THE Shakti Awards held on May 11, an annual event that has been honouring local women since the year 2000, once again proved to be a night to remember—celebrating women and their “shakti,” the power within. The evening’s MCs were past Shakti Award recipients, Annie Ohana and Jessie Kaur.
Fourteen women from various parts of Greater Vancouver were recognized for their accomplishments, determination, courage and grace. Award recipients and their sponsors are as follows:
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Shavilla Singh for her 62 years of Hindi radio broadcasting in Fiji and Canada
Academic Achievement Award:
Shakti Award of Excellence: Satwinder Bains
Shakti Award: Gioia Breda
Artistic Achievement Award:
Shakti Award of Excellence: Tetyana Golota
Athletic Achievement Award:
Shakti Award of Excellence: Sharon Garcha
Business and Entrepreneur Award:
Shakti Award of Excellence: Rose Rosanne Braniski
Shakti Award: Narges Nirumvala
Public Service Award:
Shakti Award of Excellence: Kiran Malli
Shakti Award: Zahra Lalani
Resilience Award:
Shakti Award of Excellence: Rohini (Reah) Arora
Shakti Award: Sanya Dhingra
Shakti Award for Fearless Journalism:
Daphne Bramham
Shakti Trailblazer Award:
Morgane Oger
Shakti Appreciation Award:
Shakti Award of Appreciation: Polly Ghuman