The Neerja Bhanot Award is an award of recognition conferred up to once a year by the
Neerja Bhanot-
Pan Am
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Trust in
India
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to a woman of that country subjected to
social injustice
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, who faces the situation with grit and determination and extends help to other women in similar distress. The annual Neerja Bhanot Award was instituted in 1990 and named in honour of Senior Flight
Purser
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,
Neerja Bhanot, who saved hundreds of lives while sacrificing her own, during the
Pan Am Flight 73 hijack
Hijack may refer to:
Films
* ''Hijack'' (1973 film), an American made-for-television film
* ''Hijack!'', a 1975 British film sponsored by the Children's Film Foundation - see Children's Film Foundation filmography
* ''Hijack'' (2008 film), a Bol ...
at
Karachi Airport
Jinnah International Airport ( ur, جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) , formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi Civil Airport, is Pakistan's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 7,267,582 passengers in 2017 ...
(
Pakistan
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), in September 1986. It carries a cash prize of Rs 1.5
lakh, a citation and a trophy.
Recipients
*1991 - Purnima Sadhana, Sadhna Pawar
*1992 -
Satya Rani Chadha, Amrita Ahuwalia
*1993 - Shehnaz Shaikh
*1994 - Bhanwari Devi
*2001 – Yasoda Ekambaram
*2002 - Alice Garg, Flavia Agnes
*2003 – Shivani Gupta
*2004 – Mangala Patil
[
*2008 – Chanda Asani
*2012 – Asha Manwani
*2014 – Rashmi Anand
*2015 – Subhashini Vasanth]
See also
* List of awards honoring women
This list of awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring women. It excludes media, science and technology and sports awards, which are covered by separate lists, and it excludes orders of chivalry for women. The ...
References
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External links
Courage Commitment Compassion – Neerja Bhanot
– official website
Awards established in 1990
Awards honoring women
Civil awards and decorations of India
Humanitarian and service awards
Women in India