Complex sentence: In 1996, Hussain bagged the prestigious Sanskriti Foundation National Award for excellence in Journalism, but soon he decided to work in a more focused manner in the field of peace and security studies and contribute to peace making and inter-community understanding in the region.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1996, Hussain bagged the prestigious Sanskriti Foundation National Award for excellence in Journalism. He then decided to work in a more focused manner in the field of peace and security studies and contribute to peace making and inter-community understanding in the region.