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About Us
The International Association of Women in Radio & Television, India
Founded in 2005 under the leadership of our first Managing Trustee, Jai Chandiram, the India Chapter of IAWRT works to build and nurture a professional network of women professionals and academics in the media. Our members – nearly 100 phenomenal women who have built stellar careers in the media – come from across India, making it the largest country chapter in the entire IAWRT network.
What we do
IAWRT currently awards 4 Fellowships to support women working in film and media:
The Jai Chandiram Memorial Fellowship, instituted in the memory of the founder of the Indian Chapter of IAWRT, is awarded every two years to members of IAWRT India.
The IAWRT-Shaw Memorial Fellowship is an annual fellowship for young women media practitioners from Dalit/ Adivasi / Minority communities, instituted by our member Padmaja Shaw in the memory of her late husband Rajendra Shaw.
The Manjira Datta Grant for women Documentary Filmmakers is an annual fellowship, instituted in memory of the pioneering filmmaker by her family.
The IAWRT-Chandiram Fellowship is awarded to enable the archiving of IAWRT India’s activities.
The India Chapter of IAWRT is the only women-led non-profit organisation in India that has consistently put together a film festival in Delhi since 2005. The Asian Women’s Film Festival is that rare festival dedicated to celebrating the female gaze, where films from across Asia come together for 3 days in March every year: the city’s celebration of the International Women’s Day of sorts!
IAWRT India works closely with partners to put together workshops on filmmaking, seminars on different themes and screenings of films.