IIW, SHE INSPIRES AWARDS 2026
IIW (Inspiring Indian Women) acknowledged sixty-three women who strived to thrive and shine surpassing all struggles at the Houses of Parliament UK, in an Award ceremony hosted by Honorable Ruth Cadbury MP for Brentford & Isleworth Constituency since 2015.
IIW supports and gives back the profits to those who need. Two Fifty pounds were donated to Charity Partners CryUk which is adopting a village in India to educate Girl Child. The Yellow Tote bags to keep the Trophy has been made by self-esteem foundation for disabled in Airoli Mumbai. Handmade accessories were bought from small scale women Entrepreneurs in India to gift them to Dignitaries present in the ceremony. The NGO IIW which is registered both in UK as well as in India also made efforts to benefit Tamil Nadu rural women by buying their products marketed by SaranAlayam NGO another woman led initiative. Their Panda Products is a micro scale initiative to empower rural women with craft skill and employment via range of cottage industry set up.
The event set a true example of how women supporting women can make a huge impact together. IIW has become the living bridge between the two nations supporting women Entrepreneurs at grass roots level in India through their several endeavours, most importantly the online ecommerce platform eutsav.org. More than 1000 women have been uplifted with awards over the last 10 years.
Some of the Dignitaries present were Her Worshipful Mayor of Harrow Cllr Anjana Patel, Her Worshipful Mayor Cllr Prerna Bhardwaj of Gerrards Cross, Cllr Nazma Rahman Former Mayor of Camden is a Labour councillor for West Hampstead Ward, currently serving in her second term, Lord Dolar Popat – Baron Popat is a Ugandan British politician, accountant, businessman and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords. Lord Uday Nagaraju Member, House of Lords, UK Parliament, Dr Manju Mangalprabhat Lodha – Chairperson of the Lodha Foundation, Ms Krishna Pujara – CEO – Enfield-Saheli (Empowering Women to make Informed Choices), Warrant Officer Ashok Chauhan from the British Army, Mr Hirdesh Gupta Co-Founder Indian Diaspora UK, Shri Tejendra Sharma MBE, Editor Hindi Magazine in UK ‘Purvaaii’, Founder Katha UK, Author of several bestselling books and Dr Anuradha Pandey Hindi and Cultural Attache from the HCI UK.
Here is the list of the Awardees who finally made it to the Parliament after qualifying two rounds of the selection process-
Rising Star (Differently Abled / Divyang)
Gurmail Kaur Sangha Winner
Champion of the Earth (Environmentalist)
Beula Josephine Winner
Simply Special Nani / Dadi / Granny
Rakesh Kumari Winner
Super Special LGBTQ
Vanessa Jacqueline D Cruz Winner
Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 3-20 Level 1)
Rian Kumar Winner
Yedita Sharma Winner
Vedika Gupta Winner
Aaradhana Saravanan and Keerthana Saravanan Winner
Ridvika Vivek Winner
Sahaana Saravanan Winner
Adena Navajeevan Winner
Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 21-40 Level 2)
Subhashree Sahoo Winner
Haripriya Shanmugam Winner
Twinkal Patel Runners up
Preethi Mohan Rao Runners up
Achutha Manasa 2nd Runners up
Bright Artist (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Creative, age 40 + Level 3)
Arpita Mukherjee Winner
Shital Keshri Winner
Preet Inder Dhillon Winner
Chandra Chakraborty Winner
Shivsankari Babu Runners up
Ritu Madan Runners up
Meena Trivedy Runners up
Ashmita Gupta 2nd Runners up
Hemangini R Acharya 2nd Runners up
Kamalika Sen 2nd Runners up
Popular Choice
Dr Akshata Shenoy Winner
Outstanding Educational Role Model
Dr Akshi Kumar Winner
Susmita Deb Winner
Dr Alina Chakraborty Runners up
Dr Archana Kanungo 2nd Runners up
Spirited Fighter (Defied the Odds)
Dr Adaobi Onyekweli Bakare Winner
Venkata Suchitra Winner
Major Hina Morjaria Winner
Sneha Paul Runners up
Reena Bagga Runners up
Anuruthi Sunil Suma 2nd Runners up
Rachna Bhatnagar 2nd Runners up
Community Spirit (Welfare or Social Worker, Level 2 Age – 35-50 years)
Divya Arora Winner
Kiran Tanikella Winner
Shweta Paliwal Kant Winner
Dr Arpita Ray Winner
Lalita Sahu Runners up
Sarah Nambudye Runners up
Rekha Tanna Crafer Runners up
Khadra Hared 2nd Runners up
Esther Daniel 2nd Runners up
Remarkable Mentor
Anjalai Nagaraj Winner
Raj Adholiya Winner
Sujatha Thaladi Runners up
Kshama Singhi 2nd Runners up
Special Mom / Best Homemaker
Deepali Mehta Winner
Best Entrepreneur
Dr Srimathy Kesan Winner
Sapna Mavani Winner
Namrata Pandya Runners up
Dimple Kalla Runners up
Parm Kular 2nd Runners up
Promising Professional
Sapna Johri Winner
Deepa Laxmi Winner
Kamakshi Jani Runners up
Meena Shinde Runners up
Arathrika Subahar 2nd Runners up
Subhalakshmi Parameswaran 2nd Runners up
The IIW She Inspires Awards resonates with just what Michelle Obama says to all women, ‘Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered. —
IIW (Inspiring Indian Women) : Their vision is to create one healthy platform for women to share their success stories, motivate one another, and promote Indian culture across the globe. They aim to uplift the women at the grass roots level by bringing skills to become self-reliant. Break Stereotypes and awaken women against domestic abuse. Prioritize mental wellbeing and support system for women at home and outside.
As Nicole Lyons, the first Afro American race car Driver said, ‘She will rise with a spine of steel and a roar like thunder. She will rise.
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