President Ram Nath Kovind Honours 29 Inspiring Women With ‘Nari Shakti Puraskars’ On International Women’s Day
Today is a very special day where we are celebrating and appreciating all the women because they are true goddesses who never fails to inspire other people. Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind honoured 29 inspiring women with Nari Shakti Puraskars on the occasion of International Women’s Day. This is a great news!
President Ram Nath Kovind with the recipients of Nari Shakti Puraskar for the years 2020 and 2021 on the occasion of International Women’s Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. pic.twitter.com/mIITAzQXlw
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LIVE: President Kovind presents Nari Shakti Puraskar for 2020 & 2021 on International Women's Day https://t.co/T9kQCtInR7
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On March 8, 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind presented the prestigious Nari Shakti Award for 2020 and 2021. The awards were given to 29 women and girls for their exceptional work in their respective fields, the award ceremony took place in Rashtrapati Bhavan. All the recipients work in different fields such as entrepreneurship, agriculture, innovation, social work, education, literature, linguistics, arts, crafts, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), disability rights, merchant navy, wildlife conservation etc. The prestigious award was given to Anita Gupta who is an entrepreneur, Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava who is an organic farmer and tribal activist, Intel-India head Nivruti Rai, Saylee Nandkishor Agavane who is an exceptional Kathak dancer with down syndrome. Vanita Jagdeo Borade who is the first woman snake rescuer and mathematician Neena Gupta also received the award.
Other recipients are Padma Yangchan for preserving lost cuisines, Thara Rangaswamy for creating awareness about various mental disorders, Tage Rita Takhe for promoting local products internationally, Sruti Mohapatra for working towards the upliftment of disabled people, Shobha Gasti for starting NGO for women and girls, Sathupathi Prasanna for preserving minority tribal languages, Radhika Menon who works in Indian Merchant Navy, entrepreneur Pooja Sharma, Niranjanaben Mukulbhai who helps tribal girls in getting education, Neerja Madhav who works for marginalised people, Madhulika Ramteke to empower women, Kamal Kumbhar for promoting women entrepreneurship in animal husbandry, Anshul Malhotra who works for underprivileged rural women, folk artist Batool Begam, Tiffany Brar for empowering visually impaired rural women, Sandhya Dhar who works towards rights of the disabled people, Nasira Akhter who works towards environmental conservation, Meera Thakur who works for underprivileged women, Jodhaiya Bai Baiga for promoting tribal art at global level, Jaya Muthu and Tejamma for preserving Toda embroidery of Nilgiris, Dr Ela Lodh working towards women’s health, and weaver Arti Rana.
Take a look at all the recipients here:
President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Vanita Jagdeo Borade for wildlife conservation particularly rescuing snakes. Having rescued over 50,000 snakes to their natural habitat, Vanita from Buldhana, Maharashtra is known as 'Snake Friend' and First Woman Snake Rescuer'. pic.twitter.com/jZUNS3c3wr
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Padma Yangchan for preserving and reviving the lost cuisine and hand-weaving techniques of Ladakh and promoting it internationally. pic.twitter.com/DMZ7Catpbz
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Thara Rangaswamy for creating awareness about mental disorders. She started a free mobile tele-psychiatry service in Tamil Nadu. ‘Indian Disability Evaluation & Assessment Scale’ devised by her is used to assess mental disorders. pic.twitter.com/ovQJrqVBNi
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Tage Rita Takhe for excellence in promoting women entrepreneurship and local product internationally. Resident of Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh, she has produced 'Naara Aaba’, India's first organic kiwi wine. pic.twitter.com/KKs38MkdJa
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Sruti Mohapatra for empowerment of Divyangjan. Known as the 'Crusader in a Wheelchair', she founded NGOs working for upliftment of divyangjan in Odisha. pic.twitter.com/wetaS5qo3r
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Shobha Gasti for remarkable efforts in empowerment of women and girls. She started a NGO that helped in mainstreaming over 3600 devadasis in Belgaum, Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/NUnMczjXi5
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Sathupati Prasanna Sree for preserving minority tribal languages. A Professor of Andhra University, she is the first woman in the world to devise scripts for 19 tribal languages. pic.twitter.com/lFb8Yd9zLJ
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Radhika Menon for excellence in Indian Merchant Navy and exemplary courage. She is the first Indian Woman Captain of Merchant Navy and led a rescue operation in June, 2015 saving the lives of seven fishermen. pic.twitter.com/OubS0ofZns
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 8, 2022
Also Read: What Is The Significance, History, and Theme Of International Women’s Day 2022?
President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Pooja Sharma for contribution in skill development and empowerment of women and entrepreneurship. Hailing from Gurugram, she has established 9 SHGs, trained about 1,000 women & employing 150 women in her food manufacturing units. pic.twitter.com/Jhg1f82RWc
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Niranjanaben Mukulbhai Kalarthi for promoting Gujarati language and education of tribal girls. She founded Mukul Trust, Bardoli, Sardar Kanya Vidyalaya, and Swaraj Ashram, helping tribal underprivileged girls in getting education pic.twitter.com/86prgGkxPm
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Neerja Madhav in recognition of her work for marginalised people through Hindi Sahitya. A Hindi author from Uttar Pradesh, she has promoted world peace, rights & reservation for Eunuchs & Tibetan refugees. pic.twitter.com/iXktbEVG9P
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Neena Gupta for her excellence in Mathematics. A professor at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, she has solved 70 years old Zariski Cancellation Problem. She is also the winner of 'Ramanujan Prize' for Young Mathematicians. pic.twitter.com/xgdGiJmjzr
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Madhulika Ramteke for her efforts to economically empower women. A social worker from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, she started 'Maa Bamleshwari Bank’ which is entirely managed and controlled by women, and now has 5,372 branches. pic.twitter.com/OsDMDNsNd2
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Kamal Kumbhar for promoting women’s entrepreneurship in animal husbandry. An enterprenuer from Osmanabad, she has helped 5,000 women in starting micro-businesses and was instrumental in lighting up 3,000 houses with solar power. pic.twitter.com/4uqyFGBtPI
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Anshul Malhotra for skilling underprivileged rural women in handloom weaving and promoting Himachal Handloom. She has provided free handloom weaving training to 200 underprivileged rural women. pic.twitter.com/zItvsNDDPE
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Batool Begam for promoting Indian folk music internationally. A Maand and Bhajan Folk Singer from Jaipur, she specialises in Rajasthani folk tunes and performed Indian fold music programmes internationally. pic.twitter.com/nOPQftBLnf
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava for her contribution in organic farming. As a tribal activist in Gujarat, she has ensured land entitlements to 500 women. She provides training on fertiliser use & tech-based farming to women farmers. pic.twitter.com/WvnrjFy96x
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Tiffany Brar for empowering visually impaired rural women. She founded the Jyothirgamaya Foundation and a mobile blind school in Kerala. She has provided training to over 200 blind persons in Braille, computers and other skills. pic.twitter.com/HGRMPncgKf
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Sandhya Dhar for her contribution and dedication towards divyangjan rights. Sandhya founded ‘Jammu Institute of General Education and Rehabilitation’ in 2015 that conducts classes for Divyangjan and underprivileged children. pic.twitter.com/3uTCX3SIyY
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 8, 2022
President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Saylee Nandkishor Agavane for promoting Indian classical dance despite facing hardships due to Down syndrome. Saylee is a Kathak dancer and has received recognition in India and abroad. pic.twitter.com/kIjQoZdFOr
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Nivruti Rai for excellence in technology. Country Head of Intel India, she developed semiconductor chips that consume less power and new rural connectivity solution which provides cost-effective high-speed broadband connection. pic.twitter.com/VUrMAYzTbm
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Nasira Akhter for grassroot innovation in environmental conservation. Hailing from Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, she developed a herb that converts polythene to ashes, thereby making polythene biodegradable. pic.twitter.com/idnymWMXZT
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Meera Thakur for promoting the unique Sikki Grass Art and empowering the underprivileged women in Punjab. She provides free training of Sikki Grass Art and has trained more than 400 underprivileged women. pic.twitter.com/TbfPUmADw8
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Jodhaiya Bai Baiga for promoting the Tribal Baiga Art at global level. Portraying tribal cultures on canvas, her work has been exhibited internationally in Italy and France. pic.twitter.com/Z8ENcUrjmT
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Jaya Muthu and Tejamma for their contribution in preserving and promoting the age-old intricate Toda Embroidery of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. pic.twitter.com/Csd9oJOE9x
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 8, 2022
President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Arti Rana. A handloom weaver and a teacher from Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, she has imparted training in crafts to over 800 Tharu women and established 150 women's SHGs thereby raising the income of tribal weaver women. pic.twitter.com/1jAbnktUxi
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Anita Gupta for her contribution in empowering rural and underprivileged women. A social entrepreneur from Bhojpur, Bihar, she has trained over 50,000 underprivileged rural women in various skills. pic.twitter.com/Xf6laNprQb
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President Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar to Dr Ela Lodh (posthumous) for her contribution towards women’s health, particularly for the marginalised. She founded the Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura. pic.twitter.com/LstNel7jQp
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 8, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated all the Nari Shakti recipients and posted pictures with them on his official Twitter account. “On the eve of Women’s Day, interacted with recipients of the Nari Shakti Puraskar. We are very proud of their accomplishments and their efforts to serve society,” he tweeted.
Take a look:
On the eve of Women’s Day, interacted with recipients of the Nari Shakti Puraskar. We are very proud of their accomplishments and their efforts to serve society. https://t.co/lfJIr6A1nn pic.twitter.com/wOlLHDeAW4
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2022
Also Read: Sushma Swaraj, Kangana Ranaut, PV Sindhu And 26 Other Women Receive Padma Awards From President Ram Nath Kovind
We are cheering for all these inspiring women who worked really hard and rightfully earned this prestigious award. More power to them.
Happy International Women’s Day to them!
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