Recognizing SHAKTI 2019 Narayan Seva Sansthan Inaugural SHAKTI Award Reception
Event Recap
Author : Kim Yang
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Friday, March 8th, 2019 - Atlanta, GA // A crowd of over 400 engaged community
members came together on the occasion of International Womens Day to celebrate,
recognize and witness 22 phenomenal women receive the 2019 Narayan Seva
Sansthan SHAKTI awards for their hard work and dedication towards women
empowerment.
The event was filled with several representatives of local businesses, nonprofits,
educational institutions, artists and health care organizations.
For Narayan Seva Sansthan, SHAKTI (Feminine Energy) is always at the heart of their
efforts as they work to transform the futures of young girls and women through no cost
surgeries, vocational trainings and educational programs.
To start the event off, an Unstoppable Women Fashion Show was dedicated to
differently abled fashion show artists. The fashion show was a representation of 10
differently abled girls from India that have participated in one of the many fashion shows
hosted by Narayan Seva Sansthan. Each differently abled girl makes her own outfit and
displays it during the fashion show to emphasize that ones condition is not a barrier to fulfilling your dreams. Way to empower young girls!
The ability, strength, effort and energy that make up SHAKTI were also reflected in the
lives of the 2019 SHAKTI award presenters. To help present each award were special
guests Nadia Theodore (Consul General of Canada in Atlanta), Alicia Philipp (President
of the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta) and Madhu Sheth (The Sheth Family
Foundation).
"It was such an honor to have these women, who have already accomplished so much
in their own right, not only to be here tonight, but for them to acknowledge the
accomplishments of other women, elevates everything to a much higher level! said
Manoj Barot, Executive Director of Narayan Seva Sansthan USA.
The generous event sponsors included The Sheth Family Foundation, Seeds of Hope
Legal Aid Inc., Mustafa Ajmeri and SAI World Peace Center.
In Sanskrit, SHAKTI means power, ability, strength, might, effort, energy, and
capability. SHAKTI is the concept of divine feminine creative power and also
represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe.
The 2019 Narayan Seva Sansthan inaugural SHAKTI Award Reception on the
occasion of International Womens Day (March 8th) was the beginning of the endless
celebration of empowering women and their energy to change the world.
According to Prashant Agarwal, Global President of Narayan Seva Sansthan, "When we
decided to launch the very first Narayan Seva Sansthan SHAKTI awards for 2019 in
Atlanta, GA USA, we knew that it was very important to recognize the women who
energize our world. We understand that the women around us have a huge role to play
in the overall success of any endeavor.
Narayan Seva Sansthan had a huge responsibility in selecting their SHAKTI awardees
because the award recipients are a representation of all the other women who have,
and still are, energizing our world.
Each recipient is chosen based on 7 categories that are listed below:
1. Women Empowerment
2. Cultural / Performing Arts
3. Trail Blazers
4. Womens Health / Medical
5. Media
6. Great Supporters
7. Young Achievers
The vibrant SHAKTI Award Recipients are chosen based on their efforts and work to
inspire others to excel in all that they do. These are women who are doing and
supporting great work and are going to continue doing so, thereby improving their
communities, keeping their culture alive, venturing into unexplored sectors, rising above
barriers, advocating for womens health and mentoring future leaders.
The SHAKTI Award means recognizing women who energize our world and that is
exactly what Narayan Seva Sansthan wants to continue doing.
2019 Narayan Seva Sansthan SHAKTI Award Recipients
Women Empowerment: Aparna Bhattacharyya - Raksha Asha Chaudhary - Jaipur Living
Culture/ Performing Arts: Kumud Savla - Nritya Natya Kala Bharti Dance Academy , Divya Srivastava -
Geet-Rung School of Dance and Music, Dinaben Sheth - Atlanta's Kruti Dance Academy, Rifka Mayani - Kennesaw State University, Sasikala Penumarthi - Academy of Kuchipudi Dance Inc.
Trail Blazers: Vibha Rustagi - Cognizant Technology Solutions, Lata Chinnan - Entrepreneur, Lakshmi Thesam -Indian Friends of Atlanta (IFA}, Sheetal Desai - The Trusted Lawyers - Desai Law Group P.C. , Sucheta Rawal - Go Eat Give Women's Health/ Medical: Dr. K. Sujatha Reddy - SAi Health Fair, Dr. Sujatha Reddy - Premier Care For Women, Dr. Asha Parikh - GA Clinic/ Emory Hospital , Dr. Susmita Parashar - Emory University
Dr. Annapurna Bhat - Piedmont Henry Hospital Media: Suzanne Sen - Khabar Magazine, Jyothsna Hegde - NRI Pulse, Anja Ii Chhabria - TV Asia Great Supporters: Ami Patwa - Gokuldham Young Achievers: Navya Sarikonda -Author
Website: https://www.narayansevausa.org/
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