Eight Inspiring Women awarded with ‘Women of Worth Awards’
Eight women in different categories were awarded with ‘Women of Worth Awards’ on Monday in Mumbai. These women come from eight diverse fields like social impact, science and innovation, education, sports, environment, arts, literary contribution and business and entrepreneurship.
The fifth edition of ‘Women of Worth Awards’ was hosted by L’Oréal Paris in association with NDTV to honour women who have made a difference to the lives of others through their determination, conviction and drive.
Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Katrina Kaif presented the awards to the winners and applauded the efforts of every inspiring women along with other distinguished personalities.
| Winners of Women of Worth Awards 2016 | ||
| Sr. No | Winner | Category |
| 1 | Suparna Gupta | Social Impact |
| 2 | Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai | Science and Innovation |
| 3 | Safeena Husain | Education |
| 4 | Pwilao Basumatary | Sports |
| 5 | Ajaita Shah | Environment |
| 6 | Neha Kirpal | Arts |
| 7 | Sreemoyi Piu Kundu | Literary Contribution |
| 8 | Vani Kola | Business and Entrepreneurship |
‘Women of Worth Awards’ brought to fore the dedication, perseverance and the inspiring journeys of Indian women for their impactful contribution in respective fields. The nominees, selected across eight categories were shortlisted after an extensive research process by the jury.
The diverse jury members included Saurabh Srivastava, co-founder, Indian Angel Network and NASSCOM and also a Padma Shri Awardee, Dr. Pinky Anand, senior advocate, Supreme Court, Anu Aga, member, Rajya Sabha and Shovana Narayan, Kathak danseuse, and Padma Shri awardee among others.
