BENGALURU: The Press Club has announced it will honour two veteran journalists -- Kuldip Nayar and N.Ram ? with its signature RedInk Lifetime Achievement Awards for 2013 for their careers dedicated to good journalism.

The awards will be handed over by Maharashtra Governor Mr K Sankaranarayanan, on Saturday 25 May at the NCPA?s Tata Theatre.

The Press Club will also felicitate over 20 other journalists from various categories for excellence in journalism at the awards event.

The Lifetime Achievement Awards were selected by the managing committee of the Press Club based on a survey of leading and senior journalists from all over the country.

Kuldip Nayar is revered as a columnist and peace activist and has also been former Rajya Sabha member. N. Ram has headed The Hindu Group as MD and Editor-in-Chief for over two decades and has been conferred the Padma Bhushan by the Indian Government and the Sri Lanka Ratna by the Government of Sri Lanka.

?It?s a privilege to honour such distinguished journalists at the RedInk 2013 Awards. Their contribution to the media and professional achievements speak volumes and serve as motivations to us all. We are pleased to felicitate such inspirational personalities,? said Mr. Gurbir Singh, President, The Press Club, Mumbai.

This year, The RedInk Awards received over 900 entries from journalists all across India. Winners have been chosen in nine competitive categories including Sports, Media and Entertainment, Health and Environment, Crime, Business, Politics, Television Story, Science and Innovation and PhotoJournalism. Some of the eminent judges included Ravi Shastri, Rahul Bose, Kumar Ketkar, Pritish Nandy, Minhaz Merchant, Shirish Inamdar, Hussain Zaidi, Khalid Mohammad and Colvyn Harris.

Star India, Podar Enterprise, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Eros International, Yes Bank, Magarpatta City, and Zee Entertainment are supporting the event.