Ravish Kumar won the award for "harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless".

NDTV's Ravish Kumar, who won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019, delivered a speech on "The Power of Citizen's journalism to Advance Democracy", in the Philippines.

Ravish Kumar won the award for "harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless" and his "unfaltering commitment to a professional, ethical journalism of the highest standards". He is among the five recipients of the 2019 Magsaysay award, the Asian equivalent of the Nobel, which recognises the "greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia".

Ravish Kumar will receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award at a ceremony in Manila on September 9, 2019.

Here are the highlights of Ravish Kumar's public lecture in Manila, the Philippines: