Kolkata Apr 22 PTI In todays world those brooding over heritage are lagging behind as people are ready to embrace what is new media baron Aveek Sarkar said on Friday Delivering the inaugural address of Bochhorer Best best of the year award instituted by Anandabazarcom to honour Bengali achievers in different fields in the past year Sarkar Editor Emeritus of the ABP group said online media is free from any heritage tagWe are not bound by any heritage We are not a legacy media Heritage means bound by past In the present world two countries are calling the shots - the US and China While the US doesnt have much heritage China has ruthlessly erased its past In this world those brooding over heritage are lagging behind Sarkar also Chairman of Press Trust of India PTI saidIn a way all online initiatives are new a new venture and we are no different But happy that you have stood by us the readers have stood by us he saidOn the awards Sarkar said there is another Bengal besides the one torn by violence and bloodshed and We will witness the journey of that Bengal tonight Popular Bengali actor Anirban Bhattacharya eminent restaurateur Anjan Chatterjee scientist Partha Majumder who is involved in research on Covid-19 outbreak Indian woman cricketer Jhulan Goswami cop-cum-social worker Sukumar Upadhya rising Bengali actress Madhumita Sarkar were among those adjudged for the Bochhorer Best honour by the leading online paper While accepting the honour Goswami who was the Indian cricket team captain said The feeling of representing my country gave me goosebumps It is a defining moment for every sportsperson Stating that he was humbled to receive the award Chatterjee said the food of Kolkata has now been accepted in London Marina Tabassum a Bangladeshi architect was also honoured for her innovative architectural works in her country and outside We are not confined within Bengal but acknowledge pioneering works of every Bengali across the world the online editor Anindya Jana saidSuperstar Prosenjit Chatterjee Director Srijit Mukherji Arindam Sil Bengali diva Rituparna Sengupta actor Rudranil Ghosh were among those present at the function PTI SUS NN NN