The PoleStar Foundation announces the winners of 19th Annual PoleStar Awards

Chennai (India), 30^th October 2017:  The PoleStar Foundation, an independent Trust established in 1998 to recognize Excellence in IT in India, conducted the 19^th Annual PoleStar Awards on the evening of 27^th November 2017 at The Leela Palace, Chennai. The Chief Guest of the event was Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Limited. Mr. Arun Jain, Founder, PoleStar Foundation and Chairman & Managing Director, Intellect Design Arena Limited, was present at the event along with other eminent dignitaries from various industries, media and academia.

The Polestar Awards honour exemplary work in the fields of Journalism and Social Impact. In Journalism the categories include Best Feature in IT Journalism, Best Feature in Business Journalism, Best Good News Feature (new addition) and The Jury’s Special Recognition. As promised by Mr. Arun Jain in the previous year’s edition, a new genre of awards to celebrate positive impact on the society were introduced this year – The Social Impact Awards in four categories: Education, Livelihood, Health and Empowerment. The IT & Business journalism awards consist of a trophy, a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 2 Lakh. The Jury’s Special Mention, Best Good News Feature and all four Social Impact awards include a trophy, a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh.