Binalakshmi Nepram conferred CNN IBN Real Heroes Award 2011
Presented in Mumbai
Asha Bhonsle gives CNN IBN Real Heroes Award 2011 to Binalakshmi Nepram
21 August 2011: CNN IBN and Reliance Industries gave away the Real Heroes Awards for the year 2011 at a ceremony held in Mumbai on 17 August 2011. Overall 24 women and men from all over India were given the award in recognition of their extraordinary service in their different fields of work.
Secretary General, CAFI and Founder of Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Ms Binalakshmi Nepram was conferred the award by legendary singer Smt Asha Bhonsle and President of Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation, Mrs Nita Ambani in the presence of Mr Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor in Chief of CNN IBN. Ms Nepram was given CNN IBN's Real Heroes Award for the year 2011 in women's welfare category. Bina was conferred the award for her work to empower hundreds of women survivors of gun violence in conflict torn Manipur.
Nita Ambani gives CNN IBN Real Heroes Award 2011 to Binalakshmi Nepram
In her acceptance speech, Ms Nepram called upon the luminaries of the arts, film and corporate world that were gathered in Mumbai to support work of people in Manipur and Northeast India towards reducing violence and bringing peace. She shared the impact of continued imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act that is still clamped in the region and called for support to ask for its removal mentioning that AFSPA violates Article 21 of the Indian Constitution that gives every Indian the right to life.
She dedicated the award to hundreds of thousands of women survivors in Manipur and Northeast India. She vowed that the journey for a much needed women led initiative for peace in Northeast India has just begun.
Binalakshmi Nepram Speaking After Receiving Award
Chairman of Reliance Industries, Mr Mukesh Ambani speaking at the award ceremony spoke that it is tireless efforts by ordinary men, women of India who are doing things selflessly for others that is making the idea of India alive and kicking and that this can become a movement for a new India
Noted film maker, Mr Vidhu Vinod Chopra shared that he was truly moved by the works done around the country by ordinary people who were awarded Real Heroes that evening and pledged his support to the collective efforts.
Nita Ambani, Asha Bhonsle, Rajdeep & Binalakshmi Nepram
Writer and columnist, Ms Shobhaa De said, "There is a need to introspect the definition of a hero. In a world that is full of card board
superstars, there are people who keep India what it is. These are moments touch your lives. Our salaam !"
Please find some photos from the award ceremony held in Mumbai on 17th August 2011. Kindly credit CNN IBN with the photos
See the full Photo Gallery here
On the web : http://realheroes.com/
For further information, please contact :
Office of Control Arms Foundation of India
&
Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network
B 5 / 146, First Floor,
Safdarjung Enclave,
New Delhi - 110 029, India
Website : www.cafi-online.org
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +91-11-46018541 Fax : +91-11-26166234
* This information was sent to e-pao.net by CAFI Communique . The sender can be contacted at cafi(dot)communique(at)gmail(dot)com
This Post is uploaded on August 21, 2011.
* Comments posted by users in this discussion thread and other parts of this site are opinions of the individuals posting them (whose user ID is displayed alongside) and not the views of e-pao.net. We strongly recommend that users exercise responsibility, sensitivity and caution over language while writing your opinions which will be seen and read by other users. Please read a complete Guideline on using comments on this website.