Specialist in nurturing entrepreneurial skills, she co-founded company’s and operated them successfully in various business line. Valued for her experience in understanding all kinds of businesses, her uniqueness is around
Joy Sandhya – Guardian of hope
Nurses are the unsung heroes of the medical field—they not only provide the day-to-day care of hospitalized patients, but they also perform tasks few others are willing to do. Among
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Started the life from a very poor family background and getting married to an unemployed, wounded man. After attempting suicide from which she came after hospitalization for a week, she
Hema Rakesh
Hema Rakesh, works as Digital Editor and Senior News Anchor in a Tamil News Channel – News J. She is from Krishnagiri District-nicknamed as the Most Backward district in TamilNadu
Bhanu Priya
Director and founder of Aadharv Charitable TrustSupports 10 families of mentally challenged people, physically challenged people and widows on a monthly basis.Organizing free General medical health camp for road side
Sreedevi Raghavan
Dubbing Artist in Cini industry – She is ruining – Karunai Ullangal Trust, a secular, non-political, non-profit charitable Trust engaged in the development and emancipation of mentally challenged and old
Grace Banu
In 2015, Grace became the first transgender person to get an engineering seat in Tamil Nadu. And this year, Tharika S Banu, another trans woman adopted by Grace three years
Archana Singh
Archana Singh is a social activist and an inspiration to young girls and adolescents who want to break themselves free from stifling patriarchal restrictions. In her final year of MSW
Aradhana Sikarwar
Social worker and deputy secretary of NGO Ummeed. Works for the education of underprivileged, women safety, anti-drugs campaign etc. Has been teaching poor children in Ujarao, Gomti Nagar. Initiated a
Anuradha Wadhawan
Gave her son, an idea to open a school with minimum fees and a great infrastructure and boarding facilities. This is how, New Vision School in Jankipuram extension, came up.
Rekha Sinha
Secretary of NGO Rekhaakriti, she works to protect the culture and heritage of Uttar Pradesh through handicraft. Adopts handmade product culture, involves women power in handicraft sector, promotes the socio-economic
Sapna Upadhayay
Works for cancer patients specially kids and their families. She has been associated with ECWF, a non-government aided organisation, devoted to the and welfare of underprivileged children suffering from cancer,
Shweta Singh
Assistance teacher, with philanthropy and social service as my goal. In charge of Lucknow unit of “Kavyashree Seva Sansthan”, working for social development. Bringing back the students who had to
Dr Arpita Anand
After completing education, she established herself professionally and after understanding the significance of oral health she took up the concept of ‘Oral health awareness drive’ for the society. Her urge
Dr.Jaya Tiwari
Social worker and reformer, makes efforts for the upliftment of women. Informs about fundamental rights, stands against female feticide. Founded India’s First Female Mission Rock Band- Meri Zindagii. The band’s
Dr Seema Mishra
Seema Mishra is a scientist at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute. She has worked on various environmental issues and created awareness about arsenic contamination and its health consequences. Her research showed
Rakhi Lakhan
Rakhi Lakhan is a teacher at a government-run primary school and is also working for the welfare of underprivileged people. She is associated with Nootan Muskaan, a social group which
Seema Singh Katiyar
Seema is an associate professor at Avadh Girls’ Degree College Lucknow. Along with her duties, she has been serving humanity through her outreach activities in slum areas and working for
Ankita Bajpai
Ankita Bajpai, a young dancer from Lucknow, completed the record of dancing for a continuous 24 hours on hundreds of songs for the Golden Book of World Records. She is
Tripti Kaur Pahwa
Tripti Kaur Pahwa is an Indian relief mural artist and had keen interest in paintings since childhood. In 2000, she decided to make this hobby her profession by setting up
Joy Srinivasan- ‘Spicing’ up learning for the poor
In a state which is already battling issues related to education, like infrastructure and human resources, the NGO Makkala Jagriti (Awakening of Children) comes as a boon for underprivileged children.
Akkai Padmashali-India’s Most Vocal Transgender Rights Activist
Born as a boy named Jagdish, Akkai chose to become a transgender. She contacted other transgender women and told them about her dilemma and her desire to be one of
Savitha Devi- A real Cherub
Savitha Devi is the founder of Revive Life foundation (RLF), an initiative from Revive Bangalore Publications which focuses to rebuild happiness and bridge generous and selfless donors with people who
Chinnmaye Praveen- A life devoted to children
Chinnmaye Praveen is strategic head of social entrepreneur organization Gewinn wachstum, catering to needs of drinking water issues throughout Karnataka. To give back to society as passion she started Vistaara,
Manisha Mehta
On Jan 26, 2017, over 50 children from Thayi Mane orphanage performed in fulfilling a dream, a drance program held to unprivileged children persue their talent and passion for the
Ruksana
Health insurance may not be able to cover your financial issues when ill. There might be times when we think that if god could send a savior. Such a savior
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Certain incidents in once life can turn its course to a new dimension. It was after going through the experience of human trafficking, Shilpa understood the need for a
S. Chandramathy Rao
Chandramathy Rao is a woman who proved that age is indeed just a number. At an age when many people choose to relax and spend most of their time at
Dr. Deepa Kannan
A gynaecologist by profession, Deepa worked at a non-profit health centre serving lower income women. The focus of the centre was more on reproductive and child health. She emphasised on
Sangamithra Ayyangaar
HIV AIDS is not a disease, socially accepted even by the 20 th century Indian society. It is in this context that, making her step to initiate change, Sangamaithra
Padmaja Ramamurthy
A good teacher can change lives. Such is the life of Padmaja Ramamurthy. Teacher who is making dream come true for trafficked children at the APSA dream school, Padamaja’s work
Bidhya Y
27 year old from Bengaluru, Ashwini Angadi was among the 7 young girls from across the world who were honoured with the UN special envoy for global education’s youth courage
Nazia
Nazia who prefers to go by single name will be confired with Bharath award for her prolonged and ongoing fight against mal-practices of gambling and betting. She first short to
Vathsala Prabhakar
In a world where, girls are not safe, Vathsala Prabhakar is one among those women who raised her voice against the atrocities faced by the young girls. She organised girl
Shabana Khandelwal
India is land for unity in diversity. People vary in their culture, belief, religion, life pattern and what not. But every now and then, it is reminded by the Indian
Dr. Rita Agarwal
Dr. Rita Agarwal is indeed a person with godly nature. As the director of Tears institute of mentally retarded which was established to impart services based on sound psychological and
Dr. Beena Sharma
Dr. Beena Sharma led her life for providing practical knowledge to the neglected and uneducated children of the society through ethical values. She emphasise the importance of free education to
Dr. Lakshmi Gautham
Working for bringing justice to the abandon for health, welfare and helping them getting the basic needs of life in Brindavan. She is thefounder of Kanak Dhara foundation, which is
Ebha Garg
Ebha from very young age used to get upset to see poor children begging on roads and working on labourers a homes, in restaurants, factories and being deprived of their
Nazia
Nazia who prefers to go by single name will be confired with Bharath award for her prolonged and ongoing fight against mal-practices of gambling and betting. She first short to
Tulika Kapoor
Running an NGO ‘Aryashree’ from past 15 years in Agra,Tulika works with children, youth and women coming from the disadvantaged sessions of the society. The children who never attended formal
Maya Singh
Teachers are the best guide for everyone. A right teacher at the right age can change the life of every child. Such a teacher is Maya Singh. She takes care
Dr. Mohini
In 2012, Dr. Mohini started SAMBAL to train women as drivers, electricians, tailors and Mehandi artists. Through her initiatives she was providing a better living for the women of the
Anjum Ansari
Also known as Ghajala, Anjum Ansari formed “We the women forum”, for the re-habitation of women, cast out from their families. It is very difficult for women to survive in
Anita Singh
Once Anita Singh involved in a fight with two youngsters for harassing a girl in her hometown, Bhadaini. The boy’s parents complained Anita’s mother to which she replied that her
Vartika Jain
When people say that, bikes and tracks are not for women, Vartika Jain is a person who asks why boys should have all the fun. She is the first female
Varsha Pradhaan
Varsha works at Sahaja Yoga world foundation. Ms. Varsha interacts with students in two hour sessions. Before starting meditation, she shares valuable inputs and experiences with students for their development
Pushpanjali
Pushpanjali is a woman who can be called as the life changer of the modern society. She started Pushpanjali’s yoga sutra a non- profit mission, to make mindfulness accessible and
Prathiba Singh
When people are having a hard time to look after their own children, Prathiba Singh took over the life of several homeless women and gave them a new direction in
Pratima Sinha
Started as an anchor in Doora Darshan, Pratima Sinha worked in AIR till 2004. She also worked as an in charge at Radio sunbeam 90.4 FM (student community radio in
