroll.in

Television/Video: Kirti Dubey, BBC Hindi

SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT            

Print/Online: Tanvi Deshpande, India Spend

Television/Video: Ambika Singh Kahma, NDTV

SCIENCE & INNOVATION                    

Print/Online: Sukhada Tatke, FiftyTwo.in

SPORTS                    

Print/Online: Mihir Vasavda, The Indian Express

Television/Video: Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Mojo Story

THE ARTS               

Print/Online: Kamayani Sharma, Scroll.in

Television/Video: Aravind Venugopal, Malayala Manorama

The BIG PICTURE (Photo of the Year)

Winner: T K Pradeep Kumar, Mathrubhumi

Runner up: Deepu BP, The New Indian Express

WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT & GENDER EQUALITY                 

Print/Online: Aarefa Johari, Scroll.in

Television/Video: Bhumika Saraswati & Mohammad Dawood, South China Morning Post