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CNN-IBN on Friday presented 'Indian Of The Year' awards in different categories to the people whose contribution in the year 2011 have strengthened...
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CNN-IBN on Friday presented 'Indian Of The Year' awards in different categories to the people whose contribution in the year 2011 have strengthened the foundation of our society and have helped build Brand India in the process.
Binalakshmi Nepram, writer-activist and founder of Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, was awarded the IOTY public service award.
Bina was conferred the award for her work to empower hundreds of women survivors of gun violence in conflict torn Manipur.
In her acceptance speech, Ms Nepram called upon the luminaries of the arts, film and corporate world that were gathered in Mumbai to support work of people in Manipur and Northeast India towards reducing violence and bringing peace. She shared the impact of continued imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act that is still clamped in the region and called for support to ask for its removal mentioning that AFSPA violates Article 21 of the Indian Constitution that gives every Indian the right to life.
She dedicated the award to hundreds of thousands of women survivors in Manipur and Northeast India. She vowed that the journey for a much needed women led initiative for peace in Northeast India has just begun.
"When I came to Delhi people called me 'chinki', they asked me where are you from, Thailand or Nepal? This award is a testimony that some Indians are different from the ones living in Delhi and Bombay. There are lot of amrs and blood shed there but we won't get scared, we will move on. Our determination to get peace is more than theirs for bloodshed," Nepram said.
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Ms Binalakshmi Nepram, born in the state of Manipur located in India's Northeast region state, bordering Myanmar/Burma. She is a writer-activist an...
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Ms Binalakshmi Nepram, born in the state of Manipur located in India's Northeast region state, bordering Myanmar/Burma. She is a writer-activist and is an emerging determined face and strong voice in the region who is spearheading work on making disarmament a movement and an issue that is meaningful to people's lives. Ms Nepram has published several articles and papers in both national and international journals on issues relating to armed violence, small arms proliferation, peace processes, women and peace building. She is author of two books, "South Asia's Fractured Frontier: Armed Conflict, Narcotics and Small Arms Proliferation in India's Northeast"
and "Meckley", a historical fiction based on the conflict in Manipur. A new book titled "India and the Arms Trade Treaty" is also being published in April 2008.
In 2004, Ms Nepram co-founded India's first civil society organization which is working on conventional disarmament issues, namely the Control Arms Foundation of India. And in 2007, in order to help thousands of women who are affected by gun violence in her home-state Manipur, Ms Nepram launched the Manipuri Women Gun Survivor Network. Ms Nepram is also leading the work in India on the issue of anti-personnel landmines, cluster bombs and of international Arms Trade Treaty. She is an active member of International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) and Cluster Munitions Coalition. She has represented Indian civil society in various disarmament meetings held at United Nations in New York.
In 2004, Ms Nepram was awarded a Ploughshares fellowship to work on small arms mitigation in Indo-Myanmar/Burma region. In 2006, Bina was awarded the Dalai Lama Foundation's WISCOMP Scholar of Peace Award given to women who are working on conflict resolution and peace process and completed a pioneering work on women and micro-disarmament issues.
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CNN IBN and Reliance Industries gave away the Real Heroes Awards for the year 2011 at a ceremony held in Mumbai on 17 August 2011. Overall 24 women...
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CNN IBN and Reliance Industries gave away the Real Heroes Awards for the year 2011 at a ceremony held in Mumbai on 17 August 2011. Overall 24 women and men from all over India were given the award in recognition of their extraordinary service in their different fields of work.
Secretary General, CAFI and Founder of Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Ms Binalakshmi Nepram was conferred the award by legendary singer Smt Asha Bhonsle and President of Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation, Mrs Nita Ambani in the presence of Mr Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor in Chief of CNN IBN. Ms Nepram was given CNN IBN's Real Heroes Award for the year 2011 in women's welfare category. Bina was conferred the award for her work to empower hundreds of women survivors of gun violence in conflict torn Manipur.
In her acceptance speech, Ms Nepram called upon the luminaries of the arts, film and corporate world that were gathered in Mumbai to support work of people in Manipur and Northeast India towards reducing violence and bringing peace. She shared the impact of continued imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act that is still clamped in the region and called for support to ask for its removal mentioning that AFSPA violates Article 21 of the Indian Constitution that gives every Indian the right to life.
She dedicated the award to hundreds of thousands of women survivors in Manipur and Northeast India. She vowed that the journey for a much needed women led initiative for peace in Northeast India has just begun.
Chairman of Reliance Industries, Mr Mukesh Ambani speaking at the award ceremony spoke that it is tireless efforts by ordinary men, women of India who are doing things selflessly for others that is making the idea of India alive and kicking and that this can become a movement for a new India
Noted film maker, Mr Vidhu Vinod Chopra shared that he was truly moved by the works done around the country by ordinary people who were awarded Real Heroes that evening and pledged his support to the collective efforts.
Writer and columnist, Ms Shobhaa De said, "There is a need to introspect the definition of a hero. In a world that is full of card board superstars, there are people who keep India what it is. These are moments touch your lives. Our salaam !"
Please find some photos from the award ceremony held in Mumbai on 17th August 2011. Kindly credit CNN IBN with the photos
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