It was indeed a proud moment for Udaipur when President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented national award to journalist Sharad Vyas for his commendable contribution and services to the field of Journalism.

The ceremony was conducted on the eve of National Press Day organized by Press Council of India, New Delhi on 16^th November. The event was graced by the presence of Minister of State of Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and President of Press Council of India Justice Chandmauli Kumar Prasad.

Sharad Vyas, born in Udaipur and son to senior journalist of the city Nishant Vyas and Asha Vyas, is presently working as Deputy Editor at The Hindu in Mumbai. He had also received the prestigious RedInk Award by Mumbai Press Club in June 2015 while he was working with Mid Day (Print) as Assistant Senior Editor (Investigation) in Mumbai.