Shravanabelagola, November 20, 2005: Seventeen women from different fields were felicitated with the Sadhana awards as a recognition of their contribution to the society at the All Indian Jain Women Conference. The following women felicitated on the occasion:
Mathru Sri Ratnamma Heggde, Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala; Smt. Indu Jain, Times Of India, New Delhi; Smt. Sudha Murthy, Infosys, Bangalore; Smt. Indumathi Avade, Industrialist, Ichalkaranji; Smt. Dr.Sarayu Doshi, Bharatiya Kalavidwan, Mumbai; Smt. Margarate Alva, Ex Union Minister, New Delhi; Smt. Dr.Kamala Hampana, president of the 71st All India Kannada Conference, Bangalore; Smt.Dr.Padmavathamma, Prof. Dept. Of Mathematics, Mysore University, Mysore; Smt. Sandhya, Associate Editor ‘Taranga’, Manipal; Smt.Dr.Sandhya Redy, President, Karnataka Women Writers Association, Bangalore; Smt. Asha Vinayak, President, Akhila Bharatavarshiya Digambar Jain Mahila Parishad, Indore, Smt. Salu Marada Timakka, Environmentalist, Hulikal; Smt. Bhanu Mastaq, Writer, Hassan; Smt. Rudrani Shivarudrappa, President, Sandhya Deep, Bangalore; Smt. Dr.Sanira Kasliwal, Professor., Vadya Sangeeth, Delhi; Dr. (Kumari) Sharada Jain, director, Sandhan, Jaipur; Smt. Trishala Jain, Poetess, New Delhi.
Speaking on behalf of the recipients of the award Mathru Sri RAtnamma Heggde called upon the women in all fields on the progressive front. – Jain Heritage Centres News Service (JHCNS)