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Detailed explanation-1: -The Press Council of India presents awards in the name of the legend every year. In 2023, the Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award is presented to Journalist A.B.K. Prasad for his contributions towards journalism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eminent journalist and Chairman of Rajasthan Patrika Gulab Kothari was awarded Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of journalism. Shiva Swaroop Awasthi and Anu Abrahim were jointly awarded in the category of Developmental Reporting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Veteran journalist A.B.K. Prasad has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award for excellence in journalism, the Press Council of India, New Delhi, announced.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of ‘Raja’ by Akbar II, the Mughal emperor, who sent him to England to represent him. 2.

Detailed explanation-5: -He started the first Bengali language weekly newspaper and the first newspaper in an Indian language, called Sambad Koumudi, in 1821. The weekly newspaper advocated reading habits, the importance of discussion as well as the need for education for all. In 1822, he also published a Persian journal, Mirat-ul-Akbar.