Media Release
Mumbai, Mar 13: Under the presidentship of Anita Shetty, the Mahila Dakshata Samiti, Kurla, in the city celebrated International Women’s Day recently at Pillai Chowk, Near City Hospital, Kurla, here.
The event began with the lighting of the lamp.
The organization honoured ten ladies from all over the city for their social work in different fields without considering caste and creed. They are:
Mumtaz Maqsood Ahmed Kazi
Manali Ramchandra Gawali
Stella Rosario
Minal Sanjay Turde
Roma Khan
Yvonne Mark D’Souza
Rajni Chandrakant Pednekar
Masrrat Khan
Devika Monteiro
Lalita Pandit
Ophelia Simon Gomes
Chief guest Bharat Bhoite, Sr Police Inspector of Vinoba Behave Police Station congratulated all the women. He said, "Gender equality is the first step for women empowerment. We should not think women are created only to handle household chores or to take on the responsibility of home and family. Instead, both (men and women) are responsible for every daily routine. Men should take care of women and cooperate with them as regards career and other needs. Women should also identify their strengths and abilities and move toward a world of empowerment. On the event of this Women’s Day, let us all promise to create a better world to live in."
Guest of honour Jean Gomes, congratulated all the women and appreciated the hard work put in by the president Anitha Shetty and honoured her with a flower bouquet.
Other guests of honour were Emretta Bhutello, Arshad Azmi (corporator) and Afroz Mallik. Arshad Azmi, in his speech congratulated all the awardees and urged all the women to continue their social work and to be a role model to the needy and less fortunate. He said he was very proud to announce that India is the first country where we see more social workers compared to other countries.
President Sunita Shetty thanked everyone for supporting the event.
Beautiful ladies from different Mahila zones entertained the crowd with their song and dance.
Arundati Gawde, Wendy and Faiza Ansari were the hosts for the day.
Snacks packets were distributed to everyone. More than 500 women participated in this event.