Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 1: The 4th edition of Trailblazer Awards, were celebrated today by the FICCI FLO JKL with great enthusiasm and grandeur, honouring exemplary women achievers.
The event was graced by Chief Guest Mandeep Kaur, Commissioner Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department, Jammu & Kashmir.
In her welcome address, Ruchika Gupta, Chairperson of FICCI FLO JKL, warmly welcomed the Chief Guest, awardees and FLO JKL members.
Mandeep Kaur, Commissioner Secretary, lauded the efforts of FLO JKL in recognizing and celebrating the remarkable achievements of women.
She congratulated the awardees and appreciated their journey of grit, determination and resilience.
On the occasion, the Trailblazer Awards honoured outstanding women achievers across multiple domains.
In the field of Public Service, the award was conferred upon Rehana Batul, Director, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPARD) and Neha Jalali, Director, Press Information Bureau Jammu and Indian Institute of Mass Communication (Jammu campus).
Recognizing excellence in the Medical Fraternity, the awards were presented to Dr Meeta Gupta, Dean (Academics), Professor & Head, Deptt of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Deptt of Family Medicine at AIIMS, and Dr Sushma Shall Kaul, Gynaecologist.
In the Education sector, the awardees were Prof Anju Bhasin, Dean Academic Affairs and Professor of Physics, JU and Prof Meena Sharma, Dean of Planning and Development, JU.
Honouring their service in the Forces, Capt Neeru Sambyal and Manjit Kour, Principal, SPS PTS Kathua, were recognized.
In the Entertainment industry, the awards went to Tanya Gupta, Singer and Ridhi Dogra, Actress.
The Hospitality sector was represented by Vanika Choudhary, Founder, Noon and Vidushi Gupta, Founder, Eden.
The Media category recognized RJ Juhie Mohan from 92.7 Big FM and RJ Tani from Radio Mirchi.
Excellence in Sports was acknowledged with awards for Mitali, International Gymnast/Coach and Suvidha Sarin, International Roll Ball Athlete.
In Politics, Shagun Parihar, MLA, Kishtwar was honoured.
The Entrepreneurship category saw recognition for Sana Dua, former Femina Miss India 2017 & Founder, ‘Image & Beyond’, Sumedha Mahajan and Priya Gour, Founders of Paper Baag Company and Meenakshi Devi, Director, Baba Jitto Basmati FPO Co. Ltd. for rural entrepreneurship.
The awardees were felicitated by the Chief Guest in recognition of their outstanding contributions.
The vote of thanks was delivered by Aarti Chowdhary, Sr Vice Chairperson, FICCI FLO JKL.
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