Raj TV felicitates Women Achievers

In a grand gala event held on 1st March 2011, Raj TV organized Women Achievers Awards which was attended by eminent personalities from across the film industry. Personalities like Suhasini Manirathnam, Mrs. Rohini, Ms. Gowthami and Mrs. Devayani Rajakumaran graced the event.

The event had special children from RASA, dazzling the audience with their exemplary performance among other performances. Avigna, another dance troupe also captivated the audience with an array of magnificently choreographed dances which were performed to perfection. Noted singers like Sri Lekha, Parthasarathy, Sri Madhumitha, Megha and Anand rendered some beautiful songs. Apart from all this, students from MOP Vaishnav College for Women performed a music show.

Women Achiever's Award were awarded to Dr. Revathi Raj(Medicine), Dr. Parveen Sultana(Ideology), Dr. Vasudha Prakash(Education), Mrs. Noori(Social Service) and Dr. Ambika Kameshwar(Fine Arts) in their respective fields.

Savithri Vaithi, Founder, Vishranthi Old Age Home; Dr. Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Founder, SNEHA- Prevention of suicide; Mrs. Radhika Santhanakrishnan, Founder, Penn Nalam ' that educates, cares & counsels underprivileged women on Breast cancer and Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman, the 1st woman to win the Grandmaster title in Chess were awarded "Woman of the year" .

The celebrities distributed the awards and exchanged their thoughts on womanhood. They also conveyed their appreciation of the awardees who did such charitable work without a thought for fame or glory.

A donation of Rupees 50,000/- was given away by RAJ TV i.e. Rs. 10,000/- each to 5 organisations- Dr. Vasudha Prakash's V-EXCEL, Mrs. Noori's South India Positive Network, Dr. Ambika Kameshwar's RASA, Mrs. Suhasini Maniratnam's NAAM Foundation and also to "Child Home' that is taken care by Mrs. & Mr. Senthil, a social worker from the Madras School of Social Work.

The event was telecasted on the 8th of March at 1.30 pm in Raj TV. | By Janees Antoo [janees(at)adgully.com]