On International Women’s Day: Nari Shakti Puraskar Award Years 2020 and 2021

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.

On International Women’s Day: Nari Shakti Puraskars Years 2020 and 2021

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.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development

‘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
	Anita Gupta	Bihar	Social Entrepreneur
	Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava	Gujarat	Organic farmer & Tribal Activist
	Nasira Akhter	Jammu & Kashmir	Innovator - Environmental Conservation
	Sandhya Dhar	Jammu & Kashmir	Social Worker
	Nivruti Rai	Karnataka	Country Head, Intel India
	Tiffany Brar	Kerala	Social Worker – Working for Blind people
	Padma Yangchan	Ladakh	Revived the lost cuisine & clothing in Leh region
	Jodhaiya Bai Baiga	Madhya Pradesh	Tribal Baiga Art Painter
	Saylee Nandkishor Agavane	Maharashtra	Down syndrome affected Kathak Dancer
	Vanita Jagdeo Borade	Maharashtra	First Women Snake Rescuer
	Meera Thakur	Punjab	Sikki Grass Artist
	Jaya Muthu, Tejamma  (Jointly)	Tamil Nadu	Artisans - Toda embroidery
	Ela Lodh (Posthumous)	Tripura	Obstetrician & Gynecologist
	Arti Rana	Uttar Pradesh	Handloom Weaver & Teacher
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	Sathupati Prasanna Sree	Andhra Pradesh	Linguist – preserving minority tribal languages
	Tage Rita Takhe	Arunachal Pradesh	Entrepreneur
	Madhulika Ramteke	Chhattisgarh	Social Worker
	Niranjanaben Mukulbhai Kalarthi	Gujarat	Author & Educationist
	Pooja Sharma	Haryana	Farmer & Entrepreneur
	Anshul Malhotra	Himachal Pradesh	Weaver
	Shobha Gasti	Karnataka	Social Activist – Working for ending Devadasi system
	Radhika Menon	Kerala	Captain Merchant Navy – First woman to receive award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea from IMO
	Kamal Kumbhar	Maharashtra	Social Entrepreneur
	Sruti Mohapatra	Odisha	Disability Rights Activist
	Batool Begam	Rajasthan	Maand & Bhajan Folk Singer
	Thara Rangaswamy	Tamil Nadu	Psychiatrist & Researcher
	Neerja Madhav	Uttar Pradesh	Hindi Author – working for rights for transgenders and Tibetan refugees
	Neena Gupta	West Bengal	Mathematician

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