Mumbai: Senior political journalist Prakash Bal Joshi was today honoured with the Excellence in Journalism Award instituted by the Mantralaya Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh here.

Maharashtra food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat felicitated Joshi at the function held at Vidhan Bhawan.

Joshi, who has worked with various newspapers including Sakaal, Indian Express and Times of India, has now taken up his original passion which is painting, and has held several exhibitions in India and abroad.