2012 Hafeez Karamath Journalism Fellowship Award

Mr. Yashmid Ellis Karamath (right) presents Ms. Sneha Hazarika-Rampersad
(left) with a token of recognition.

The Hafeez Karamath Group of Companies congratulates Ms. Sneha Hazarika-Rampersad on being awarded the 2012 edition of the Hafeez Karamath Journalism Fellowship Award. A small function was held at the Hyatt Regency to honour and award Ms. Hazarika-Rampersad.

Envisioned by the late Hafeez Karamath and established under the Groups current Executive Chairman, Mr. Yashmid Ellis Karamath, the Journalism Fellowship was created in order to expand and promote the cultural ethos of Trinidad and Tobago throughout the world.

This year's winner, Ms. Sneha Hazarika-Rampersad, is a journalist and avid writer who grew up in Assam, India. She has majored in History and possesses a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

Ms. Hazarika-Rampersad will be conducting research on the social and economic changes in Trinidad and Tobago and will subsequently publish her findings in the print and electronic media.