Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019: Nilza Wangmo-A Successful Restaurateur, Despite Lost her Father Before Birth

Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019: Nilza Wangmo is an entrepreneur, running Alchi Kitchen Restaurant. The restaurant is the first one to serve traditional Ladakhi cuisines including some exquisite and forgotten recipes. She has trained 20 women from remote areas of Ladakh who manage the restaurant.

 She has travelled and represented Ladakhi recipes in 5 star hotels in India. She has been involved in charitable works with People’s Action Group for Inclusion and Rights, a movement to create prejudice free society and sponsored girl’s education.

 Despite having lost her father before her birth and dropping out of college due to financial constraints, Nilza is a successful restaurateur representing Ladakhi recipes at pan India level. 

Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019

Needless to say, the  winners of the Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2019 are from fields as diverse as agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife conservation, Armed Forces and education.

These outstanding women have contributed towards safeguarding women’s rightsalong with pushing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. These awards are an effort to recognize women as equal partners in the advancement of society.

Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019: List of the Awardees 

• Padala Bhudevi-Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
• Bina Devi-Individual-Munger, Bihar
• Arifa Jan-Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
• Chami Murmu-Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand
• Nilza Wangmo-Leh, Ladakh
• Rashmi Urdhwareshe-Pune, Maharashtra
• Sardarni Mann Kaur-Patiala, Punjab
• Kalavati Devi-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• Tashi and  Nungshi Malik-Uttarakhand
• Kaushiki Chakroborty-West Bengal
• Bhageerathi Amma and Karthyayini Amma-Kerala
• Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawna Kanth, Mohana Singh-Indian Air Force

These achievers have not allowed age, geographical barriers or access to resources to come in the way of fulfilling their dreams. Their indomitable spirit will inspire the society at large and the young Indian minds in particular to break gender stereotypes, and stand up against gender inequality and discrimination.