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Stree Shakti Puraskar (Women Power Award) is a series of India's national honours conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given in six categories, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. It recognises the spirit of courage of a woman in difficult circumstances, who has established this spirit of courage in her personal or professional life. The award also recognises the pioneering contribution of an individual in empowering women and raising women's issues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://wcd.nic.in/schemes/StreeShaktiPurashkar.pdf )〕 Instituted in 1991, the award is conferred by the President of India on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March every year at New Delhi. The award carries a cash prize of rupees three lakh (Rs. 300,000) and a citation.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.davp.nic.in/WriteReadData/ADS/eng_46101_27_1314b.pdf )〕 For the year 2012, the award was posthumously bestowed on the 2012 Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya. ==Awards== The award is named after eminent women in Indian history, and is given in the following categories:〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.wcd.nic.in/pressrel.htm# )〕 * Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award: named after Ahilya Bai Holkar, 18th-century ruler of Malwa kingdom * Kannagi Award: named after Kannagi, a legendary Tamil woman * Mata Jijabai Award: named after Mata Jijabai, mother of Shivaji, who founded the Maratha Empire in the 17th century * Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award: named after Rani Gaidinliu, a 20th-century Naga spiritual and political leader * Rani Lakshmi Bai Award: named after Rani Lakshmi Bai, the Queen of Jhansi * Rani Rudramma Devi Award (for both men and women): named after Rudrama Devi, a 13th-century ruler of Deccan Plateau 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stree Shakti Puraskar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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