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The Honourable President will confer prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskars on International Women’s Day, to 29 Outstanding Individuals for the Years 2020 and 2021

Women's Day

March 07, 2022

As part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the week-long celebrations of International Women’s Day started on 1st March 2022 in New Delhi. The culmination of week-long events will witness the conferment of Nari Shakti Puruskar for the years 2020 and 2021 by the Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind at a special ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 8th March 2022. The award ceremony for the year 2020 could not be held in 2021 due to the prevalent situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Honourable Prime Minister of India will also be having an interactive session with the Awardees to applaud their efforts and to inspire the masses to work for and excel in areas relating to women's empowerment.

In all, 28 awards (14 each for the years 2020 and 2021) will be presented to 29 individuals in recognition of their exceptional work in rendering distinguished services towards the empowerment of women, especially vulnerable and marginalized women.

‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ is an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development to acknowledge the exceptional contribution made by individuals and institutions, to celebrate women as game changers and catalysts of positive change in society.

These achievers have not allowed age, geographical barriers, or access to resources to come in the way of fulfilling their dreams. Their indomitable spirit will inspire the society at large and the young Indian minds, in particular, to break gender stereotypes, and stand up against gender inequality and discrimination. These awards are an effort to recognize women as equal partners in the advancement of society.

The winners of the Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2020 are from fields as diverse as entrepreneurship, agriculture, innovation, social work, arts and crafts, STEMM, wildlife conservation, etc. The winners of the Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2021 are from the fields of linguistics, entrepreneurship, agriculture, social work, arts and crafts, Merchant Navy, STEMM, education and literature, disability rights, etc.

The list of awardees is below:

Nari Shakti Puruskar 2020

Sl. No Name State/ UT Domain
1 Anita Gupta Bihar Social Entrepreneur
2 Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava Gujarat Organic farmer & Tribal Activist
3 Nasira Akhter Jammu & Kashmir Innovator - Environmental Conservation
4 Sandhya Dhar Jammu & Kashmir Social Worker
5 Nivruti Rai Karnataka Country Head, Intel India
6 Tiffany Brar Kerala Social Worker – Working for Blind people
7 Padma Yangchan Ladakh Revived the lost cuisine & clothing in Leh region
8 Jodhaiya Bai Baiga Madhya Pradesh Tribal Baiga Art Painter
9 Saylee Nandkishor Agavane Maharashtra Down syndrome affected Kathak Dancer
10 Vanita Jagdeo Borade Maharashtra First Women Snake Rescuer
11 Meera Thakur Punjab Sikki Grass Artist
12 Jaya Muthu, Tejamma (Jointly) Tamil Nadu Artisans - Toda embroidery
13 Ela Lodh (Posthumous) Tripura Obstetrician & Gynecologist
14 Arti Rana Uttar Pradesh Handloom Weaver & Teacher

Nari Shakti Puruskar 2021

Sl. No Name State/ UT Domain
1 Sathupati Prasanna Sree Andhra Pradesh Linguist – preserving minority tribal languages
2 Tage Rita Takhe Arunachal Pradesh Entrepreneur
3 Madhulika Ramteke Chhattisgarh Social Worker
4 Niranjanaben Mukulbhai Kalarthi Gujarat Author & Educationist
5 Pooja Sharma Haryana Farmer & Entrepreneur
6 Anshul Malhotra Himachal Pradesh Weaver
7 Shobha Gasti Karnataka Social Activist – Working for ending Devadasi system
8 Radhika Menon Kerala Captain Merchant Navy – First woman to receive an award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea from IMO
9 Kamal Kumbhar Maharashtra Social Entrepreneur
10 Sruti Mohapatra Odisha Disability Rights Activist
11 Batool Begam Rajasthan Maand & Bhajan Folk Singer
12 Thara Rangaswamy Tamil Nadu Psychiatrist & Researcher
13 Neerja Madhav Uttar Pradesh Hindi Author – working for rights for transgenders and Tibetan refugees
14 Neena Gupta West Bengal Mathematician

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