Lifetime Achievement Award

Vedika Scholars

The Vedika Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates extraordinary women whose vision and contributions have created an inimitable legacy.

Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Business Standard

The Business Standard Annual Awards for Corporate Excellence, 2018-19 toasted the spirit of success of the best-performing individuals and their contribution to society.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Ooty Literary Festival

From feminism to storytelling and mythology to war, the second edition of the Ooty Lit Fest embraced the power of the word.

The first Lifetime Achievement Award was given to the inimitable M.T. Vasudevan Nair. The second, to Geeta Dharmarajan

Frugal Innovator

Millennium Alliance Award

Recognized as a Frugal Innovator by the Millennium Alliance Award 2013 for my innovation, the I Love Reading programme by USAID and the Government of India.

Endowment Fund Award

Millennium Alliance

The Millennium Alliance is a partnership between USAID, FICCI, and India’s Technology Development Fund, Department of Science and Technology to support new innovations that strengthen early-grade reading as well as increase access to clean and affordable energy, safe drinking water, quality health care, and a nutritious food supply to those most in need.

Stockholm Challenge

Rupa and Co

Stockholm Challenge is a pioneer among IT awards and networking organizations. The Challenge rewards promising IT entrepreneurs from all over the world.

Padmashri

Government of India

Received the fourth highest Award from the Givernment of India, the Padma Shri, for exemplary work in the fields of Literature and Education.

Yatra Award

Rupa and Co

The Yatra Award for excellence in writing and editing was given by the reputed Rupa and Company, in recognition of Geeta Dharmarajan’s work in the field of publishing.