Prakash Kaur (social worker)
Prakash Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Social Worker |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Bibi Prakash Kaur is a social worker from Jalandhar, India. She received the Padma Shri for her social service towards abandoned female children in Punjab.[1]
She was an abandoned girl herself, left as a baby on the streets, and was raised at Nari Niketan. She left Nari Niketan in 1993 to start her own home to provide shelter for the abandoned girls. She started with eight girls but gradually the number of abandoned girls increased.[2][3] She encourages parents not to abandon their children on the street, but to bring them to her instead.[4]
The Unique Home, her shelter for abandoned children, is equipped with a baby hatch.[5]
She was also given the Real Heroes Award from Reliance Industries.[6]
Awards
[edit]- Padma Shri
- International Women's Day Award (awarded by Raghav Chadda, member of Rajya Sabha)
References
[edit]- ^ Agnihotri Chaba, Anju (2021-01-26). "Mother to 80 abandoned girls, Punjab social worker is awarded Padma Shri". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Prakash Kaur: A mother to 100 abandoned girls feted with Padma Shri". The Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Icon Detailed Description". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "ਬੀਬੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਕੌਰ ਪਦਮਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ, 'ਸੁਪਨਾ ਬਸ ਇਕ ਸੜਕਾਂ ਕੰਢੇ ਨਾ ਰੁਲੇ ਕੋਈ ਧੀ'". Daily Post India (in Punjabi). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Rai, Priyanka (24 January 2011). "Mother Hope: Prakash Kaur and her Unique Home for Girls". The Better India. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Kumar, Vinay (9 November 2021). "बच्चियों का जीवन रोशन करने वाली बीबी प्रकाश कौर को पद्मश्री, राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद ने किया अलंकृत". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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