AND THE WINNERS ARE...
Recognising achievers who are tackling challenges head on
“I DEDICATE THE AWARD TO MY DAUGHTER, GURMEHAR FOR BEING A PACIFIST AND HOPING THE WORLD CHANGES FOR THE BETTER” RAJVINDER KAUR INDIA TODAY MOTHER OF THE YEAR
“I FEEL PROUD OF MAKING THE PRODUNOVA VAULT FAMOUS IN INDIA” DIPA KARMAKAR, ATHLETE INDIA TODAY SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
“MUSCLES DON’T HAVE A GENDER, DO THEY?” SANYA MALHOTRA, ACTOR INDIA TODAY ACTORS OF THE YEAR
“BY THE TIME YOU’RE 40, YOU ARE COMFORTABLE IN YOUR SKIN. BUT THAT’S ALSO BECAUSE YOUR SKIN’S NOT TIGHT ANY MORE” TWINKLEKHANNA, ACTOR INDIA TODAY WOMAN WRITER OF THE YEAR
“BEING LESBIAN AND RUNNING A BUSINESS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL” RADHIKA PIRAMAL, MD, VIP INDUSTRIES INDIA TODAY BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
“I WANT TO DEDICATE THIS AWARD TO MY LOVELY GIRLS WHO INSPIRE ME EVERY DAY” RIA SHARMA, FOUNDER, MAKE LOVE NOT SCARS, INDIA TODAY WOMAN IN PUBLIC SERVICE
“EVERYONE FACES CHALLENGES WHEN THEY START OUT IN ANY FIELD” JASLEEN ROYAL, MUSICIAN INDIA TODAY RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
“THIS AWARD IS FOR THE 20-YEAR-OLD WHO WAS UNSURE AND HESITANT OF JOINING THE FORCE” ARCHANA RAMASUNDARAM, IPS INDIA TODAY INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR
“I DREAM OF AN INDIA WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESSIBILITY” DEEPA MALIK, PARA-ATHLETE INDIA TODAY WOMAN OF RESILIENCE
“MEN AND WOMEN ARE WIRED DIFFERENTLY. THEY CAN CO-EXIST ONLY IF THEY UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.” SHAHID KAPOOR, ACTOR INDIA TODAY GENTLEMAN OF THE YEAR
“EMBRACE BOTH VULNERABILITIES AND STRENGTHS OF WOMANHOOD” DR B VALSA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE, INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION (ISRO) INDIA TODAY WOMAN SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR