Jhulan Goswami, Cricketer
Former captain of India’s nationwide ladies’s cricket workforce Jhulan Goswami is considered one of many best ladies quick bowlers of all time. One of the quickest bowlers within the historical past of girls’s cricket, Jhulan received the ICC Women’s Player of the Year award in 2007 and the M.A. Chidambaram trophy for Best Women’s Cricketer in 2011. Goswami was ranked first within the ICC Women’s ODI bowling rankings in January 2016. Her file of taking the very best variety of wickets in Women’s One-Day worldwide cricket stands unbroken until date. Jhulan has additionally received the Arjuna Award in 2010 and Padma Shri in 2012. Inspired by her life on the pitch, at present, Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma is capturing for Chakda ‘Xpress, the place she performs this fearsome bowler.
Swastika Mukherjee, Actor
A powerhouse of expertise, actor Swastika Mukherjee’s oeuvre boasts of some very spectacular movies together with Jaatishwar, Aami Aar Amar Girlfriends, Maach Mishti & More, Shaheb Bibi Golam, Sesher Kobita and Guldasta to call a number of. Her spectacular work within the net sequence Pataal Lok, Black Widows and Escaype Live has earned her nationwide renown and her newest movie Shrimati is operating efficiently throughout the theatres, now. An animal lover, a champion of native weaves, a style icon and a proud single mom, Swastika desires to be remembered as a ‘compassionate human being with a straight spine who lived life on her terms, unapologetically.’
Richa Agarwal, Chairperson of KCC and CEO of Emami Art
Creative communicator and visionary Richa Agarwal is a power to reckon inside Kolkata’s artscape. She has gifted town Kolkata Centre for Creativity, a humongous multi-disciplinary enterprise to nurture and showcase artists and artwork of all types. Both Emami Art and Kolkata Centre for Creativity have added dynamism to town’s thriving culturescape. Richa additionally began the Ami Arts Festival through the thick of the pandemic, which has now changed into a go-to occasion for inexpensive paintings.
Nandita Roy, Filmmaker
The solely feminine director who has been delivering commercially viable movies yr after yr on this male-dominated business, Nandita Roy would not want any introduction to the Bengali cinephiles. All the movies that Roy co-directs with Shiboprosad Mukherjee, have tight plots, spectacular storylines and relatable solid, turning them into main field workplace earners. A couple of outstanding ones amongst them embrace Prakton, Belaseshe, Haami, Kontho, Muktodhara, Posto, Gotro and Belashuru apart from others.
Priyadarshini Hakim, Social Activist and Entrepreneur
Priyadarshini Hakim juggles the roles of a mom, an entrepreneur and a communication skilled with equal elan. Her ardour for bringing a few social change displays via her work within the areas of girls’s well being and menstrual hygiene. She has been spearheading totally different tasks corresponding to Pratimashe Pratima-she for the upliftment of girls disadvantaged of correct well being and menstrual care. She has additionally been conducting workshops and consciousness programmes in and across the metropolis for the previous few years. With a deep curiosity in social welfare and philanthropy Priyadarshini stands as a tall inspiration to many.
Seema Sapru, Educationist
Educationist Seema Sapru who helms The Heritage School as its principal, is feted for her out-of-the-box method in the direction of training. Recipient of many prestigious awards together with the Pride of the Nation Award, she is a skilled Evaluation Leader for the International Baccalaureate and an inspector of faculties for accreditation for the CISCE. Under her management The Heritage School has seen many revolutionary strategies and method in the direction of educating the youngsters in a extra fruitful method.
Sanaya Mehta Vyas, Entrepreneur and Fitness Expert
An enthusiastic sportswoman, Sanaya Mehta Vyas leads the ladies’s rugby workforce from the entrance on the native and nationwide ranges. A health teacher who specialises in kickboxing, pilates, primal motion and a number of different types of train, Sanay is a style icon and a businesswoman.
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Paromita Banerjee, Fashion Designer
When it involves sustainability in style, no person has achieved it higher in Kolkata than dressmaker Paromita Banerjee to protect the outdated Indian artwork of weaving tales. The NID alumna has constantly labored for the preservation of homegrown handwoven ensembles and efficiently so. The couturier has been working with 100-150 weavers in seven clusters throughout the nation for the previous 13 years. Feted for her jamdani weaves in pure handwoven cotton, Paromita’s creations have been flaunted by the likes of Vidya Balan, Nandita Roy, Shubha Mudgal and Swastika Mukherjee amongst others. But for Banerjee, who’s USP is straightforward, efficient textiles that may stand the check of time, it is extra vital to achieve the atypical folks since they’re ones who will hold the weaving tales going.
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Scientist
An inspiration to many ladies, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay is the primary ladies director of the distinguished Indian Statistical Institute. A Padma Shri recipient, she can also be a member of the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council of the Prime Minister of India (PM-STIAC). Specialising in computational biology, her discoveries embrace a genetic marker for breast most cancers, dedication of co-occurrence of HIV and cancers and the position of white matter in Alzheimer’s illness.
Tapati Guha Thakurta, Cultural Historian
A cultural historian, Tapati Guha Thakurta is at present an honorary professor of historical past on the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. She has helped construct an unlimited vary of digital visible archives documenting work and pictures of historic significance. It was Guha Thakurta’s file on the Durga Pujas of Kolkata for the Ministry of Culture that obtained the largest competition of Bengal listed in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Debarati Mukhopadhyay, Author
With over 20 bestselling novels in her kitty, writer Debarati Mukhopadhyay is actually probably the most well-liked younger Bengali writers. She has penned many bestsellers together with Narach, Dakatraja, Glanirbhabati Bharat, Shikhandi, Ishwar Jakhan Bandi, and Aghore Ghimiye Shiva. Her novel Dashgupta Travels had been shortlisted for Sahitya Akademi Yuva Pursakar in 2021. Many of her works, corresponding to, Narak Sanket, Ranrkahini, and Shikhandi have been tailored for the silver display.
Vandana Alase Hazra, Dancer
Bharatnatyam dancer, Vandana Alase Hazra has contemporised the standard dance type of Bharatnatyam together with her distinctive storytelling. Working intently with younger and aspiring dancers, she explores liberating dance actions and has travelled throughout the nation together with her reveals. A disciple of Guru T.V. Saunderrajan, Vandana is deeply impressed by dancer Mandakini Trivedi’s work. A visitor college at Rabindra Bharati University, Vandana additionally obtained a prestigious fellowship from the Ministry of Culture in 1992. She additionally holds a eager curiosity in languages and revealed varied Marathi to Bangla and Marathi to English translations for Sahitya Akademi and Rupa.
Alka Bangur, Industrialist and Philanthropist
An IIM alumna, a profitable industrialist, an avid golfer, painter and pianist, Alka Bangur wears many hats efficiently. The MD of LNB group of firms, can also be the president of All India Marwari Mahila Samity since its inception in 1995, that performs a pivotal position in varied social welfare initiatives. But past all of that, she is a philanthropist first, who works relentlessly for the underprivileged women and girls.
Dr Sushmita Roychowdhury, Pulmonologist
Dr Sushmita Roychowdhury was probably the most distinguished frontline warriors throughout the complete interval of the Covid-19 pandemic. The pulmonologist at Fortis Hospital clocked over 21 hours a day and dealt with 190 to 200 sufferers every day through the peak interval of the pandemic. With 25 years of expertise within the area and experience in Interventional Pulmonology, ILD and Critical Care, Dr Roychowdhury is dedicated to her noble career. We salute the Covid-19 warrior for her extraordinary efforts.
Preeyam Budhia, Patton Group; co-founder, Cafe ICanFlyy
A passionate champion of sustainability and water conservation, Preeyam Budhia is the power behind the distinctive Water-on-Wheels initiative and several other Rainwater Harvesting Projects empowering ladies and youngsters in rural India. Her revolutionary initiatives through the pandemic – the Contactless Safe Hand Wash Station and Contactless Waste Bins & Crates had been exemplary. In addition to her position as President, Patton Group, Preeyam can also be the Co-Founder of Cafe ICanFlyy – a restaurant run by particular wants people.
