Newsmakers Achievers Award

Newsmakers Achievers Award (also known as NBC Award) is an Indian honor for recognizing and applauding citizens' efforts and devotion in a variety of fields, including healthcare, business, education, social action, and unity. Vaidehi Taman founded NAA in 2009, and Afternoon Voice, a daily National newspaper with Maharashtrian roots, organizes it yearly.

2023 Awardees
15th Newsmakers Achievers Award held in Maharashtra.


 * Syed Imtiyaz Jaleel

2022 Awardees
14th Newsmakers Achievers Award held in Maharashtra.


 * Dr Prabha Atre
 * Shri Sharad Govindrao Pawar
 * Shri Ved Pratap Vaidik
 * Shri Riteshwar Ji Maharaj
 * Nadira Babbar
 * Tirath Singh Rawat
 * Kishori Pednekar
 * Manjul (cartoonist)
 * Bharatiya Digital Party
 * Shreya Bugade

2021 Awardees
13th edition of Newsmakers Achievers Award ceremony took place in 2021 and were felicitated by Governor of Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai


 * Devendra Fadnavis
 * Neelam Gorhe
 * Iqbal Singh Chahal
 * Vithal Kamat
 * Manoj Bajpayee
 * Sandip Soparrkar
 * Chetan Shashital

2019 Awardees
10th edition of Newsmakers Achievers Award ceremony took place in 2019.


 * Navya Singh
 * Asha Bhosle
 * Moushumi Chatterjee
 * Raj Kaushal
 * Kamaal R. Khan
 * Rajesh Shringarpure
 * Geeta Kapoor
 * Kiku Sharda
 * Salil Acharya

2018 Awardees
The 9th edition of Newsmakers Achievers Award ceremony took place in 2018 in Mumbai


 * Bappi Lahiri
 * Rohit Roy
 * Makarand Deshpande
 * Kailash Kher
 * Bharti Singh
 * Suhani Dhanki

2017 Awardees
The 8th edition of Newsmakers Achievers Award event was held in May 2017 at Rangswar Hall Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, Mumbai.


 * Vira Sathidar
 * Vicky Nanjappa
 * Ssumier Pasricha

2016 Awardees
The 7th edition of Newsmakers Achievers Award event was held in May 2016 at Police Gymkhana, Marine Drive, Mumbai. 7th Newsmakers Achievers Award dedicated to farmers.


 * Sandip Soparrkar

2015 Awardees

 * Rohit Verma
 * Neeraj Kabi
 * Sai Tamhankar
 * Sudhir Mungantiwar

2014 Awardees

 * Rinku Ghosh

2013 Awardees

 * Delnaaz Irani

2011 Awardees

 * Siddharth Kannan

2010 Awardees
This event was hosted at Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai.


 * Raj Thackeray
 * Pankaj Bhujbal
 * Pankaja Munde
 * Smita Thackeray
 * Prakash Javadekar (best spokesperson)
 * Sachin Ahir (best Union leader)
 * Jagannathrao Hegde (best Mumbai Sheriff)
 * Rajdeep Sardesai