The Maa Ghara Foundation Trust has announced the nominees for the annual Women Peacemaker Award and Best Mother, scheduled to be given at a function to be held here on the occasion of the Mother’s Day on May 8.
A nine-member selection committee meeting was held here on Sunday. Former DGPs SN Tiwari and Gopal Chandra Nanda, industrialist Deshbandhu Gupta, journalist Sandeep Mishra, Women Commission member Snehanjali Mohanty, former State Social Welfare Board Chairperson Sulata Deo and social activist Meera Panda joined the meeting as jury members.
For the Peacemaker Award at the all-India level, Manjula Pradeep, Bibha Gupta, Sindhutai Saptkal, Jyoti Raj and Acharya Arnapurna Nanda have been nominated. Besides, five women have been selected for the Best Mother Award for carrying out constructive works in rural areas.
A seminar on the topic ‘Gandhi and Peace in 21st Century’ would be held on the occasion. A large number of Gandhain leaders from across the State would join the seminar, said Maa Ghara Foundation chief Rutuparna Mohanty.
Notably, the annual peacemaker award by the Maa Ghara honours women for their contributions towards fighting against various social evils and for promoting peace. The award carries a ` 50,000-cash reward and a citation.