Shri. Mani Shankar Aiyar lighting the lamp at the prelude to Nandini Diwas '12
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Shri. Suparno Satpathy lighting the lamp at the prelude to Nandini Diwas '12 |
Shri.
Mani Shankar Aiyar & Shri. Suparno Satpathy unveiling
the biography of legendary late Smt.Nandini Satpathy
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This
year a function termed ‘prelude to Nandini Diwas’12’
was organized at Soochana Bhawan on June 7 ‘2012.
For the said, veteran leader, columnist, ex-union cabinet
minister and current member of parliament (Rajya Sabha)
Shri. Maini Shankar Aiyar had been invited as the Chief
Guest to deliver the 6th Smt.Nandini Satpathy Memorial
Lecture. On this day the first comprehensive biography
of legendary late Smt.Nandini Satpathy titled ‘Nandini
Satpathy’ (Odia) authored by Shri.Ashisha Ranjan
Mohapatra was inaugurated by the Chairman of SNSMT Shri.
Suparno Satpathy. On the occasion ace journalist &
the editor of the largest /oldest Odia daily newspaper
‘The Samaj’, Shri. Gopal Krushna Mohapatra
had been invited to grace the occasion as the Guest of
Honor.
Ms. Swati Kejriwal being decorated with Nandini
Puraskar 2012 by Shri. Mani Shankar Aiyar ( in set
Right- Shri. Suparno Satpathy)
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Ms. Rutuparna Mohanty being jointly decorated with
Nandini Puraskar 2012 by Shri. Mani Shankar Aiyar,
Shri. Suparno Satpathy and Shri. Gopal Krushna Mohapatra
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June
9, Nandini Diwas was celebrated in many parts of India-
New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Hydrabad, Bangalore
etc. The same was also celebrated in all the thirty district
head quarters of Odisha.
This day commemorated the fifth anniversary of Project Nandini- the social cause project which works for the development of semi urban & rural women of India. This day also commemorated the 81st birth anniversary of legendary late Smt.Nandini Satpathy.
Shri. Mani Shankar Aiyar delivering the 6th Smt.Nandini Satpathy Memorial Lecture
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R-L Shri. Suparno Satpathy, Shri. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Shri Gopal Krushna Mohapatra & Shri. Asisha Ranjan Mohapatra |
The prelude of nandini Diwas ‘12 witnessed presentation of two Nandini Puraskar-12. The said is presented each year by SNSMT to women leaders, who have substantially contributed to the society in their respective walks of life. Expert panel of SNSMT select for this prestigious award. This year these awards were jointly given out by Shri. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Shri. Suparno Satpathy and Shri. Gopal Krushna Mohapatra. Nandini Puraskar ’12 were presented to Smt. Rutuparna Mohanty for excellence in social activism and to Ms. Swati Kejriwal for excellence in entrepreneurship.
Soochana
Bhawan on June 7 '2012
Soochana
Bhawan on June 7 '2012
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