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Women’s Web is happy to announce the 2nd Annual International Women’s Day award function by the Delhi Commission for Women. Nominations are open.
The Delhi Commission for Women on the occasion of the International Women’s Day will host its 2nd annual International Women’s Day award function on 8th March. The Commission will honour those individuals who have rendered support and have displayed extraordinary courage and commitment towards the cause of women.
The International Women’s Day Awards nomination process has begun. Anyone can nominate such persons for the Award who impacted the lives of women and girls. The last date to send in the nominations is 20th February 2017.
The same can be submitted to DCW office or on the website. The DCW is also writing letters to Government Departments, Police and NGOs seeking nominations for the award. The awards will be selected through a selection process and shall be given in a ceremony by dignitaries of Centre and State.
The Commission had given 25 awards last year to men, women, children and police as well as government officers. For instance, last year an award was given to an auto driver who had rescued a 16 year old girl; a lady who had single handedly prevented a mob burning down a petrol pump in Jat agitation in Haryana; Investigation Officer of Uber rape case who ensured conviction in an year; father of a victim of trafficking who ensured rescue of the girl from a brothel in GB Road; an SI from Jharkhand who had caught several traffickers; a young girl child who had prevented the rape of a 16 year old by raising alarm; parents of IAS topper Ira Singhal who didn’t let her physical disability quell her spirits and many more.
The award ceremony was attended by Smt Maneka Gandhi, Shri Arvind Kejriwal, Shri Manish Sisodia, cabinet ministers of Delhi Government as well as representatives of media, judiciary, government officers, authors and corporate. The Commission this year will also award individuals of similar nomenclature. The awardees will be given shields, certificate and cash prizes.
Click here for nominating. You can also download the PDF from the Delhi Commission For Women site and complete the nominations in the prescribed proforma with the requisite supporting documents and sent to the Member Secretary, 2nd floor, C- Block, Vikas Bhawan, I.P. Estate, New Delhi-110002. Supporting documents for the online applications can be either sent by post on the above address of mailed at [email protected].
The last date to send in the nominations is 20th February 2017.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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