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{{Short description|Award for women achievers in Goa, India}}
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The '''Yashadamini Puraskar''' is awarded by the [[Government of Goa]] state in ([[India]]). It is an annual award conferred by the Directorate of Women & Child Development of the [[Government of Goa]].<ref name="auto2">https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Women-Child-Development-Citizen-Charter.pdf</ref> The award was established in 2001.<ref name="auto6">http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/The-Sunday-Roundtable/yashadamini-award-conferred-on-8-women/30210.html</ref>
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| presenter        = [[Government of Goa]]
| country          = India
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| reward          = {{INRConvert|10000}}
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| award1_winner    = 44 (2013)
| year            = 2001
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| previous        = [[Gomant Vibhushan]]
| next            = [[Yuva Srujan Puraskar]]
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The '''Yashadamini Puraskar''' is awarded by the [[Government of Goa]] state in ([[India]]). It is an annual award conferred by the Directorate of Women & Child Development of the [[Government of Goa]].<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |url=https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Women-Child-Development-Citizen-Charter.pdf |title=Citizen's Charter |date=2012 |website=Directorate of Women & Child Development of the [[Government of Goa]]}}</ref> The award was established in 2001.<ref name="auto6">{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/The-Sunday-Roundtable/yashadamini-award-conferred-on-8-women/30210.html |title=Yashadamini Award conferred on 8 women |date=8 July 2009 |newspaper=[[O Heraldo]] |place=Panaji |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025822/http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/The-Sunday-Roundtable/yashadamini-award-conferred-on-8-women/30210.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
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The prize consists of a cash award of [[Indian rupee|Rupees]] Ten Thousand and a silver [[salver]].<ref name="auto2"/>
The prize consists of a cash award of [[Indian rupee|Rupees]] Ten Thousand and a silver [[salver]].<ref name="auto2"/>


==List of Awardees==
==List of awardees==
Following are some of the awardees of the Yashadamini Puraskar-
Following are some of the awardees of the Yashadamini Puraskar:
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| 2001
| 2001
| [[Norma Alvares]]<ref>http://www.awbi.org/awbi-pdf/ac_jan_14_june_16.pdf</ref>
| [[Norma Alvares]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.awbi.org/awbi-pdf/ac_jan_14_june_16.pdf |title=A revolutionary Step |access-date=2023-09-03 |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606083151/http://www.awbi.org/awbi-pdf/ac_jan_14_june_16.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
| [[Phyllis Faria]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://domnicfernandes.blogspot.com/2010/10/sacred-heart-of-jesus-high-schools-and_16.html|title=Domnic Fernandes Anjuna Goa: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEIR FOUNDERS - Part 2|date=16 October 2010}}</ref>
| [[Phyllis Faria]]<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://domnicfernandes.blogspot.com/2010/10/sacred-heart-of-jesus-high-schools-and_16.html
|title=Domnic Fernandes Anjuna Goa: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEIR FOUNDERS - Part 2
|date=16 October 2010
}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
| Meena Kakodkar<ref>http://www.katha.org/ya-lvl3-easyreaders.html</ref>
| Meena Kakodkar<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.katha.org/ya-lvl3-easyreaders.html |title=Katha |access-date=23 February 2018 |archive-date=6 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206164122/http://www.katha.org/ya-lvl3-easyreaders.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
| [[Sanyogita Rane]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/mygoaweekly/docs/my_goa_14_jan_2017|title=My goa 14 jan 2017 by MyGoa - Issuu|website=issuu.com}}</ref>
| [[Sanyogita Rane]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/mygoaweekly/docs/my_goa_14_jan_2017|title=My goa 14 jan 2017 by MyGoa - Issuu|website=issuu.com|date=13 January 2017|access-date=23 February 2018|archive-date=27 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227074021/https://issuu.com/mygoaweekly/docs/my_goa_14_jan_2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
| Auda Viegas<ref>http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/152593/14/12_chapter%205.pdf</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180224101207/http://theneutralview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TNV-22-Sept.pdf</ref>
| Auda Viegas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/152593/14/12_chapter%205.pdf |title=Chapter 5 - EMERGENCE OF WOMEN AS LEADERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN|access-date=2023-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://theneutralview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TNV-22-Sept.pdf |title=Kavita Nakhawa's Fashion Studio |website=theneutralview.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224101207/http://theneutralview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TNV-22-Sept.pdf |archive-date=24 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|-
| 2004
| 2004
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| 2006
| 2006
| Dr. Nishtha Desai<ref name="auto"/><ref>http://www.childrightsgoa.org/index.php/about-crg/milestones-and-awards/</ref>
| Dr. [[Nishtha Desai]]<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.childrightsgoa.org/index.php/about-crg/milestones-and-awards/ |title=Milestones and Awards – Children's Rights in Goa |access-date=23 February 2018 |archive-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224015318/http://www.childrightsgoa.org/index.php/about-crg/milestones-and-awards/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
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|-
|2010
|2010
| Steffi Cardozo<ref>https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/yashadamini-award-for-steffi/06347.html</ref>
| Steffi Cardozo<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/yashadamini-award-for-steffi/06347.html |title=Yashadamini award for Steffi |date= March 2010 |newspaper=[[O Heraldo]] |place=Panaji |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224052941/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/yashadamini-award-for-steffi/06347.html |archive-date=24 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
| Krishni Walke<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/women-achievers-awarded-for-contribution-to-society/articleshow/7659152.cms|title=Women achievers awarded for contribution to society &#124; Goa News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
| Krishni Walke<ref name="auto3">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/women-achievers-awarded-for-contribution-to-society/articleshow/7659152.cms|title=Women achievers awarded for contribution to society &#124; Goa News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=9 March 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
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|-
|2012
|2012
| Shubhalaxmi Mandrekar<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/several-programmes-to-mark-womens-day-in-goa/article4487013.ece|title=Several programmes to mark Women’s Day in Goa|date=8 March 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
| Shubhalaxmi Mandrekar<ref name="auto4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/several-programmes-to-mark-womens-day-in-goa/article4487013.ece|title=Several programmes to mark Women's Day in Goa|newspaper=The Hindu|date=8 March 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-  
|-  
|2012
|2012
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|-
|2013
|2013
| Ana Pinto<ref name="auto1">https://web.archive.org/web/20180223074612/http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/gvuk_files/parrikar_interview_2.pdf</ref>
| Ana Pinto<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/gvuk_files/parrikar_interview_2.pdf |title=This term I will prove myself, says Parrikar |website=www.goanvoice.org.uk |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223074612/http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/gvuk_files/parrikar_interview_2.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
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|-
|2013
|2013
|Shilpa Jagganath Bhosle<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/yashodamini-awards-presented/article4490770.ece|title=Yashodamini awards presented|date=9 March 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|Shilpa Jagganath Bhosle<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/yashodamini-awards-presented/article4490770.ece|title=Yashodamini awards presented|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 March 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.goa.gov.in/pdf/YASHADAMINI%20PURASKAR%202015.pdf Announcement for award in 2015]
* [https://www.goa.gov.in/pdf/YASHADAMINI%20PURASKAR%202015.pdf Announcement for award in 2015]
* [http://www.dwcd.goa.gov.in Department of Women and Child Development]
* [https://www.dwcd.goa.gov.in Directorate of Women and Child Development] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608152421/https://dwcd.goa.gov.in/ |date=8 June 2023 }}


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Latest revision as of 12:00, 18 January 2026


Yashadamini Puraskar
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernment of Goa
Reward(s)10,000 (US$140)
First awarded2001
Highlights
Total awarded44 (2013)

The Yashadamini Puraskar is awarded by the Government of Goa state in (India). It is an annual award conferred by the Directorate of Women & Child Development of the Government of Goa.[1] The award was established in 2001.[2]

Description[edit | edit source]

The award aims to encourage women in different fields. It is awarded to the women who have made a mark in various fields, such as sports, education, art and culture, social work, cooperative movement, women empowerment, teaching and other professions, etc.[1]

The prize consists of a cash award of Rupees Ten Thousand and a silver salver.[1]

List of awardees[edit | edit source]

Following are some of the awardees of the Yashadamini Puraskar:

Year Awardee
2001 Norma Alvares[3]
2002 Phyllis Faria[4]
2002 Meena Kakodkar[5]
2002 Sanyogita Rane[6]
2003 Auda Viegas[7][8]
2004 Sudha Amonkar[9]
2004 Dr. Lalana Bakhale[9]
2004 Precila Dias[9]
2004 Dr. Judith D'Costa[9]
2004 Amita Nayak Salatry[9]
2004 Celsa Antao[9]
2004 Shalini Gaude[9]
2004 Leena Pednekar[9]
2006 Angela Naik[10]
2006 Dr. Nishtha Desai[10][11]
2006 Jyoti Kunkolienkar[10]
2009 Vimal Dinanath Dabholkar[2]
2009 Anita Kundatkar[2]
2009 Monica Lobo Dourado[2]
2009 Claudia Vaz[2]
2009 Manisha Naik[2]
2009 Amol Krishna Morajkar[2]
2009 Nelly Rodrigues[2]
2009 Jayanti Naik[2]
2010 Steffi Cardozo[12]
2011 Krishni Walke[13]
2011 Seema Pednekar[13]
2011 Aparnadevi Rane Sardesai[13]
2011 Priyanka Rane[13]
2011 Roopa Kerkar[13]
2011 Gulab Vernekar[13]
2011 Ashwini Zambaulikar[13]
2011 Sachika Almeida[13]
2011 Pushpal Dhaimodkar[13]
2012 Shubhalaxmi Mandrekar[14]
2012 Malini Chari[14]
2012 Deeplaxmi Kumar Avati[14]
2012 Sumedha Kamat Dessai[14]
2012 Meghana Kurundwadkar[14]
2012 Vijaya Sheldekar[14]
2012 Suhasini Prabhugaonkar[14]
2013 Ana Pinto[15]
2013 Mangala More[15]
2013 Shilpa Jagganath Bhosle[15][16]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Citizen's Charter" (PDF). Directorate of Women & Child Development of the Government of Goa. 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Yashadamini Award conferred on 8 women". O Heraldo. Panaji. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  3. "A revolutionary Step" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. "Domnic Fernandes Anjuna Goa: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEIR FOUNDERS - Part 2". 16 October 2010.
  5. "Katha". Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. "My goa 14 jan 2017 by MyGoa - Issuu". issuu.com. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. "Chapter 5 - EMERGENCE OF WOMEN AS LEADERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. "Kavita Nakhawa's Fashion Studio" (PDF). theneutralview.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 "[Goanet-news]03 SEPT 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS". lists.goanet.org.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Independence Day parade held amid heavy downpour in Goa". www.oneindia.com. 15 August 2006.
  11. "Milestones and Awards – Children's Rights in Goa". Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  12. "Yashadamini award for Steffi". O Heraldo. Panaji. March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 "Women achievers awarded for contribution to society | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 March 2011.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 "Several programmes to mark Women's Day in Goa". The Hindu. 8 March 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 "This term I will prove myself, says Parrikar" (PDF). www.goanvoice.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  16. "Yashodamini awards presented". The Hindu. 9 March 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.

External links[edit | edit source]