Yashadamini Puraskar

The Yashadamini Puraskar is awarded by the Government of Goa state in (India). It is an annual award conferred by the Directorate of Women & Child Development of the Government of Goa.[1] The award was established in 2001.[2]

Description

The award aims to encourage women in different fields. It is awarded to the women who have made a mark in various fields, such as sports, education, art and culture, social work, cooperative movement, women empowerment, teaching and other professions, etc.[1]

The prize consists of a cash award of Rupees Ten Thousand and a silver salver.[1]

List of Awardees

Following are some of the awardees of the Yashadamini Puraskar-

Year Awardee
2001 Norma Alvares[3]
2002 Phyllis Faria[4]
2002 Meena Kakodkar[5]
2002 Sanyogita Rane[6]
2003 Auda Viegas[7][8]
2004 Sudha Amonkar[9]
2004 Dr. Lalana Bakhale[9]
2004 Precila Dias[9]
2004 Dr. Judith D'Costa[9]
2004 Amita Nayak Salatry[9]
2004 Celsa Antao[9]
2004 Shalini Gaude[9]
2004 Leena Pednekar[9]
2006 Angela Naik[10]
2006 Dr. Nishtha Desai[10][11]
2006 Jyoti Kunkolienkar[10]
2009 Vimal Dinanath Dabholkar[2]
2009 Anita Kundatkar[2]
2009 Monica Lobo Dourado[2]
2009 Claudia Vaz[2]
2009 Manisha Naik[2]
2009 Amol Krishna Morajkar[2]
2009 Nelly Rodrigues[2]
2009 Jayanti Naik[2]
2010 Steffi Cardozo[12]
2011 Krishni Walke[13]
2011 Seema Pednekar[13]
2011 Aparnadevi Rane Sardesai[13]
2011 Priyanka Rane[13]
2011 Roopa Kerkar[13]
2011 Gulab Vernekar[13]
2011 Ashwini Zambaulikar[13]
2011 Sachika Almeida[13]
2011 Pushpal Dhaimodkar[13]
2012 Shubhalaxmi Mandrekar[14]
2012 Malini Chari[14]
2012 Deeplaxmi Kumar Avati[14]
2012 Sumedha Kamat Dessai[14]
2012 Meghana Kurundwadkar[14]
2012 Vijaya Sheldekar[14]
2012 Suhasini Prabhugaonkar[14]
2013 Ana Pinto[15]
2013 Mangala More[15]
2013 Shilpa Jagganath Bhosle[15][16]

References
  1. https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Women-Child-Development-Citizen-Charter.pdf
  2. http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/The-Sunday-Roundtable/yashadamini-award-conferred-on-8-women/30210.html
  3. http://www.awbi.org/awbi-pdf/ac_jan_14_june_16.pdf
  4. "Domnic Fernandes Anjuna Goa: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEIR FOUNDERS - Part 2". 16 October 2010.
  5. http://www.katha.org/ya-lvl3-easyreaders.html
  6. "My goa 14 jan 2017 by MyGoa - Issuu". issuu.com.
  7. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/152593/14/12_chapter%205.pdf
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224101207/http://theneutralview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TNV-22-Sept.pdf
  9. "[Goanet-news]03 SEPT 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS". lists.goanet.org.
  10. "Independence Day parade held amid heavy downpour in Goa". www.oneindia.com. 15 August 2006.
  11. http://www.childrightsgoa.org/index.php/about-crg/milestones-and-awards/
  12. https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/yashadamini-award-for-steffi/06347.html
  13. "Women achievers awarded for contribution to society | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  14. "Several programmes to mark Women's Day in Goa". 8 March 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223074612/http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/gvuk_files/parrikar_interview_2.pdf
  16. "Yashodamini awards presented". 9 March 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.


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