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Manhattan: Danish Siddiqui’s Kids Accept Dad’s Pulitzer Prize

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Yunus Siddiqui, 6, and Sarah Siddiqui kids of Danish received their father’s prize

Manhattan: Reuters’s Indian Photojournalists Adnan Abidi, Amit Dave, Danish Siddiqui, and Sanna Irshad Mattoo for their feature photography were awarded Pulitzer Prize at Columbia University in Manhattan. The ceremony was held on October 20.

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Danish was tragically assassinated by the Taliban in Afghanistan last year. Sanna was unable to visit New York to receive the Pulitzer Prize for some reason, according to the Indian authorities. Yunus Siddiqui, 6, and Sarah Siddiqui kids of Danish received their father’s prize.

Yunus Siddiqui and Sarah Siddiqui the late Danish Siddiqui's children, with Adnan Abidi, Amit Dave and Columbia University President Lee Bollinge, who presented the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
Yunus Siddiqui and Sarah Siddiqui received their father's Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.

 

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