Stree Shakti Puraskar 2013 Outstanding Women Award 2011
Manasi Pradhan (born 4 October 1962) is an Indian women's rights activist and author. She is the founder of Honour for Women National Campaign, a nationwide movement to end violence against women in India.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In 2014, she was conferred with Rani Laskhmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar by the President of India. Along with Mary Prema Pierick, global head of the Missionaries of Charity, she won the 'Outstanding Women Award' in 2011.[8][9][10][11]
Pradhan is frequently featured by international publications and organizations. In 2016, the New York–based Bustle named her among 20 most inspiring Feminists Authors and Activists.[12] In 2017, the Los Angeles–based Welker Media Inc. named her among 12 most powerful feminist change makers.[13] In 2018, the Oxford Union of University of Oxford invited her to address the union.[14][15][16][17]
She is the founder of Nirbhaya Vahini, Nirbhaya Samaroh and OYSS Women.[18][19] She has served on the panel of Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board) for India[20] and Inquiry Committee of the National Commission for Women.[21][22][23][24]
Born to a poor family in a remote village of Odisha, she fought successfully the widely prevalent social taboo against educating women, walked 15 km daily amidst hilly terrain and swamp to the only high school in the entire region to emerge as first woman matriculate of her village and subsequently the first woman law graduate of her region. The life story of Manasi Pradhan has been adopted as documentaries in United States and Israel.[25][26][27][28]
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^"Giving Wings to Fly". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times Newspaper Ltd. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^Miller, E. Ce (14 November 2016). "20 Feminist Authors And Activists Who Will Inspire You To Get Out There And Fight". Bustle magazine, BDG Media Inc., New York City. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^Ivashchenko, Ekaterina (6 July 2017). "Women's Power : 12 Feminists Any Changemaker Should Know". Welker Media Inc., Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^"Manasi Pradhan to be a Guest Speaker at Oxford Union". SheThePeople.TV. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^"Activist at Oxford Union". The Telegraph. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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^"Change in both men, women's mindsets needed'". Daily Pioneer. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^"I & B Ministry appoints Manasi Pradhan as Censor Board advisory member – Trade News". BollywoodTrade.com. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^"Women's Panel to probe teacher's murder". NDTV. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^"Chilika circuit not safe for women, says NCW". Times of India. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^"Serious loopholes in Women Security". 8 December 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^"NCW for Judicial Probe into Woman Constable Assault". Outlook India. news.outlookindia.com. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^Tyagi, Dev (20 November 2017). "Manasi Pradhan : Meet One of India's Finest Unsung Women Heroes". Rapidleaks. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^"Standing up for Women". Orissa Post. Dharitri Newspaper Group. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^"Manasi Pradhan to get the Women of Wonder award". Khouj.com. Khouj News. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
^"Women Role Models". Handwork of India. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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