By Matters India Reporter

New Delhi: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) will confer its prestigious annual “Louis Careno Award for Excellence in journalism” on Indian Currents for its bold stand against communalism and fundamentalism that has crept into our socio-political arena, over the past one decade and more, said Father Dr. Suresh Mathew, chief editor.

The ICPA is an association of Catholic newspapers and periodicals, news agencies and publishing houses, journalists and teachers of journalism. It is one of the oldest and most active Catholic press organisations in Asia.

In 2003, ICPA instituted Louis Careno Award for Excellence in journalism in memory of Fr. Joseph Carreno, Spanish Salesian in India and author of several scientific books and articles. The award is sponsored by the Mumbai Province of the Salesians of Don Bosco. This award is given to an individual or institution for outstanding contribution to the press in English or languages other than Hindi.

Indian Currents is a national news and views English weekly magazine, published from Delhi, India. Founded in 1987, it is today one of the leading English weeklies with a committed readership in India and abroad.

It is a registered paper with the Registrar of Newspapers in India. It is a member of Indian Newspaper Society and accredited to the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity, which is the nodal agency of the Government of India for advertising by various Ministries and organisations of Government of India, including public sector undertakings and autonomous bodies.

The Indian Currents is owned by Indian Current Publications, a Registered Society, under the patronage of the Capuchins of Krist Jyoti Province of North India.

The Indian Currents is the only weekly of its kind in India, which gives in-depth analysis of day-to-day events in the socio-political and religious fields.

Educational inputs, human rights, minorities’ issues, gender issues, and environmental issues are our prime concern. We promote national integration, communal harmony, justice, peace, and integrity of creation.

“We don’t create news. We analyze the news and events with objectivity, and without prejudice or biases. We speak the TRUTH. And we fight against injustices. We move our pen to awaken the conscience of those in power and to educate our readers to distinguish between truth and half-truths. It critically analyses policy decisions and issues related to governance and administration with direct reference to the highest common good. Our stories and articles on a wide range of topics have been widely acclaimed by a cross-section of people – decision-takers, policy-makers, intellectuals, and readers. For decades, Indian Currents has proved its worth adhering faithfully to its most cherished motto of being the “Voice of the Voiceless”. We believe in “‘Journalism with a Soul’” says its mission statement.

IC will continue to follow the path it has charted out for itself in the past and uphold the values that are close to its heart. IC depends mainly on subscriptions for its sustenance. Hence our appeal to all the right thinking people for their support through subscriptions and introducing IC to others.