ON INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day on Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Nari Shakti Puraskars on 29 outstanding individuals for  2020 and 2021. Twenty-eight awards -- 14 each for 2020 and 2021 -- were given to the women in recognition of their exceptional work towards women empowerment, especially the vulnerable and marginalised. The ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ is a Women and Child Development Ministry initiative to acknowledge exceptional contribution made by individuals and institutions, and to celebrate women as game-changers and catalysts of positive change in society. Its recipients are from fields such as entrepreneurship, agriculture, innovation, social work, education and literature, linguistics, arts and crafts, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), disability rights, merchant navy and wildlife conservation. The latest awardees include social entrepreneur Anita Gupta, organic farmer and tribal activist Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava, innovator Nasi...

 New Delhi, Mar 08 (ANI):  Ms.Vanita Borade with Hon.Narendra Modi Ji Hon. Ramnath Kovind Ji Awarding Snakefriend Vanita Borade On the occasion of International Women’s Day, President Ram Nath Kovind presented 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' for years 2020 and 2021 to women from various fields at Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 08. President awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar to Vanita Jagdeo Borade, the ‘first women snake rescuer’ and founder of SoyreVanchare Multipurpose Foundation for nature and wildlife protection and promoting a pollution-free environment. She was given the award in recognition of her exemplary efforts in wildlife conservation by rescuing snakes and creating awareness on the subject. She hails from Buldhana of Maharashtra Watch Video : https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/watch-president-kovind-gives-nari-shakti-puraskar-to-snake-rescuer-vanita-jagdeo-borade/videoshow/90083655.cms

  Times Of India  Vanita Borade from Buldhana, who received the Nari Shakti award on Women's Day, has so far rescued more than 51,000 snakes and released them in their natural habitat. Her mission is to create scientific awareness about the reptiles among the young generation. She has trained more than 25000 girls to become sarpamitra's Nagpur: As a young girl living in Naigaon (Deshmukh) village of Mehkar tehsil of Buldhana, Vanita Borade used to see fishermen fearlessly sorting. out water snakes from their fishing net and throwing them back into the lake. While wandering in the hills and forests with the Gond, Bhill, Korku and Banjara children, she used to observe them catching snakes, crabs and many other creatures fearlessly. "I realized that all these animals are scared of us, the humans. If you are fearless, you can easily handle them," said Vanita, fondly known as 'Saanpwali Bai' in the district. On Women's Day, she received 'Nari Shakti' aw...

Vanita Jagdeo Borade has been awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020 for her exemplary efforts in wildlife conservation, particularly by rescuing snakes and also for creating awareness .

 Environment is life ! Let's protect and nurture it!!. It is Immortality to the life of Humanity.     -  Vanita Jagdeo Borade Vanita Jagdeo Borade has been awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020 for her exemplary efforts in wildlife conservation, particularly by rescuing snakes and also for creating awareness. Of all the different kinds of phobias, many of us have this one – Ophidiophobia, fear of snakes. The very sight of a snake even if it is lying idle or unmoving can scare us. But not Vanita Jagdeo Borade. She is the first woman snake rescuer and has rescued more than 51,000 snakes! “ I started catching snakes since I was 10 years old and have caught more than 51000 snakes in the last 35 years. I have set a world record for catching the highest number of snakes in the world. This has been recorded in The India Book of Records, Maharashtra Book of Records, Guinness World Records and Limca Book of Records,” she told PIB Mumbai. Vanita cites reasons behind people k...

 'Saanpwali bai' from Buldhana gets prestigious 'Nari Shakti' award. "Don't you get sca red while catching snakes?", President Ramnath Kovind asked Vanita Jagdeo Borade while conferring the presti gious 'Nari Shakti' award 2020 on the gutsy woman. "No, snakes are more scared of humans when we catch them," was her reply. Borade, popularly known as 'Saanpwali Bai' (snake woman) in Buldhana district, has rescued and re- leased more than 50,000 sna kes into their natural habi- tat in her 25-year-long jour- ney as a 'snake friend'. Recognized as 'India's first woman snake friend', she is a self taught person who has contributed signi- ficantly not only in rescu- ing snakes but also in spre- ading awareness. "I was overwhelmter receiving India's hig- hest civilian honour for wo- men. Iconsider myself fort- unate that the government of India has recognized my efforts. Snakes are a very different species. They...