Winner 2018
Lalita Nijhawan
Nominations: 2018
Category: Social Work
Location: Pune, India
About Lalita: She is an entrepreneur, educationist, social activist, and a prolific writer. She is a post graduate from University of Delhi, topper of her colleg... Read More
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Work Description
She hails from a family that has dedicated their lives for the nation. She is the President of CKRDT Foundation. She is involved in social work such as providing medical and educational facilities to the less fortunate. She has concentrated her energies to uplift the poor. She has been working fo... Read More
- An award in Arts from Dr. Zakir Hussain, the then Vice President of India.
- Received 'Best Student' award in college from the then Union Minister of Stat...
- Award from Shanaz Hussain 'Bharat Nirman' Award.
- Received the Ojaswani Award for successful woman entrepreneur in 2009.
- Received the 'Top Indian Women Achievers' Award,by the Ministry of Women and ...
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She hails from a family that has dedicated their lives for the nation. She is the President of CKRDT Foundation. She is involved in social work such as providing medical and educational facilities to the less fortunate. She has concentrated her energies to uplift the poor. She has been working for women and girls belonging to the most vulnerable and marginalized sections of society for the past 24 years. She is involved in several social projects that include running centres for skill development. She is a vocal advocate of women's rights and empowerment. 1. Education: - She funds schools in tribal areas of Banswara, Rajasthan. She helped with the betterment in infrastructure of the schools in tribal villages of Banswara by facilitating funds for toilets. She was involved since the founding of the first school in the tribal area of Banswara, Rajasthan in 1992.
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She is an entrepreneur, educationist, social activist, and a prolific writer. She is a post graduate from University of Delhi, topper of her college. She was only 25 years old when she initiated her career by establishing a school in Vasant Vihar. She completed British Airways Course in 1979 from the UK, scoring 94%. She was also offered a scholarship to do a doctorate programme in Psychology from the University of Geneva based on her research paper during her Master's degree on intellectual development in children.
