IIW Inspiring Indian Women had a power packed proud day on the 15th of March 2023 at the Houses of Parliament UK, Committee room number 10, with beaming, happy faces as efforts to reach for the stars was acknowledged. The award was like that small nudge and that little push, a soft pat or a little finger to pull the strings, all in all, nothing more nor nothing less. IIW SHE INSPIRES AWARDS where in ordinary women with BIG DREAMS are promoted, acknowledged and given wings to soar higher!
It was an incredible feeling for the entire IIW Team (Sarika Handa, Shital Kamdar, Chinu Kishore, Shipra Gomes, Seema Khandelwal, Tejal Shah, Sudha Rawat, Sandhya Rawat, Mila, Lorraine, Geeta Choudhary, Sonia Luther, Student Interns Ramila Choudhary, Purvajitsinh Zala , Rinki Joshi , Niyati Nagada , Hosts – Haimanti Kumar and Bhanu Sistla ) as they became the medium of that little power to strengthen, uplift and bring smiles. The event was supported by Yorkshire Indian Business Network (YIBN)
The programme was hosted by Honourable MP Padmashree Bob Blackman. Chief Guests Honourable MP Theresa Villiers, Honourable MP Joy Morrissey, Lord Dolar Popat , Lord Rami Ranger, Ovessa Iqbal First Secretary from the High Commission of India in UK, Tulsi Vagjiani ( the most inspiring woman who survived a plane crash with 45 percent burns ) , Krishna Pujara CEO Enfield Saheli , Raga Olga, Nicola, Warrant Officer Ashok Chauhan and Wendy Faux from the British Army.
There was an array of high-profile Judges from all backgrounds and the nominations went through two rounds. The awards purely on merit without any influence of money and was managed entirely by sponsors.
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Well done IIW