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Category: INTERVIEWS/PROFILES

Published: 22 April 2019

JAMMU: Notwithstanding being trolled by ‘Key Board warriors’ on social media, Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat is to be honoured by Indians Abroad for Pluralist India in Surrey for her astonishing role in fighting for justice to 8-year old nomadic girl in Kathua district of Jammu. Indians Abroad for Pluralist India, an organization in Surrey is going to organize an event to felicitate Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat on 18 May, 2019, wherein she will give a keynote address on the current situation in India under the right wing Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party government.

After Kathua rape and murder of nomadic girl, Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat put all her efforts to ensure challan and arrest of alleged accused. She stood against the incumbent government of the period, due to which she had to face wrath of key board warriors, who demeaned her image for supporting a gujjar girl. Unlike the prevailing mindset of section of people in India, particularly Jammu and Kashmir, the people in Canada have organized an event to felicitate the advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat for her fight for justice.

According to a press release issued here today, for tireless service of Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat, Karan Gupta an Education Foundation, a Mumbai based organization has also nominated her 'I Am Woman' award. “We want to celebrate and award the inspiration of women. I would be delighted to have you on a panel discussion and then felicitate you with our women empowerment award,” reads the invitation.

 The 'I Am Woman 2018' award was given to Sushmita Sen for her work with the I Am Foundation. The 'I Am Woman 2017' award was given to Amruta Fadnavis for her work in modernizing villages across Maharashtra. The 'I Am Woman 2016' award was given to Sonam Kapoor for her performance in Neerja - bringing back to life a forgotten hero. Other awardees included Leah Tata, Malishka Mendonsa, Falguni Peacock among others.