Yashadamini Puraskar

Yashadamini Puraskar
Country	India
Presented by	Government of Goa
Reward	₹10,000 (US$120)
First award	2001
Highlights
Total awarded	44 (2013)
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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. "Citizen's Charter" (PDF). Directorate of Women & Child Development of the Government of Goa . 2012.
2. "Yashadamini Award conferred on 8 women". O Heraldo . Panaji. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
3. "A revolutionary Step" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
4. "Domnic Fernandes Anjuna Goa: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEIR FOUNDERS - Part 2". 16 October 2010.
5. "Katha". Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
6. "My goa 14 jan 2017 by MyGoa - Issuu". issuu.com. 13 January 2017.
7. "Chapter 5 - EMERGENCE OF WOMEN AS LEADERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
8. "Kavita Nakhawa's Fashion Studio" (PDF). theneutralview.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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. "Milestones and Awards – Children's Rights in Goa". Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
12. "Yashadamini award for Steffi". O Heraldo . Panaji. March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018.
13. "Women achievers awarded for contribution to society | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 March 2011.
14. "Several programmes to mark Women's Day in Goa". The Hindu. 8 March 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
15. "This term I will prove myself, says Parrikar" (PDF). www.goanvoice.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
16. "Yashodamini awards presented". The Hindu. 9 March 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.

External links

• Announcement for award in 2015
• Directorate of Women and Child Development