● Total of 64 Women achievers from different walks of life were felicitated.
● The award ceremony was held to celebrate International Women’s Day.
● The Kamala Gowani Trust awards inspiring women leaders each year to recognise their contributions to nation-building.
● Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla felicitated all the awardees.
Celebrating the courage and confidence of 64 exceptional women across the dimensions and geographical boundaries of India, Ankibai Ghamandiram Gowani Trust by Nidarshana Gowani launched Kamala Power Women Awards 2023 to recognize, felicitate and empower the exemplary women of India on International Women’s Day.
The felicitation ceremony for the awardees was held on 14th March 2023 at Dr Ambedkar International Center, 15 Janpath, New Delhi. Kamala Power Women Awards were felicitated
to the awardees by Honourable Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla. The esteemed awards were conferred in recognition of the excellency shown by the women across categories like girl child education, women’s health, music, gender inclusion, Indian culture, and much more. These women have been going beyond their comfort zone and extra mile to bring a positive change in society.
The event was graced by Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture, Smt. Darshana Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways & Textiles, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs & Culture, K G Balakrishna Ji, Former Chief Justice of India, Smt. Leela Devi Dookun Luchoomun Hon’ble Vice Prime Minister & Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science, Government of Mauritius, and other dignitaries.
Sharing her insights during the event, Nidarshana Gowani, Managing Director, Kamala Group of Companies said, “Women today have succeeded in all walks of life. They are leading examples of strong, exemplary, and determined. The women we felicitated today are the new-era women of change who are an immense source of inspiration and
motivation to the current and upcoming generation to bring positive change in society. I am touched by the quality of service each woman has provided to society despite the obstacles and hardships they face. Each of them has stood out in their service and worked zealously. I would like to thank each one of them for the contribution they have made”
The women who were felicitated at the event were the Late Sindhutai Sapkal, Jayashree, Mallika Handa, Sarita Gayakwad, Swati Pandey, Kanganna Palli Radha Devi, Divya Khandal, Radhika Kumari, Ketki Pandit Mehta, Sudha Sharma, Pratiksha Tondwalkar, Punam Rai, Veena Nagda, Bhavna Bafna, Shanti Rai, Sara Lakhani, Shahida Praveen Ganguly, Anupama Raag, Dr Seema Rao, Dr Navina Singh, Aparna Pujari, Dr Anamika, Sharma, Madhumita Sav, Rati Singh, Nisha Bhagat, Zoya Agarwal, Meera Parida, Dipika Rabha, Priyanka Tibrewal, Vevohulu Churhah, Darshana Sharma, Barkha Singh, Ananya Paul Dodmani, Dr Shipra Dhar Srivastav, Saroj Gangadhar Warke, Shinjini Kulkarni, Joybi Devi Heikrujam, Lin Laishram, Bharti Mahendra Sangoi, Dr Sangeeta Mehra, Purva Anil Kulkarni, Dr Smita Srivastav, Suman Sharma, Sadhna Shankar, Smita Thackeray, Rashi & Rima, Aisha Ansari, Suriner Jeet Kaur, Chetna Chamoli, Dr Deepti Sharma Shrikunj, Anita Bimal, Shweta Basu Prasad, Purnima Anand, Dr Deepti Adhau, Dr Mallika Verma, Monika Tomar, Ayushi Rao, Mukta Singh, Ravi Bala Sharma, Sharmila Oswal, Tamanna Pherwani, Dimple Marwaha, Sanya Mulani, Keki Adhikari.
Kamala Power Women would continue celebrating the success of women and encouraging them to build towards an empowered society. The Trust has set a benchmark to find stories of inspiration and felicitate them year after year.
