New Delhi: Kalinga Gourav Foundation hosted the 12th edition of "I Woman of Substance Awards" presentation ceremony in New Delhi with pomp, splendour and much fanfare. The venue Amphitheater at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi was aesthetically and elegantly decked up with colourful curtains and lights befitting to the grand occasion.The ceremony was attended by leading Women leaders, Noted Women Professionals from cross sections of the Society, celebrities and prominent personalities.Since the Awards being presented for the first time in National Capital, unusual interest, unexpected enthusiasm and unprecedented excitements were found among the organisers and participants. The entire ambience was agog with Festive Fervour.
The highlight of the programme was a high voltage Panel Discussion on the contribution of Women towards Vikasit Bharat. The Panelists were Dr. Anita Panda, Rashmi Sahoo, Dr. Kavita Rao, Beauty Srivastava, Rinki Sodha Rajput and Ruchi Dubey. The Discussion was ably moderated by Shyama Jha. The Ceremony witnessed the Mega release of Women Parliament 2025 magazine and logo of Iconic Sports Federation (ISF).
The “I Woman of Substance Award” symbolises supreme salutation to the essence, ebullience and excellence of women from diverse domains recognizing their sterling contributions to society, industry and Nation building. Instituted by Kalinga Gourav Foundation, the coveted Awards are being presented annually to Women achievers of National and International repute. The Award carries special significance because of the social service tag attached to it. Each Awardee is supposed to adopt an under privileged girl child in collaboration with Bittiya Foundation.
Established by renowned social leader, front ranking educationist and noted entrepreneur Dr Chidatmika Khatua in 2016, Kalinga Gourav Foundation has been rendering yeomen services in recognizing the genius , mentoring the talents and promoting cultural heritage. The Foundation is dedicated, devoted and committed to empower worthy human beings from different fields through several noble ventures like the presentations of Kalinga Gourav Awards, Kalinga Sundari Puraskars, conferment of Adi Rani Tribal Queen Title and Aryabhatta Gaurav Sammans.
The distinguished guests graced the august occasion include Former Minister of U.P., Sunil Bharala, Former External Affairs Secretary Amarendra Khatua, Renowned Road Safety Activist, Dr. Maya Tandon, Chairman, World Odisha Society, Kishore Dwibedi, Founder President, Youth for Nation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Secretary, Sree Neelachal Seva Sangha Ravindranath Pradhan, Leading Industrialist Gaurav Gupta, Company Secretary B. L. Agarwalla, Noted Social Activist Hemant Sharma, Famous Spiritual Preacher Swami Prem Anweshi, Ex MLA of G B Nagar Vimala Batham and Renowned Vedic Tantra Guru and Astrologer Acharya Dr Shailesh Tiwary.
Invited Guests presented “I Woman of Substance Awards” to several outstanding women for remarkable contributions in their Professional Field. They include Dr. Maya Tandon (Mother Icon), Gulabo Devi (Lifetime Achievement), Bansuri Swaraj (Best Politician),Dr. Shashi Singh (Women’s Face of the Year), Rashmi Sahoo (Entrepreneur), Adv. Sasmita Tripathy (Best Lawyer), Nilima Priyadarshini (Best Media Personality), Dr. Kavita Rao (Women Entrepreneur)Er. Rosalin Mishra (Playback Singer), Abha Anupama (Women Entrepreneur)Anindita Das (Senior Playback Singer), Beauty Srivastava ( Women Entrepreneur), Geetika Agarwal (Social Activist), Smita Samantha (Women Entrepreneur,Madhusmita Patra (Social Activist), Geeta Manod (Social Activist), Monalisa Mohanty (Social Activist), Priya Mishra (Spiritualism), Raj Kumari Brahmabhatt (Social Activist), Laganadipa Mishra (Social Activist), Priyatama Kar (Women Entrepreneur), Priyanka Goutam (Best Actress), Rinki Sodha Rajput (Best Model cum Actress), Manju Amar Dabhi ( Best Media Personality), Reetika Kashyap (Anchor), Ruchi Dubey (Educationist), Smarika Mohanty (Women Entrepreneur), Dr. Shreya Jessica Dhan (Tribal Women’s Empowerment), Dr. Anita Panda (Best Writer) and Anjali Dutta (Motivational Speaker).
The major attraction of the Award presentation ceremony at India Habitat centre was a spectacular musical extravaganza presented by Renowned Singer Anindita Das. Ace Anchor Pratima Sharma conducted the proceedings of the ceremony in a smooth and seamless manner.
The Prominent Personalities present include Guruprasad Mishra, Dr Debendra Majhi, Pramod Bhal, Vinayak Das, Dr. Kaveri Behera, Sheikh Abdul Shamim, Suranjita Rana, Dwarka Chopra, Santosh Rout, Subhash Chandra Sastri and Ajay Gupta.
The entire arrangements of Award Presentation Ceremony were well managed and successfully executed with the able and active supervision of senior office bearers of Kalinga Gourav Foundation like President Dr. Sanjeeb Patjoshi, Secretary General Dr. Chidatmika Khatua, Chairman, Reception Committee Dr. Manoranjan Mohanty, National Convenor Dr. Rajnikant Mishra and Chairman, Organising Committee Bharat Kumar.
