| Rotary Club felicitates women achievers |
16th Mar 2013
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Vivek Gupta, President of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh with winners of ‘Hamari Beti Award
he Rotary Club, Chandigarh, which is a part of the world's largest voluntary service organisation, the Rotary International, honoured eight girls and women from the city with the Rotary 'Hamari Beti' Award of Excellence for their outstanding contribution to the society. The Chief Guest, Justice Ritu Bahri, Panjab and Haryana High Court, handed out the awards.
The awardees, included IRS officer Monica Bhatia who heads the global forum on transparency of OECD, the international chess champion sister duo — Tarini and Arunima Goyal, social workers Babbi Harbhajan Singh and Amarjit Kaur, the first woman base jumper and sky diver Archana Sardana, blood donation activist Supreet Dhiman, and Dr. Archana R. Singh who started a programme called Hamari Beti on radio relating to issues faced by women.
Conceptualised two years back, this was the first edition of the awards function. "This year, the awardees were chosen for their exceptional achievements in various fields. The event received an overwhelming response and appreciation. Now on, we will organise this award ceremony annually", said Vivek Gupta, President of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh.
Dr. Archana R. Singh, chairperson, School of Communication Studies, Panjab University, volunteered to start the 'Hamari Beti' program with a view to spreading the guiding message across all sections of the society, through a regular weekly programme in association with Rotary Club of Chandigarh.
Amarjit Kaur, who has been has been engaged in cremating unclaimed bodies since 2000 was also awarded on the occasion for her great humanitarian act. Kaur says, "I hold out that if lives of individuals are precious, they should also be accorded dignity in death. They must receive the same amount of love and respect as they leave us for their heavenly abodes, even if their kin are not around to perform their last rites. I never looked back after cremating the first unclaimed body in the city."
Since the year 1999, Babbi Harbhajan Singh has been devoting her life to the service of the children and their parents coming from the economically weaker backgrounds. Woman entrepreneur Supreet Dhiman, who is an ace trekking enthusiast, marathoner, and a regular blood donor, was awarded for organising blood donation camps, every three months.
Archana Sardana, India's first civilian BASE jumper, skydiver, sea diver, mountaineer, was awarded for her contribution to creating awareness and supporting the eye donation movement to help the visually-impaired.
http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/rotary-club-felicitates-women-achievers
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