Accomplished writer and journalist [Sikkim Express], Yishey D., was
felicitated recently by the Assocham
Ladies League [ALL] at a special function held in New
Delhi with Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Venkaiah Naidu, as chief
guest.
Yishey was
conferred the ALL Grassroots Women of the Decade Achievers Award in recognition
of the sensitivity with which she writes and the empathy with which she has
fleshed out the sociocultural nuances of grassroots Sikkim.
Assocham Ladies League honored 35 achievers,
namely Meera Munda, social activist Mehvish Mushtaq, first Kashmiri woman App
developer; Anar Patel, founder of Gramshree, Chavvi Rajawat, first woman
Sarpanch in Rajasthan who left her corporate job for it; Meena Raghunathan of
GMR Varalakshmi Foundation for CSR; Uma Chigurupati of Hyderabad Heritage
Foundation; Hiresha Verma of Dehradun who is a social entrepreneur helping
women in Uttarakhand to rebuild their lives after the floods through a vibrant
mushroom business; Alana Golmei of the 24/7 “North East Helpline and Support
Center”; Dr. Sailakshmi Balijepalli of Ekam Foundation working for zero child
mortality; Valli Annamalai from Madurai curbing female infanticide, and
others.
ALL is the country’s first all-women industry
chamber with a deep commitment to women’s leadership in all aspects of society.
