I Am Woman awards explained

I Am Woman is a platform created by the Karan Gupta Education Foundation and IE Business School to celebrate and award the inspiration of women. At the event power women speak about their professional and personal challenges and how they overcame them.[1] [2] [3]

Recipients of the I Am Woman 2016 awards have included Sonam Kapoor for her performance in the film Neerja, Lucky Morani, Amrita Raichand, Devita Saraf among others.[4]

In April 2017 the I Am Woman awards went to Amruta Fadnavis, Laxmi Agarwal, Gauri Sawant, Krishika Lulla, Farah Khan Ali, Malini Agarwal and Shaheen Mistri for their contributions towards women empowerment.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

In the third edition of I Am Woman in 2018 Sushmita Sen, Leah Tata, Michelle Poonawalla, Bhavna Jasra, Falguni Peacock, Malishka RJ, Abha Singh, Preethi Srinivasan, and Jyoti Dhawale were awarded. The event was compared by Amber Wigmore and Madhoo.[11] [12] In this edition of the I Am Woman awards, nominations for the awards were opened to the public and thousands of responses were received. Guests and celebrities at the prestigious award ceremony included Maheka Mirpuri, Sheeba Akashdeep, Reshma Merchant, Farah Khan Ali, Aarti and Kailash Surendranath, Mreenal Deshraj, Vikas Bhalla, Kiran Bawa, Arzoo Gowitrikar, Aditi Govitrikar among others.[13]

In April 2019, Karan Gupta hosted the 4th edition of I Am Woman. The winners included Sonali Bendre, designer Neeta Lulla, Genesis Luxury co-founder Deepika Gehani, Priya Kumar (author), Infosys learning head Kisha Gupta, lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat and social activists Sindhutai Sapkal and Neehari Mandali. The hosts for the panel discussions were Manasi Joshi Roy, Manasi Scott and actors Rohit Roy, Parvin Dabas and Tanuj Virwani. Guests and celebrities at the prestigious award ceremony included Divya Seth, Vidya Malvade, Sandip Soparrkar, Aarti and Kailash Surendranath, among others. Previous ‘I Am Woman’ award winners Reshma Merchant, Kiran Bawa, Maheka Mirpuri and Bhavna Jasra were also present. Sonali Bendre advised women to be financially independent.[14] [15]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sonam Kapoor awarded the I Am Woman award for 'Neerja'. April 10, 2016. Youth Incorporated Magazine. 2018-05-01. en.
  2. News: Sonam Kapoor receives award for 'Neerja'. April 10, 2016. DNA Newspaper. 2018-05-01. en.
  3. News: Being born as a woman is a huge award: Sushmita Sen. April 29, 2018. Express Tribune. 2018-05-01. en.
  4. News: Sonam Kapoor receives'I Am Woman' women empowerment award – www.asiatimes.com.au. www.asiatimes.com.au. 2017-03-19. en-US. 2019-04-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430124539/http://www.asiatimes.com.au/sonam-kapoor-receives-i-am-woman-women-empowerment-award/. dead.
  5. Web site: Celebrating Women Power. timesofindia.com. 2017-05-07. 2018-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161010/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Celebrating-women-power-30042017103005. dead.
  6. Web site: Celebrating the strength of women. hindustantimes.com. 2017-05-07.
  7. Web site: Inspring women through women. mid-day.com. 2017-05-07. 2018-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501160723/http://epaper2.mid-day.com/story.aspx?edorsup=Sup&ed_code=252&ed_page=20&boxid=1532669&id=80665&ed_date=05%2F02%2F2017. dead.
  8. Web site: In Pics: Celebrating extraordinary women. rediff.com. 2017-05-07.
  9. Web site: Krishika Lulla, Farah Khan Ali and Amruta Fadnavis honoured with the 'I Am Woman' awards. Bollywood Hungama. 2017-05-07.
  10. Web site: Inspiration!. www.afternoondc.in.com. 2017-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224727/http://www.afternoondc.in/epaper/EpaperPost.aspx?id=193768. 2018-05-01. dead.
  11. Web site: Mumbai hosts an award ceremony that celebrates the inspiration of women. timesofindia.com. 2018-04-30.
  12. Web site: Celebs grace I Am Woman awards. Bollywood Hungama. 2018-05-01.
  13. Web site: Mumbai hosts an award ceremony that celebrates the inspiration of women. timesofindia.com. 2018-04-30.
  14. Web site: A celebration of women achievers. economictimes.com. 2019-04-30.
  15. Web site: Sonali Bendre: 'My Mother Always Said That Unless You Are Independently Earning, Do Not Get Married!'. indiawest.com. 2019-04-30. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426054520/https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/sonali-bendre-my-mother-always-said-that-unless-you-are/article_cc60327c-6687-11e9-848a-5bace6494c14.html. dead.

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