2019
Ms. Geeta Luthra (Class of 1977)
We take tremendous pride in recognizing her outstanding contribution to the field of Law.
For her sense of dedication to the cause of human rights and empowerment of women.
For her path breaking efforts towards ensuring the right to employment of transgender in the paramilitary forces in India.
For her deep devotion to the values of equality and gender justice.
Ms. Rakhee Gupta Bhandari (Class of 1993)
We take enormous pride in recognizing her exceptional contribution to the field of public administration.
For her commendable work related to the overall development of women contributing towards gender equality.
For her contribution to the census operation in 2001 that won her President of India’s Silver Medal and her pioneering efforts for development of the state of Punjab.
For her dedication and services towards nation building and strengthening ethos of the democratic values.
Dr. Rashmi Singh (Class of 1987)
We take deep pride in recognising her outstanding contribution to governance, administration and Public Service.
For her distinguished services with the governments of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well as the Union government.
For her exemplary leadership as the Founder Director of the internationally acclaimed Mission Convergence programme.
For her deep commitment to civic engagement and public service delivery.
Dr. Kishwar Desai (Class of 1977)
We take tremendous pride in recognizing her invaluable contribution to literature and journalism.
For her outstanding creative talent as an award winning author and columnist and for being accorded the Costa First Novel Award in the UK.
For her indomitable spirit in spearheading the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust that set up the world’s first partition museum at Amritsar.
For her exemplary contribution towards portyal of women’s issues in literature and for her activism in mass media.
Abhilasha Bisht | IPS officer |
Aditi Rao Hydari | Bollywood actress |
Anasuya Sengupta | Senior Director of Grantmaking, Wikimedia Foundation |
Anjali Bhardwaj | Founder of ‘Satark Nagrik Sangathan’ |
Anjali Gopalan | Honoured with Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur; founder of Naz Foundation (India) Trust |
Anjana Sinha | IPS officer |
Anshula Kant | Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, The World Bank |
Anupriya Patel | Member of Parliament and Former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare |
Archana Puran Singh | Television host, Bollywood actress, anchor and celebrity judge |
Aung San Suu Kyi | Pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma; Nobel Peace Prize laureate |
Baisali Mohanty | Classical dancer and choreographer; columnist |
Chetna Singh | Metropolitan Judicial Services Member |
Chhavi Rajawat | Sarpanch of village Sodha, Rajasthan |
Chitra Subramaniam | India’s first woman investigative journalist |
Deepa Mehta | Filmmaker |
Divya Dwivedi | Philosopher |
Gauri Khan | Film producer, interior designer |
Geeta Luthra | Senior Advocate |
Gita Gopinath | Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund |
Gita Mittal | Hon’ble Chief Justice (Retd.), Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court |
Gurmehar Kaur | Young Activist, Writer, Leader |
Harmala Gupta | C ancer survivor, pioneer and activist. |
Indu Malhotra | Judge, Supreme Court of India |
Jaishree Misra | Popular fiction author |
Jasmine Kaur Roy | Filmmaker |
Kavita Singh | Professor and Infosys Prize winner |
Kiran Walia | Politician, Former Minister of Health and Family Welfare Department, Women & Child Development and Languages, Delhi Government. |
Kishwar Desai | Indian Author and Columnist |
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi | MP, Former Minister of Women and Child Development, animal rights activist, and environmentalist |
Meenakshi Gopinath | Educationist, former principal and Padma Shri awardee |
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan | Author |
Mridula Mukherjee | Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Delhi |
Mugdha Sinha | IAS officer |
Nabila Jamshed | Author |
Naina Lal Kidwai | Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India |
Namgay Zam | Bhutanese journalist |
Nidhi Razdan | Anchor – NDTV, awarded the Ramnath Goenka award for Excellence in Journalism |
Niharika Acharya | Editorial director, National Journal |
Parampara Tandon | Music composer, singer |
Pariva Pranati | Popular TV actress |
Poile Sengupta | Writer |
Prajna Paramita | Diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service |
Preeti Saran | Diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service |
Priya Prakash | Businesswoman |
Priyamvada Kant | Actress |
Raashi Khanna | Indian actress |
Rakhee Gupta Bhandari | IAS officer |
Rashmi Singh | IAS officer |
Rasika Dugal | Indian film actress |
Sakshi Tanwar | Television actress |
Sandhya Mridul | Indian actress |
Sanjana Sanghi | Indian actress |
Sayani Gupta | Indian film actress |
Shikha Sharma | CEO Axis Bank India |
Shriya Saran | Indian Film Actress |
Smita Premchander | Founder and Secretary of Sampark |
Sonali Dhawan | Managing Director,Proctor & Gamble India |
Sujatha Singh | Former Indian Foreign Secretary |
Sunita Kohli | Interior Designer who restored Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Prime Minister’s Office and Hyderabad House in New Delhi and receipient of Padma Shri. |
Tillotama Shome | Actress |
Tina Dabi | IAS officer |
Uma Sharma | Kathak dancer, Recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan , awarded with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Sahitya Kala Parishad Award. |
Usha Thorat | Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India |
Vasundhara Sirnate | Indian political scientist and journalist. |
Vinita Bali | Managing Director, Britannia Industries |