An entrepreneur, educationist, business tycoon,social activist, a writer, winner of prestigious 100 women achiever’s award and with many more achievements under her belt, Delhi based entrepreneur lalita Nijhawan has added another feather in her cap. She glorified the nation once again by winning the prestigious IWEC Awards at 9th International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Awards 2016 held at Brussels, Belgium. After an overwhelming response for the IWEC nominations 2016, the selection committee after intense deliberations selected three candidates for the awards namely lalita Nijhawan, Anu Chadha and Chanchal Kaushik. She was also recently honoured by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.
Nijhawan’s intrinsic spirit to work for women and children, especially the girl child, took her to Banswara region of Rajasthan in 1992 where she opened a school for the underprivileged and her efforts bore fruits finally.