Joseph Anthony Gathia

The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) and the SVD (Divine Word) congregation in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, central India, awarded the Swami Devanand Chakkungal Award for Hindi literature to author, journalist, and children's rights activist Joseph Anthony Gathia.

A key church leader in India said Christians are duty-bound to make Christianity's contributions to nation-building known to the common people of India.