Question

How many Indian photo journalists have been awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in the feature photography category?
1. Two
2. Five
3. Four
4. Three

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Three

The correct answer is Three.

• Three Indian journalists have been honored with the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in the field of feature photography.
• The names of the three prize winners —
  • Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi Anand  
• The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded by the Pulitzer Prize Board for work during the 2019 calendar year.
• Prize winners and nominated finalists were initially scheduled to be announced by Pulitzer administrator Dana Canedy on April 20, 2020.
• ​Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan, and Dar Yasin of Associated Press, for "striking images of life in the contested territory of Kashmir as India revoked its independence, executed through a communications blackout."

• Dar Yasin :
  • He is an Indian photographer and journalist.
  • He won in several contests such as NPPA's Best of Photojournalism, POYi, and Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.
• Mukhtar Khan :
  • He is an Indian photographer and journalist.
  • He was one of three photojournalists from Associated Press to win the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2020 for his pictures of India's crackdown on Kashmir.
• Channi Anand :
  • He is an Indian photographer and journalist.
  • He was one of three photojournalists from Associated Press to win the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2020 for his pictures of India's crackdown on Kashmir.