Women Of Courage Award Conferred On 25 Personalities

Bhubaneswar: WE4YOU, a voluntary organization by young minds working
in Odisha, Delhi, Bengaluru since last eight years celebrated
International Women’s Day on Thursday by conferring Women of Courage
Award on 25 women for their achievements in different sectors.

(journalist), Jyotsnarani Dalai (electronic media), Sima Tirkey
(traffic police), Tapaswini Baliarsingh (traffic police), Tarulata
Nayak (conductor), Padmabati Dei (nurse), Sarojini Prusty (lecturer),
Binapani Choudhury (author), Sujata Singh (literature), Nibedita Lenka
(social activist), Suchitra Gupta (social welfare), Niroja Laxmi
Mohapatra (social activist), Sweta Mishra (sports department),
Madhumita Ray (education and social sector), Dr Kalpana Das (NCC),
Lubna Diana Mohanty (banker), Jayashreebala Mallick (program,
coordinator, NSS), Bharati Chakra (state head, Help Age India), Abha
Mishra (state head, UNDP), Kirti Mishra (state head, CRS), Gourimani
Biswal (Red Cross), Lopamudra Pradhan (entrepreneur), Supreety Mishra
(entrepreneur) and Lipsa Hans (entrepreneur).The event was graced by Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena, DGM,
The New Indian Express Prasanna Panda, President of Odisha Bigyan
Academy Sanghamitra Mohanty and Chairman of Punya Utkal Odisha

Speaking on this occasion We4You founder Abhaya Mahanta said, “We are
happy to organise such event on the occasion of International Women’s
Day. Women are the most important part of our life and without them we
can’t think of our existence. Apart from family and society now a
day’s women are playing important roles in the field of business,
sports, education, adventure etc and it’s a never ending list. Our
panel has shortlisted 25 women from Odisha for Women of Courage Award
2018.”