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Chas (Jharkhand) : Dr Hemlata S Mohan, Chief Mentor of DPS Chas, Bokaro, and Chairperson, Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Delhi, has been conferred on Sarojini Naidu International Award. The award adds yet another feather in her cap.
Dr Hemlata S Mohan was bestowed on the award at the Noida based Asian Academy of Arts in the Film City at the 6th Global Literary Festival 2020 on September 22, 2020, evening. She has been chosen for this award figures among hundred other recipients from 15 countries of the world who are working for the upliftment and empowerment of women to bring major change in society. The award was presented by nationally acclaimed journalist Dr Sandip Marwah and Ashok Tyagi, General Secretary of International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry (ICMEI) through virtual platform. This organisation selects women, who work for upliftment and empowerment of women, or this coveted award.
Overwhelmed with the honour, Dr. Mohan said, “I feel highly contented that now the women have emancipated to become independent, educated, and progressive. They have retrieved for themselves a social status scaling over all the barriers raised by the society to make a positive transformation and to awaken the masses. Women are diligently involved in all the fields today and with their progressive ideology they work for the betterment to make India a progressive state.”
It may be mentioned here that Dr Mohan had earlier received CBSE Teacher Award from Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, former Union HRD Minister, in 2002, The Prestigious National Teacher Award from the former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in 2004, Gandhi Samman Award in 2009 from Mahatma Gandhi Social Welfare Society, Life time Achievement Award from Mridula Sinha, former Governor of Goa at National Education Summit 2017, and was recognised amongst the nation’s 25 strongest women by Fame India in 2020.
Officiating Principal of the school P Shailaja Jayakumar expressed her happiness over the honour bestowed on Dr Mohan. She said, “Madam has been an apostle of change in the society by empowering women. It is truly a proud moment for the school.”