Stree Shakti
Puraskar (Women Power Award) is a series of India's national honours conferred
on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given in
six categories, by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of
India, recognises the spirit of courage of a women in difficult circumstances,
who has established this spirit of courage in her personal or professional
life. The award also recognises pioneering contribution of an individual in
empowering women and raising women's issues. Instituted in the year 1991, the
award is conferred by the President of India on occasion of International
Women's Day i.e. 8 March every year at New Delhi. The award carries a cash
prize of Rupees Three Lakh (Rs. 300,000) and a citation.
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Stree Shakti Puraskar
Awards - 2014
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Award Name
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Winner
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Home State
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Notes
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Rani Lakshmibai Award
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Smt. Seema Prakash
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Madhya Pradesh
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Working for the cause of vulnerbale and marginalized communities in
Madhya Pradesh since 2000 particularly for the 'korku' tribes
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Rani Rduramma Devi Award
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Astha Sansthan (NGO)
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Rajasthan
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Working for women's rights, gender mainstreaming, issues relating to
violence against women tribal rights, food security, transparency and right
to work etc
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Mata Jijabai Award
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Smt. Chandraprabha Bokey
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Maharashtra
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A social worker working in rural areas since 1960. Her field of work
includes empowerment and rehabilitation
of destitute, divorced, disabled women and rehabilitation of orphan
children
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Kannagi Award
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Dr. P. Bhanumati
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Kerala
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Founder of AMHA (Association for Mentally Handicapped Adults);
working for the welfare of the poor and destitute mentally challenged adults
since 1996
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Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang
Award
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Sister Mariola
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Rajasthan
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Has been working with the inmates at Ajmer Jail (Rajasthan); has been
lobbying for "Prisons Without Walls"
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Devi Ahilyabai Holkar
Award
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Anyay Rahit Zindagi (NGO)
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Goa
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An organization working toward combating trafficking of persons
subjected to commercial sexual exploitations since 1997
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The Nari Shakti
Puraskars have been conferred for the first time this year. The award carries a
cash prize of Rs 100,000 and a citation. They have been instituted by the
Ministry of Women and Child Development to honour8 women to recognize their individual
contribution in specific areas.
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Nari Shakti Puraskar
Awards – 2014
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Winner
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Home State
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Notes
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Smt. Rashmi Anand
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Delhi
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Came out of a violent marriage and is now working on issues of gender
and domestic violence; counseled a number of women under “Crime Against Women”
Cell of the Delhi Police
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Dr. Nandita Krishna
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Tamil Nadu
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A historian, environmentalist and writer; has been involved in
promotion of Indian Arts & Crafts, and training traditional crafts
persons especially women and tribals
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Dr. Laxmi Gautam
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Uttar Pradesh
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Takes care of widows, providing them with a warm meal, a blanket,
takes care of their medical needs and provides them with much-needed
emotional care
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Smt. Latika Thukral
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Haryana
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One of the three co-founders of “I Am Gurgaon”, an NGO credited with
initiatives such as Million Trees Gurgaon.
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Smt. P. Kousalya
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Tamil Nadu
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Chief functionary and founder President of Positive Women Network (an
NGO) which caters to the empowerment of HIV positive women
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Dr. Sailakshmi Balijepally
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Tamil Nadu
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Founder of Ekam Foundation which carters to training caretakers of
medically ill children
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Dr. Swaraj Vidwan
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Uttarakhand
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Dedicated her life to the empowerment of women from vulnerable and
marginalized groups and for children located in the most remote and
geographically disadvantaged and border areas of Uttarakhand
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