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March 10: Dr Masooma is one of the most reputed Physiotherapist in Mumbai who has improved patients’ lives through her extraordinary care, empathy, dedication and personal commitment. Her exemplary knowledge, passion, and dedication to work have earned her this year’s Women Iconza 2022 award. The Women Iconza award function, held on 3rd March 2022, is an annual event organised by TIMES Applaud to felicitate today’s women for their brilliance and efficiency to lead, inspire, and motivate greatness in multiple fields. Dr Masooma was conferred with the award by famous Television Actress Pooja Gor.

This is not the first time Dr Masooma has been bestowed with such honours. The skilled healthcare professional has bagged many awards and accolades for her outstanding contribution in physiotherapy. She has won the “Best Physiotherapist in Mumbai” award at Women Iconza second time in a row. Last year she was felicitated by Vinayak Rahut (Member of Parliament).

As an internationally known physiotherapist, Dr Masooma’s unique treatment style kept her up in dealing with cases. She graduated from Manipal College of Allied Health Sciences as a University Topper and established her clinic under the name of Dr Masooma’s Advanced Physiorehab in Mumbai in 2013 where she aims to turn “Pain into Comfort” and help her patients restart their life in a better and healthy way. Her advanced and specially equipped Physiorehab centre pays special attention to every patient with utmost care and concern. Each patient undergoes a detailed assessment and a strong hands-on approach by the medical professional to achieve optimum results. The clinic delivers quality and excellent services.

While speaking at the event, Dr Masooma said, “I feel extremely blessed to receive all the love and blessing from one and all and promise to continue my journey with absolute sincerity and ensure each patient who comes to me walks back pain-free and happy. Many challenges accompany my long journey of success. However, what motivates me is Turning Setbacks into Comebacks.” She believes that there is no force equal to a woman who is determined to rise. She further gave a message to all young aspiring Physiotherapists, “Each day is a new chapter in the book of your life journey, so make each moment worthwhile. People should remember that success is not a destination; it’s a journey. Always think that your journey has just begun.”

Dr. Masooma’s passion for her profession has constantly kept her in touch with the recent advances in her field. Tracing it back to the days when Physiotherapy was not well known than today, it was a roller coaster ride. During her initial career days, it was a daunting task for her to make people understand the importance of Physiotherapy. Today people consider a good physiotherapist their first point of contact for any aches and pains and believe that they can surely help. Trust in the eyes of her patients makes her journey worthwhile. The contentment of gifting thousands of people their normal lives back is what keeps the doctor motivated.

Dr. Masooma has been working since mid 2012 and this year marks a decade into the profession for her. She is a perfect example of an empowered woman. Along with being a successful physiotherapist, Dr Masooma is a responsible mother and a good daughter. Being a single parent, she fulfils her responsibilities towards her daughter and her family with complete dedication. She is bringing up her daughter to be an independent woman of tomorrow.

She acknowledges that behind her effective professional life is a helpful family who let her be herself and follow her dreams.

Dr. Masooma says that she would like to thank the strong women in her life who have been an example for her. My mom – who has taught me what dedication is all about. She has been the perfect mother, wife, daughter and grand mother. She has always kept her family as her priority. She has supported me at every juncture of life and it’s only because of her I am where I am today.

My Nani who taught me about being disciplined in life. My Dadi who was an extremely strong woman with a strong point of view. My Masi who has always taught me what independence is all about. I have seen her start her life independently and realised if a woman wants she can do anything in life. My sisters who have been by my side through all ups and downs. They are career oriented and hard working girls and that’s what motivates me to keep working hard too.

And lastly MY DAUGHTER who I can’t thank enough. As a parent we feel kids should learn from us but trust me I have learnt so much from her. She has been my constant support system. Without her support and understanding nature I wouldn’t have been able to achieve even a little of what I have. She is my driving force, my strength, my oxygen.

Dr Masooma is a role model physiotherapist. what sets the woman apart is her zeal to excel and pick up a career that is a revolution in itself. Through her hard work and dedictaion, Dr. Masooma has a long list of successfully treated patients including many Celebrities like Manoj Bajpayee, Ekta Kapoor, Javed Akhtar, Parineeti Chopra, Alka Yagnik, Neha Kakkar, Maniesh Paul, Johnny Lever, Pooja Bhatt, Vidyut Jamwal, Karan Wahi, Rohit Saraf, Siddharth Shukla, Shehnaaz Gill, Asim Riaz, Karanvir Bohra, Karan Tacker, Javed Ali, Aakriti Kakkar, Abbas-Mastan, Mustafa Burmawala, Annu Kapoor, Tamanna Bhatia, Bani J, Nandita Mahtani, Sharad Kelkar, Sonu Nigam to name a few…. She is extremely well known in the Movie and Television Fraternity.

She is indeed an inspiration for aspiring women and a true influencer.

March 10: VRaz Academy once again has proved its mark by securing an award in a recently hosted award ceremony by Times Applaud @ Raj Bhavan on 24^th Feb 2022 under the presence of Honourable Governor Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Padma Shri Kumar Sanu & Managing Director of Liveshaala Education Pvt Lt, and Mr Sarit Agarwal.

VRaZ is an educational institute for IIT-JEE and NEET founded in 2020 by Ramswaroop Choudhary and Vikas Mahajan, both alumni of IIT ISM Dhanbad. After being in this field for more than 5 years they understood the need of building an organisation which not only provides genuine help to students to achieve their goals but also gives parents an idea and clarity of what these competitive exams are, so that they can take decisions for their child wisely.

The team endeavours to bring an environment for students which not only helps them in their overall development but also motivates them to achieve their full potential. It is a student centric establishment which also focuses on creating a team which resonates with our vision so that we can reach more students in need of quality education.

Despite of being established during the pandemic, their focused vision and sheer hard work delivered excellent results and also became an organisation that was trusted by many parents and students. Along with guiding students for JEE and NEET it also motivated students and made them believe that no matter how worse the situations are VRaZ will always stand by them.

In the span of 2 years VRaZ has emerged out as one of the best institute for IIT/JEE and NEET with the key highlight being it’s experienced and dedicated mentors.

Along with IIT-JEE and NEET, they also focus on Pre-foundation students because it nurtures their mind and also gives them a clear idea about the various Olympiads and competitive exams so that they can explore themselves in this direction. VRaZ ensures their batch strength is limited and every student get the required attention.

Experiences of few students, about Impact of Lockdown / Pandemic on education 

Harsh Salunkhe from DAV Public School, Airoliwho has recently joined VRaZ, said that they had tough time studying during Covid lockdown, as they had to adapt to technology very quickly and also get adjusted to home routine and parallel focus on studies.

Harshita Nere from DAV Public School, Thanecurrently preparing for JEE from VRaZ says Interaction between classmates and teachers was the most affected which made understanding concepts a bit slower than that of offline classes. Concepts took a bit more time to study clearly than what it used to take earlier. Moreover Atmosphere was also a hindrance in studies but study hours increased as compared to what it would have been in offline classes.

Ashank Vermani, from Singhania School, Thane, who has joined VRaZ, missed the sports period during lockdown, also felt just being at home and studying was kind of boring with no friends around.

Parth Bagwe Billabong High International School, who joined VRaZ says, pandemic was a blessing and a curse for me. It was fatiguing at first, but later, waking up 5 minutes before the class started and hastily turning on my laptop became routine. The pandemic opened doors to many new ways of educating ourselves. Although we lost physical touch with our teachers, it gave us the time to pursue our hobbies, it made us tech-savvy.

New Delhi (India), March 10: During the uncertainty and volatility in the market, R K Mohapatra’s books help investors (irrespective of age) construct a good and balanced investment portfolio, provide self-help techniques and tips for wealth creation in the long run, and enable them to achieve their financial goals in life.

Literary Stalwart Mohapatra published books including “Retirement Planning: A simple guide for Individuals,” “Investment Risk & Growth: A Guide for Investors about Investment Vehicles,” “Sahi Nivesh Se Ameer Banen(Hindi Edition)” and “Mutual Funds: A Powerful Investment Avenue for Individuals.” Mohapatra’s 5th book, “Relationship: A motley of love, trust, and emotions,” is ready for publishing.

Mohapatra’s book, “Investment Risk and Growth: A Guide for Investors About Investment Vehicles” won the prestigious book award for the 2020 Reader’s Favourite – Gold Medal, and “Mutual funds: A powerful investment Avenue for Individuals” won the Literary Titan Gold Book Award 2020.

R K Mohapatra’s honest and striking portrayals of the corporate world earned him numerous national and international awards, including two prestigious international awards -Exemplary leader award 2019 and Asian Leadership – Hall of Fame award 2021 for his excellent and enormous contributions to IRCON and exceptional caliber to the world of Finance.

R K Mohapatra (1963) is General Manager, Finance, in IRCON, and an “Eminent Author” Awardee; he has 28 years of rich experience in Finance and Account in India and abroad and is known for his literary work on various investment avenues: equity, mutual funds, debt funds, bonds, Gold & Gold ETF, and cash & wealth management, portfolio analysis, financial planning, and retirement planning.

March 9: Entrepreneurial Development Council is a Non-Profit Organisation that aims for creating an entrepreneurs vision into billion dollar company. We believe that every individual from tier two and tier three cities and rural areas should be given equal opportunity, resources, and support to turn their dreams of being an entrepreneur in to reality. We have a vision of developing entrepreneurial ecosystem for the the individual where they can network with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, marketers, service providers, and others.

At EDC India, we have our special diploma program for the school and college students where they can learn everything about entrepreneurship and also managing their work space. Our Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Diploma in Office Management has been the first choice for the students. During the six months of the course the students learn different values and skills that an entrepreneur has and also, how they can manage their workspace smoothly. During these courses students get 30 days of internship for practical learning and along with this they get 100% job assistance. We have our record of 85% of job placements for the students who pursue our course.

Till date we have created more than 856 jobs and internships. Additionally, the students who wish to start their own startup after completing the course and wish to get incubated then EDC’s incubation centre helps them in starting their own startup and having a scalable growth. Along with these, we also support our startups through incubation support where they get all the necessary resources for having the scalable growth along with funding assurance and marketing allowances. We support every innovative idea and we are trusted by more than 250 startups and 18750 entrepreneurs.

Website: https://edcindia.in/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/edcindia

New Delhi (India), March 9: Avalipt, a custom fashion startup led by women entrepreneur  Shomby Goswami came with this unapologetic idea this International Women’s Day to normalise the stigma about period blood amongst men and society at large with the campaign – IT’S JUST BLOOD in association with@storysellercomics (Author, CAT India Topper, IIT B, IIM C).

Men wore avalipt’s blood theme designed handpainted shirts on the streets of Bangalore holding placards stating- it’s just blood, everyone bleeds, disrupt the disgust and its bloody time that we break the stigma. Period.

The highlight of the campaign was men coming up together in a circular formation around a woman debunking the myth and promoting – PERIOD BLOOD IS NORMAL. 

This came as a thought-provoking idea to ensure that Avalipt won’t stay as a brand that sells clothes but also use the platform and the team associated with smashing social stigma. The existence of the brand revolves around the pursuit of identity, and that’s what they are promoting.

The men marched on MG Road, Brigade Road, and Church Street, Bangalore, an entire day to promote a simple yet strong message, i.e. IT’S JUST BLOOD! AND EVERYONE BLEEDS! They also stood on the road on a busy traffic day to ensure the message stayed loud and clear.

In their words- We are marching towards a transparent and accepting society where we are standing with women.

Avalipt is a power-wear brand that offers premium hand-painted clothing helmed by a woman entrepreneur ‘Shomby Goswami’, wherein it voices out to create and establish clothing with the pursuit of identity for men.

With this initiative and collection alongside, Avalipt wishes to build a concept culture of clothing for men who want to make a difference in society. With iBleed collection, we wish to make sure the men around the world can convey a simple message – it’s just blood! And everyone bleeds. Then why is it so shocking, taboo, or seen as disgusting when it’s menstrual blood? All the sales proceeds will go to an NGO supporting women’s rights.

Geeta Solanki Founder Unipads along with chefs at Unipads Adeli initiative

Women working as cooks in schools, temple kitchens, and restaurants are not allowed to work during their periods and suffer loss of wages. The Adeli initiative sheds light on the issue.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 9: Ahmedabad-based Unipads, which works to help underprivileged women maintain menstrual hygiene, has launched a campaign to address the taboo associated with women cooking during their menstruating days.

The campaign has been aptly named Adeli, which translates to touched or possessed, and is the term used in some remote parts of the state for women going through their periods.

“The practice of not allowing women to cook while they are menstruating is not only discriminatory but also has a large financial impact. Women who are working as cooks in schools, temple kitchens, and restaurants have to face loss of wages – in some cases up to a fifth of their income – because of this practice,” said Geeta Solanki, Founder, Unipads.

Unipads, which manufactures affordable reusable cloth napkins to ensure menstrual hygiene and works to address taboos associated with menstruation, has collaborated with Manav Sadhna of Gandhi Ashram and Saath NGO for the Adeli movement.

As a first step, Unipads launched a limited pop-up restaurant with the name Adeli and collaborated with women chefs, helps, and servers going through their menstruation days to run it. Unipads invited influential community members, change-makers, activists, and other prominent names to dine at Adeli and become a part of the change. Unipads also invited hotels, restaurant chains, schools, and temples to become a part of the movement by committing to support women having their periods.

The Adeli movement has been very well received. Sarovar Portico, with its 97 hotel properties, has supported the initiative, and so has Pride Hotels at all its 26 properties. Talks are going on other with hotel chains, schools, F&B companies, and commercial kitchens for their support.

“The support has been excellent, and we see some positive change, but there is a long way to go. We need to reach out to more communities, businesses, religious and social leaders, and most importantly, the women themselves and educate them about this taboo,” said Ms Solanki.

As a part of its broader outreach, on Monday, Unipads shot a documentary associated with Nini’s Kitchen to address the taboo. Some of the women cooked for the first time during their periods.

“Going ahead, we also want to engage with policymakers to ensure a framework is put in place to protect the rights of women to be employed and paid while on periods,” added Ms Solanki.

New Delhi (India), March 8: A power-packed event to celebrate the empowered womanhood of Hyderabad by honoring all 117 successful women who are breaking through the ground and making a difference to their communities, industries and families.

We were proud to have among us women from diverse backgrounds and achievements. These included a struggling young woman who became a sportswoman in Powerlifting, a survivor of domestic violence, boss women who had achieved a remarkable position in male-dominant industries, business owners, CEOs, Founders, HRs, and many more who left an imprint with the inspiration their stories hold.

In recognition of their exceptional work to uphold and quash the bias of women not being equal, Team Diamond Nari Puraskar 2022 has taken up the task to recognize and reward the effort of the Women in leadership achieving equal opportunities and an unbiased approach to life. We stood by this year’s theme of #breakthebias and gave ourselves an opportunity to show our gratitude and support for every woman today.

117 Highly Successful, Remarkable, Talented and Resilient profiles have been finalized out of the 800 profiles that were received by the team Diamond Nari Puraskar 2022.

The event was packed with successful women and their supporters who cheered as a sign of support and happiness for a better incoming future. The event was graced by the presence of Chief Guest Jayesh Ranjan Principal & IT Secretary Telangana & Guest of Honour Addl.DCP Sirisha Raghavendra She Team & Bharosa, Hyderabad. Shri Uppala Srinivas (Chairman – Telangana Tourism) and MLC Boggarapu Dayanad have been the Special invitees for the event.

Addl. DCP Sirisha Raghavendra especially upheld & applauded the great work being undertaken by her department of She Teams bharosa and the Telangana where the same pattern is being copied for good by other states too as well as her personal message has beckoned all the women to help the other needy women.

Jayesh Ranjan congratulated the awardees, mentioning that women still are facing challenges at work. This is a large-scale issue where discrimination has taken part in multiple fields, including domestic front and outside too. for example, data where women face bais either in inequality or enrollments into education, succeeding in the manufacturing sector and many such occasions where they still are looked down. Jayesh Sir also applauded the effort of the Diamond Nari Puraskar team for having presented with a wonderful platform for recognizing wondrous women in various industries

Here is the List of Awardees honored on the occassion

1. Shilpa Srinivas – Trainer, CEO – Self Academy
2. Mrudula Doraswamy – Director, SUPAR School
3. Manju latha Kalanidhi – Journalist & Founder – Rice Bucket Challenge

4 . Ravali Devarakonda – Anchor, Host & RJ at Magic 106.4 fm

5. Aruna Vakulabharanam – Founder – Jagannath Packaging

6 . G. Indira Priyadarshini Yadav – Sr. Journalist V5 News

7. Dr Radhika Kandula -M.B.B.S. (AFMC), DNB (Obstetrics & Gynecology), FNB (Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility)
8. Meghana Musunuri -Founder & Director – Fountainhead Global School & Jr College
9. Vaishnavi Vanama – Director of Happy Moments
10. Rajyalakshmi Gubba (Founder – Rajyalakshmi Heritage Banaras)
11. Veda Raja Rajeshwari Founder & Partner – Veda Ceramics
12. Swathi Kiran (Co-Founder, Digital Connect)
13. Boorugu Archana – Entrepreneur | Founder -MILJO
14. Sudha Kylas – Professional Tanjavur Artist
15. Swetha Erramshetty (Founder – Essence Fashions)

16 . Katakam Swapna – Co-Founder, Prakar Enterprises

17 . Dr.Kalpavalli Poondla – Psychologist, Motivational Speaker

18. Deepika Kontham – Corporator | Monda Market 150 Division
19. Niharika Reddy -Social Activist, Fashion Designer & Women Entrepreneur
20. Dr Snigdha Samal -Senior Manager – Punjab National Bank
21. Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru – World’s Youngest Mountaineer
22. Harshitha Karthik – Founder – HK Permanent Makeup Clinic
23. Sudha Paluri – Vice President, Kotak Mahindra Bank
24. Arunjyothi Lokhanday – Environmentalist, Rural Innovator
25. Dr.Manjula Anagani – Padmashri Awardee
26. Vanaparthy Vijayalakshmi -Director, Photofina
27. Bindu G Naidu – Civil & Criminal High Court Lawyer
28. J Renuka – Director, Vasantha Logistics
29. K Poornima – Youtuber | Bsmart Everyday
30. Sirisha Boggarapu – Electrical Engineer
31. Sunaina Badam – Actor | Content Creator – Khelpedia
32. Sudha Challa – CEO, KC Pullaiah Foundation
33. Sravani Asuri – Digital Marketer | Founder & Head Trainer – DiginomaD
34. Eppalapalli Shailaja – Director, Arna Photoalbums
35. Nagamalla Radhika -Co-Founder, KR Digitals
36. Kande Supriya – Artist | Singer
37. Veda Alekhya -Architect
38. Rekha Bikkumalla – President, Arya Vyshya Mahila Sangam Uppal
39. CA Bhagya Lakshmi – Founder, BLC ERP Consultants
40. Murarisetti Yashwanthi – Fashion Designer, Founder Yash Studio14
41. Mukka Shivani – Founder, Acquire Publications
42. Vyshali Sagar -Startup Ramp Lead, AWS Public Sector India
43. Gubba Deepthi – Director, Gubba Cold Storage
44. Dr. Kalyani Guduguntla – Dentist | Founder,Smile Miles Dental Hospital
45. Kotha Narmada – Director, Sri Mart Super Market
46. Bheema Annapurna -Partner | Sri Mahalaxmi Oil & General Merchants
47. Chikoti Priyanka Gupta – Medical Microbiologist
48. Tatavarthi Madhuri- Co-Founder of Lights N Lights
49. Dr Neelaveni – Yoga instructor & MS psychologist, Homeopathy Doctor
50. Swapna Pola -Art Teacher
51. Dr.Sajida Khan -Audio Engineer (First Female Music Technician In India)
52. B. Anitha – Income Tax Officer
53. Pabba Aparna – Founder – Shree Rama Book Shop (Educational Publishers)
54. Gubba Anantha Lakshmi -Insurance Advisor
55. Aparna Proddaturi – Partner, Fortune Aluminium
56. Nagalaxmi Manchi – Founder, Sri Laxmi Products
57. Rachamalla Deepa- Govt Teacher
58. Sravanthi soma -Partner , Sri Krishna Hardware & Steel Centre
59. K.Swarna lakshmi -Faculty at KNPW, Fashion Designer
60. Vankadara Bhavani Priya – Vedic Teacher
61. Sreedevi Bikkumalla -Partner at Om Sri Sai Communication
62. Harika Siddamshetty -Software Engineer | MBA Finance
63. Kuncharapu laxmi kumari – Co-Founder, Kuncharapu Hardware
64. Mounika devi – Youtuber | Mystylecorner

65 .Dr Chinmai yerram – MBBS MD (DVL) | Dermatologist & Cosmetologist

66. Priyanka Gajwada – Architect
67. Gayathri Gunda – Educationalist
68. Sahasra Gunda – Kuchipudi Dancer
69. Rajitha Gunda -Founder at Indira Diagnostic Centre
70. Jc G Sreechandana -Psychologist and life skills coach, Pravartan.life
71. Sravani Proddaturi -Baker | Knack & Roast
72. M Shireesha – Dancer | Director, Spekwud
73. Gajawada Srilaxmi – Vasavi Vanitha Club
74. Uppala Rajyalaxmi – Telangana state BJP Mahila MORCH Treasurer

75.Sravani Chettupalli – Philanthropist Educationist and Entrepreneur

76. Yaski Sravani – Teacher | BSc, BEd
77. Suman Kakumani – Founder of Clique Studio

78 Ln.Dr.Veena Saraswathi – Artist | Social Entrepreneur

79. Sandhya Rani Vedantam – Carnatic Musician
80. K. Shyleshi – Assitant Registrar, Highcourt of Telangana
81. Jyothi Yasala – Founder of Naari Botique
82. Gayathri Padigela – Fashion Designer, Hanvi Designs

83 Dr. Arunasubbarao -Paredy Queen | Versatile singer

84. Uppala Swapna- IVF First Lady
85. Veerannagari Radha Reddy- R.K Puram Corporator
86. Shiva Jyothi – Journalist | Bigboss 3 Contestant
87. Naga Mallika Talanki -Md of GR UPVC and Interiors
88. Prasanna Maddula – Prachands Botique
89. Pippala Swathi – Co-Founder, Shree Caterers
90. Dr. Prathyusha – MD, Dermatologist, Oliva Hospitals
91. Srivalli Padmanabhuni -Managing Director, Sribhi Events
92. Dr Santoshini Gowrishetty -MBBS, MS(OBG), Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Aware Gleneagles Global Hospital
93. Dr Archana Pandey – Assistant Director (OL), DRDL, Ministry of Defence. Hyderabad
94. Dr Padma Veerapaneni -Chairman Bellcom india Pvt ltd & Founder director KIMS hospitals
95. Sanjana Pabbati – Branch Sales Manager,Pidilite
96. Swarna vijitha – Anchor at YOYO TV
97. Yasaswini Jonnalagadda -Director ,Project Prisha
98. Dr. Amulya Kattamuri -MBBS, MS, MCh Plastic Surgeon
99. Swapna Koripa -Project Manager | Model | Dubbing artist | Social Activist
100. Bhuvaneshwari Cheruvu -Chief Marketing Officer – Areteans
101. Laveena Devarashetty – Artist & Entrepreneur
102. Vinoda chandavath – Director , M/S Shri MALHARI Masalas and Organic Foods PVT ltd (OPC)
103. Sireesha Kuncharapu -CEO, Kuncharapu Hardware
104. Sirisha Tarlapally -CEO, Kreative Designers
105. Santoshi Chandrala – Financial Analyst
106. Bachu Vinoda – Co-Founder, Darshan Motors
107. Venna Uma Rani – Director, Hari Priya Developers
108. Ramya Satyavarapu – Entrepreneur
109. Shreshta Pabbati – Dancer
110. Vaishnavi – Sports Woman – Power Lifter
111. Manasa Shivakoti – Co-Founder, Ethics Events
112. J Lakshmi -Managing Director, Times Green Energy (India) Limited
113. Sunitha Nethi – Managing Partner Edelweiss Tokio life insurance
114. Dr. Pabba Radhika -Gynecologist
115. Boggarapu Pooja -Managing Partner – Shiva Shankar Granites
116. Boggarapu Kavitha – Jewellery Designer
117. Boggarapu pranitha – Active Jaycee’s Member

The Diamond Business Group organized the event as a way to support the ideals of growing and empowering women. In general, women still face social inequalities in today’s modern world, though these issues are slowly diminishing and beginning to be addressed. By addressing this slowly diminishing practice, they empower to educate their kith and kin about aiding and supporting women and empower them by all means.

The core organizing team of the Diamond Nari Puraskar comprises of:

Hariskishan boorugu (CEO of Eternal Builders), Vikas Kylas ( Gemologist Gold Medalist, CEO – Ananya Gems N Jewels), Sampath Kumar Veda ( Director, Bandhan Tiles), Jitender Gunda ( Sri Powertech Industries), J Venkateshwarulu ( Director and CEO – Vasantha Logistics), Rahul Erramshetty ( Director – Flipside Advertising) , Nikeelu Gunda ( CEO – Digital Connect)

They have extended their thanks to the audience and congratulated the women awardees and thanked the eminent guests who have graced the occasion as well have extended their heartfelt thanks to the other group members who have helped them make it a remarkable event.

March 8: A country’s future depends majorly on its education system. A good health and education system attributes to the development of a country. It has been seen that the education system is being massively influenced by a country’s culture.

A great personality named Avaiz Ahmad, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who is the chairman & trustee of The Human Diary Foundation, also the founder and president of the Lion Group of India, which is a Yuva Ekta Mission, dedicated to the nation. A charitable and youth organization. Through his organization, he focuses and works in the field of healthcare, education, and employment.

The main concern of his organization is to bring improvement in the healthcare and education system so that every person is feasible to access health and education facilities. Till date, they have run various campaigns with respect to health facilities of which they have made huge contributions by fulfilling the basic requirements of people from the initial days of Covid pandemic. Every year they distribute 1000 wheelchairs free of cost to specially-abled in healthcare centers and hospitals in rural India.

Avaiz Ahmad is a young supporter of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s vision and firmly believes in ‘Humanity is the only Religion’. He envisions an India that embraces and encourages equivalency, diversity, concinnity, sustainable development, and a toxic drug-free India.

Social workers such as Avaiz Ahmad are the unsung heroes of many communities and the support they provide to people is invaluable. We hope you have been acknowledged about his contributions, have been immensely great in these particular fields.

Website: https://avaizahmad.com/

March 8: “India is transitioning from Women’s development to women-led development” as said by our Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2022, I extend warm greetings and good wishes to the women of India and thank them for their contribution over the years to the development of our nation said, Shiv Shanker Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Gramin Vikas Trust.

Garmin Vikas Trust and its eminent Chairman Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav and Managing Director Mr. Rajan Chowdhry along with other Board members encourage women to explore the best of their capabilities to step ahead and progress every day to add feathers in their cap.

Shiv Shanker Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Grameen Vikas Trust said that I truly believe that the development sector and NGOs like us have a responsibility of implementing the gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda in every sector they work in. Participation of women in NGOs allows foraying into the social and political spheres which are not easily granted by the for-profit or public sectors. In my opinion, NGOs that work to alleviate the poverty and challenges faced by women in day-to-day life in various fields need women advocators, decision-makers, mobilizers, implementers, and program designers who are Women themselves to understand and bring better solutions. The government is today’s time is contributing significantly to women empowerment and we as an NGO have to bestow our best for empowering women. Gramin Vikas Trust creates more supportive pathways for women by acknowledging women in leadership roles, capacity building and training programs, formation of WSHGs through its programs, women literacy programs, formation of management committees with the compulsory participation of women at the community level, and women-centric programs to emancipate women at all possible levels.  https://gvtindia.org/

Gramin Vikas Trust as a national-level non-profit development organization has helped women to come out of their homes and stand up for themselves as well as for their near and dear ones. For example, when Gramin Vikas Trust started its operation in Assam as the Implementing Support Agency for Jal Jeevan Mission, no one was willing to come forward. As soon as awareness was created about consuming unhygienic water and its ill effects on health, more and more women came out of their homes voluntarily where only five women are required for Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance (WQMS) formation. In the Sivasagar district of Assam, we have created 43 nos WQMS and in the Chairaideo district, the figure is 31 nos. With time, women are very willing and responsible towards this noble initiative that not only assures them good health but also helps them come out of their homes, otherwise, most of them are stuck inside the four walls of their homes. This is how Gramin Vikas Trust has made sure women make space for themselves through the mission, informed Shiv Shanker Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Grameen Vikas Trust.

With the support of GVT, Reena Devi became a great inspiration to all the women by taking a step forward when she decided to transform the Self Help Group into a Farmer Producer Organization with the support of Gramin Vikas Trust as BRIJWASI GRAMIN FARMER PRODUCER COMPANY LIMITED to make her work come out even brighter. Rena Devi got a loan to get an expeller that helped her even more.  Gramin Vikas Trust initiated major activities of marketing of farm produce, value addition of Mustard oil, Spices by the name of Khushi for Brijwasi Gramin Farmer Producer company ltd and gave it exposure to a larger group of consumers.

Kamla Devi (37 yrs. old, decently educated, mother of two is a female SHG at Bagla village under IWMP-VII project of Hisar, Haryana. This SHG’s experience proves how rural women with the help of inter loaning/revolving funds can organize themselves and run small business activities with the support of Grameen Vikas Trust. The group was formed in the year 2013 with a membership of 11 women. Smt. Kamla Devi (37 yrs. old, decently educated, mother of two) is the head and leader of this business activity. She has managed to involve 5 other members of the SHG who work at Kamla’s house for 4-5 hours daily. All the members decided to conduct meetings once a month and that each member would deposit an amount of Rs. 100/- per month. Later, an account in the name of the SHG was opened at Sarv Haryana Gramin bank, Bagla so that the members can take loans when needed. The SHG members mainly are engaged in handloom weaving work.

New Delhi (India), March 8: This Women’s Day, POPxo announces it’s highly anticipated Power Women List 2022. This is the second edition of the annual Power Women List that celebrates remarkable Indian women from different domains whose power moves led to a strong, positive impact.

As the pandemic world was slowly moving from pause to play, reeling and readjusting to the new normal last year, we witnessed incredible women take charge and hustle their way to success. Some won laurels for the country in international sports; some went out of their way to lend a helping hand to those in need, while some took their business to greater heights.

Founded by Priyanka Gill, POPxo is India’s largest online community of women that helps them lead their best lives. The POPxo Power Women List 2022 is an extension of that endeavour.

A POPxo Power Woman is someone who’s on a mission to make the world a better place. With her mettle, courage and perseverance, she strives to become the best version of herself, on her own terms. Her success story is inspiring and motivates others to write their own.

The POPxo editorial team researched and collated names of 75 women leaders from diverse domains out of which 22 were shortlisted for the POPxo Power Women List 2022. The selection covered key points such as – did they make a #PowerMove in the recent past? Did they have a positive impact on society? Did their power moves establish them as a peer leader? And did they inspire and influence young minds? Our mission was to bring all these trailblazers together and let the world know how they smashed stereotypes, broke barriers and set new benchmarks.

“As the world was coping up with the uncertain aftermath of a pandemic, some phenomenal women were setting examples by demonstrating exceptional courage and conviction. They broke stereotypes and created history through their power moves and set new benchmarks for us. The POPxo Power Women list 2022 is our endeavour to celebrate and share their stories. I am very excited to announce the second edition of the POPxo Power Women List!” – Says Priyanka Gill, Co-Founder, Good Glamm Group and Founder & CEO, POPxo. 

The POPxo Power Women List 2022 features – 

1. Avani Lekhara, Para Shooter
2. Anjali Bhardwaj, Right To Information Activist
3. Bhawana Kanth, Fighter Pilot, Indian Air Force
4. Deepika Padukone, Actor, Producer & Mental Health Advocate
5. Dr. Gagandeep Kang, Scientist & Virologist
6. Falguni Nayar, Founder & CEO, Nykaa
7. Gita Gopinath, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
8. Hardika Shah, Founder & CEO, Kinara Capital
9. Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss Universe 2021, Actor & Model
10. Harpreet Chandi, British Sikh Army Officer & Physiotherapist
11. Kanika Tekriwal, CEO, JetSetGo Aviation Services Pvt Ltd
12. Malavika Hegde, CEO, Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd Megha Rajagopalan, Award-Winning Journalist
13. Menaka Guruswamy & Arundhati Katju, Lawyers & LGBTQA+ Activists
14. Megha Rajagopalan, Award-Winning Journalist
15. Namita Thapar, Executive Director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals
16. Prajakta Koli, Actor & Content Creator
17. PV Sindhu, Badminton Player
18. Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCL Technologies
19. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Weightlifter
20. Sirisha Bandla, Aeronautical Engineer
21. Tashi Yangjom, Mountaineer
22. Vani Kola, Managing Director, Kalaari

In the POPxo Power Women List 2022, we applaud the grit, determination and excellence of the 22 women who put India on the global stage and revolutionised their industry. It is our privilege to include these phenomenal women on our list. And we celebrate them the way we know best: by telling their story. Each Power Woman has an incredible one. Through in-depth interviews, social media amplification, and videos, we capture it all for our young audience – to inspire and motivate them.

POPxo (launched in 2014) is India’s largest online community for women. It was founded by Priyanka Gill in 2014, with the aim to build a content-community-commerce platform for women. It is a safe and empowering space that helps women lead their best lives and to “take it up a POP”. POPxo’s content across text, video and social media in six languages – English, Hindi, Marathi and Bangla and draws over 50MN+ users every month across all its platforms. In July 2020, MyGlamm acquired POPxo, making them the largest Content to Community to Commerce platform in India with 1.8 billion monthly impressions and over 200 million monthly engagements across all platforms. In September 2021, MyGlamm, POPxo and BabyChakra consolidated under one umbrella company – The Good Glamm Group, South Asia’s largest DTC beauty conglomerate that brings together innovative and fast-growing beauty and personal care brands, powered by the Group’s proprietary digital ecosystem of content and creator assets. Priyanka Gill, Founder & CEO, POPxo is also the Co-Founder of Beauty Unicorn conglomerate Good Glamm Group. Under the G3 umbrella are beauty and personal care brands – MyGlamm, The Moms Co, St. Botanica, Sirona and Organic Harvest as well as content platforms – POPxo, Scoopwhoop and BabyChakra. Good Glamm Group has invested in the Good Creator Co. formed by the spinning off of its influencer companies – Plixxo, MissMalini, Winkl and Vidooly. Leading brands work with POPxo to reach and engage this key demographic. For them, we act as everything: as an agency that produces great concepts, a content production team that executes the campaign and as a distribution platform that gets user engagement. All of this is backed by data-driven insights into the life and heart of young women in India.