EVENT: IIW SHE INSPIRES AWARDS  2023

IIW Inspiring Indian Women had a power packed proud day on 15^th of March 2023 at the Houses of Parliament UK, Committee room number 10, with beaming, happy faces as efforts to reach for the stars was acknowledged. The award was like that small nudge and that little push, a soft pat or a little finger to pull the strings, all in all, nothing more nor nothing less. IIW SHE INSPIRES AWARDS where in ordinary women with big dreams are promoted, acknowledged and given wings to soar higher!! 

It was an incredible feeling for the entire IIW Team (Sarika Handa, Shital Kamdar, Chinu Kishore, Shipra Gomes, Seema Khandelwal, Tejal Shah, Sudha Rawat, Sandhya Rawat, Mila, Lorraine, Geeta Choudhary, Sonia Luther, Student Interns Ramila Choudhary, Purvajitsinh Zala, Rinki Joshi, Niyati Nagada, Hosts – Haimanti Kumar and Bhanu Sistla ) as they became the medium of that little power to strengthen, uplift and bring smiles. The event was supported by Yorkshire Indian Business Network (YIBN)

The programme was hosted by Honourable MP Padmashree Bob Blackman. Chief Guests Honourable MP Theresa Villiers, Honourable MP Joy Morrissey, Lord Dolar Popat, Lord Rami Ranger,  Ovessa Iqbal First Secretary from the High Commission of India in the UK,  Tulsi Vagjiani ( the most inspiring woman who survived a plane crash with 45 per cent burns ), Krishna Pujara CEO Enfield Saheli, Raga Olga, Nicola,  Warrant Officer Ashok Chauhan and Wendy Faux from the British Army.

There was an array of high-profile Judges from all backgrounds and the nominations went through two rounds. The awards were purely on merit without any influence of money and were managed entirely by sponsors.

IIW, SHE INSPIRES AWARDS 2023

List of IIW She Inspires Dharma Dubey Special Awards

1. Ms Meenakshi Walke for community spirit                   
2. Ms Sangita Dhaigude for Spirited Fighter       
3. Ms Priya Lekha for Spirited Fighter
4. Ms Dimple Award for Spirited Fighter                   
5. Mrs Sonoo Malkani for Community Service
6. Mrs Sanjana Karnani Remarkable Entrepreneur
7. Ms Pushpa Makwana for Community Spirit
8. Cllr Anjana Patel for Community Spirit
9. Ms Charul Gupta for Promising Professional
10. Mrs Aparupa Dey for Creative Artist
11. LADIES OF ALL NATIONS INTERNATIONAL (LOANI) for community spirit
12. Mrs Shashi Mathur for Creative Artist (Poet)
13. Mrs Vinoo Malhotra for Spirited Fighter
14. Ms Ananya Dodmani for community spirit             
15. Mrs Manju Mangal Prabhat Lodha for Creative Artist (Author / Poet)
16. Ms Sunita Bhuiyan for Creative Artist
17. Mrs Harsha Trivedi for Community Spirit
18. Mrs Kakoli Biswas for Community Service
19. Mrs Sangita Pandey for Promising Professional
20. Mrs Kala Kerai for Community Service
21. Mrs Inderpal Ohri Chandel for Community Service
22. Dr Andal Baskar for Most Promising Professional
23. Ms Selvakumari Natarajan for Most Promising Professional
24. Mrs Shubhangi Shivpuje Mitra for Being a Spirited Fighter
25. Advocate Usha Sood for being a Promising Professional
26. Ms Neelima Penumarthy for being a Promising Professional

IIW She Inspires Awards Awardees List

1, Kavita Varu Rising Star (All Abilities) Winner

2, Ankusha Sharma    Rising Star (All Abilities) Runners up

3. Pawan Yadav          Super Special (LGBTQ)

4. Sana Kardar            Super Special (LGBTQ)

5. Jyotirmaya Thakur  Simply Special Nani / Dadi / Granny

6. Aishwarya Ragu      Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 3-20)

7. Akshara Narayanakumar    Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 3-20)

8. Dhyaana Haria        Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 3-20)

9. Stuti Ghosh Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 3-20)

10. A.Rosalin   Remarkable Mentor Joint Winner

11. Prapti Dutt Remarkable Mentor Joint Winner

12. Shallu Gupta         Remarkable Mentor Runners up

13. Sangeeta Baid      Remarkable Mentor Runners up

14. Shailla Khan         Remarkable Mentor Second Runners up

15. Anandana Nadhavajhala  Community Spirit – (Welfare or Social Worker, Level 2 Age- 35 plus ) Winner

16. Vandana Khurana Community Spirit – (Welfare or Social Worker, Level 2 Age- 35 plus ) Winner

17. Meena Jasani       Community Spirit – (Welfare or Social Worker, Level 2 Age- 35 plus ) Runners up

18. Arunthathy Srikantharajah            Community Spirit – (Welfare or Social Worker, Level 2 Age- 35 plus ) Runners up

19. Renuka Nadarajan            Community Spirit – (Welfare or Social Worker, Level 2 Age- 35 plus ) 2nd Runners up

20. Rupali Srivastava  Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 40+) Winner

21. Smita Sonthalia    Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 40+) Winner

22. Sangeeta Weatherly         Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 40+) Runners up

23. Dr Ruby Bakshi Khurdi     Outstanding Educational Role Model Winner

24. Dr Shobha Sivaramakrishnan      Outstanding Educational Role Model Runners up

25. Bhavini Seth         Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 21-40)

Joint Winners

• Irawati Mulmule           Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 21-40) Joint Winners
• Sneha Mhetre Managooli       Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 21-40) Runners up
• Ashwarya Mangesh    Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 21-40) Second Runners up
• Paromita Goswami     Best Entrepreneur Joint Winner
• Pritha Mukherjee         Best Entrepreneur Joint Winner
• Shweta Sharma          Best Entrepreneur Runners up
• Aparna Mohan            Best Entrepreneur Runners up
• Kamalpreet Kaur         Special Mom/Best Homemaker Joint Winner
• Shakuntala Agarwal    Special Mom/Best Homemaker Joint Winner
• Gomathi Dinesh Kumar          Special Mom/Best Homemaker Runners up
• Vinita Jain      Special Mom/Best Homemaker Runners up
• Rupali Ravi     Special Mom/Best Homemaker 2 nd Runners up
• Aarthi Kannan Spirited Fighter (Defied the Odds) Winner
• Sonia Sabharwal         Spirited Fighter (Defied the Odds) Runners up
• Hinaba Zala    Spirited Fighter (Defied The Odds) Runners up
• Sandhya Gandecha    Most Popular Choice Award WINNER
• Jayeeta Ghosh            Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, Age 40+ ) Winner
• Honey Kaleria             Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, Age 40+ ) Winner
• P Padmavathi  Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, Age 40+ ) Runners up
• Dimple Sorathia                     Promising Professional Winner
•  Hema Kanappan                        Promising Professional Winner
• Hema Kariyappa                        Promising Professional Joint Runners up
• Rajni Shah                                     Promising Professional
• Joint Runners up
• Deepanshi Kaur Gulati         Community Spirit – (Welfare or Social Worker, Level 1 Age – 16 to 35 ) winner
• Aykshya Simrhen Raj         Community Spirit – (Welfare or Social Worker, Level 1 Age – 16 to 35 ) winner

IIW SPECIAL SHE INSPIRES AWARDS TO A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATION IN INDIA 

Coral Warriors – India’s first scuba diving grant for Indian women to learn diving and understand climate change. The organisation promotes more women from India to take up leadership positions in the climate sector.

The Inspiring Indian Women (IIW) Group was created in 2016, connecting Indian women from all around the world. Their vision is to create one healthy platform for members to share their success stories, motivate one another, and promote Indian culture across the globe. They collaborate creative opportunities for each inherent talent, dream, and desire, whilst seeking to change attitudes and stereotypical perceptions towards women. Ultimately bringing wider insights, networking opportunities, and organising programmes relating to cultural heritage, IIW assists the presence of strong Indian communities in different parts of the globe. This amazing network of women regularly take part in charity work, and during the pandemic they stepped up for their community, offering mental health support, food, and medicine deliveries.