Superwomen!

Dr Lucky Kasat –

Neerja Bhanot Women courage celebration day was conducted online by Rotary Rotaract District 3142 of Thane to honor the courage of Neerja Bhanot, a head purser who was shot dead point blank by the terrorist while she was saving passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 which was hijacked during a stopover in Karachi on 5 September 1986, just two days before her 23rd birthday. She was bestowed India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra posthumously, becoming its youngest recipient. Her heroism inspired the biopic Neerja in 2016.

A AV on Neerja Bhanot was highlighted in the event organized by Rotary club of Ambarnath and Rotaract club of Ambarnath (Convener Rajesh Chalwadi, President Gunwant Bhangale and supported by Dr Dhande, Apeksha and Aishwarya Warke).

This concept was conceptualized by Dr Lucky Kasat, Consultant Pediatric Surgeon from Thane.
2 exceptional women were awarded to mark the day – Capt Swati Mahadik and Jahnvi Panwar.
Capt Swati Mahadik is from Pogarwadi village in Satara, at present stationed at Dehradun. A mother of two, she set a courageous example by joining Indian army as lieutenant at age 37, after husband Colonel Santosh Mahadik, Commanding Officer of 41 Rashtriya Rifles succumbed during the operation in forest of Kupwara in Kashmir in 2015. Mahadik fulfilled his dream of stepping into her late husband’s shoes!

JANHVI PANWAR, the “Wonder Girl of India” can speak 9 accents: Australian, Scottish, Canadian, Norfolk, R.P., Posh, Cockney, British, American at age 17. She cleared 10th class at age 11 and is now in BA 3rd year at 17! She has addressed 150 IAS officers of 9 states with CM of Haryana and 7,000 audience in International Film Festival! A Tedx speaker, she also anchored a show on BBC & bestowed the title “Ratn-e-hindustan”.

Rotary Governor Dr Mayuresh Warke was the chief guest while DRR Rahesh Donny, District Rotaract Representative, was the guest of honor.