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Chitra Ganapathy, Managing Director, Kadambavanam Trust for Culture and Heritage, receiving an award from U.S. Consul General Jennifer Mcintyre at the Women’s Day celebrations in the city. / Photo: R. Ashok / The Hindu
Chitra Ganapathy, Managing Director, Kadambavanam Trust for Culture and Heritage, receiving an award from U.S. Consul General Jennifer Mcintyre at the Women’s Day celebrations in the city. / Photo: R. Ashok / The Hindu

For their achievement in their own fields

Women from the city who had carved a niche for themselves in their own fields were honoured by the Women Empowerment (WE) Forum of the Tamil NaduChamber Foundation on Friday to mark the International Women’s day.

The Chief Guest for the event, U.S. Consul General, Jennifer Mcintyre spoke on how entrepreneurship was a key area of partnership between the US and Indiaand detailed the efforts made by her U.S Consulate team to promote women’s entrepreneurship in southern India.

“As the Consul General in south India, I have met extraordinary women across different careers and from civil society and many of them have been successful entrepreneurs,” she said, lauding the efforts made by women to succeed as entrepreneurs.

The ‘WE’ forum honoured seven women from the city under the title of ‘Sapthaswarangal’ and recognised them for having cemented their position in their own fields. Rohini Sridhar, Medical Director of Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Mamta Fomra, a fashion designer from the city, and Chitra Ganapathy, Managing Director, Kadambavanam Trust for Culture and Heritage, were among the seven women honoured.

The forum also honoured eighteen women from the city under the banner of ‘Amazing Women’ awards.

A.S. Meenalochani, Joint commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Madurai, Jacintha Martin, Sub-Judge from the district court, and Mercy Pushpalatha, Principal of the Lady Doak College were among those honoured.

Soma Basu, a senior journalist of The Hindu Metroplus, was also honoured for her contribution to the field of journalism.

Speaking on the ‘WE’ forum, Chairman Rajkumari Jeevagan said that the forum was set up to facilitate entrepreneurial development among women in the district.

“We focus on development through training, discussions and mentoring and focus on shaping astructured thought process through the same. Several women who have the potential to succeed as anentrepreneur and the right focus and strategy will take it to great heights”, she said.

Actor Kuttypadmini, Supreme Court advocate Anita Sumanth and others were present at the event.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Madurai / by Staff Reporter / Madurai – March 09th, 2014