The Ladies Study Group Charitable Trust award scheme was initiated in 1975, commemorating the International Women's Year. The award is presented in recognition of an institution or individual's outstanding contribution and commitment towards helping the underprivileged.
The LSG is also a quest for an integrated meaningful and shared life not through a feast of verbiage alone but action oriented programmes to benefit those dominated by social customs and laws. We want people to know we care and act! We have made the effort of reaching promptly to emergency situations so that our token of help is meaningful to people in distress.
The Shanti Devi Khaitan Award was instituted in the year 2017 to financially support the education of underprivileged girls who show keen interest and commitment towards continuing their education.
The Ladies Study Group Charitable Trust hosted its Annual Award Ceremony 2023 at ITC Royal Bengal on January 25th. Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development and Minority Affairs, the Chief Guest at this event, presented the Award. NGO Ek Tara's students presented a dance performance, highlighting the crucial role of girls' education in societal transformation.
Rupantaran Foundation received the prestigious award for outstanding contribution to supporting the education of girls from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Established in 2009, this non-profit organization envisions a society built on equity, dignity, and peace. Ms Smita Sen and Mr. Abhishek, Founders of Rupantaran Foundation, received the Award on behalf of the organisation.
The LSG Charitable Trust will disburse around 20 lakh towards various initiatives, at Disha Foundation, MCKS Food for the Hungry Foundation, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute, South Kolkata Hamari Muskaan and some other NGOs before the end of this financial year. The LSG Shanti Devi Khaitan Award will continue to support a girl student's training at the Woodlands College of Nursing.
During an engaging conversation with Shweta Punj, Policy Lead, Money Control, the Hon’ble Minister, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, shared her life journey candidly through anecdotes. The youngest minister in the current regime’s cabinet emphasised, "Success is just success; it doesn’t encompass life" and highlighted the lessons of frugality and street smartness learned from poverty. According to her perspective, "Nothing is negative in life; it is your lens or prism." She vehemently stated that there is no direct relationship between happiness and success.
Addressing questions about her recent Davos trip, the minister rhetorically replied, “I wore my belief and culture. It was evident that India has undergone a tectonic shift as a country, positioned to be a bridge between the global North and South.”
The event was a resounding success, leaving attendees yearning for more.
LSG Annual Award Ceremony 2023
LSG Annual Award Ceremony 2022
LSG Annual Award Ceremony 2021
LSG Charitable Trust Annual Award 2020
Glimpses from LSG Charitable Trust annual awards 2019 with chief guest Hon’able former President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee!
Charitable Trust Annual Award Ceremony 2018
The Honourable Governor of West Bengal, Shree Keshari Nath Tripathi, Ms. Kavita Krishnamurti, Ms. Nafisa Ali, Namrata Sureka and Ms. Mitalee Chatterjee.
Abhilasha Sethia, the President of LSG began the event by felicitating the Ramkrishna Mission.
For its 2015 Annual Awards Ceremony, Ladies Study Group Charitable Trust
The Award was presented by table maestro Bickram Ghosh and received by Shri Himadri Baruah, President, SRDTC.
The Award was presented by film maker, director and producer Mr Madhur Bhandarkar and was received by Mrs Kusum Bhandari on behalf of Udayan Care Centre.
LSG Annual Award Ceremony 2012
| The Year | The Organisation / Individual |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Rupantaran Foundation |
| 2022 | Kolkata Swasthya Sankalp |
| 2021 | Ramakrishna Mission Shilpamandira |
| 2020 | Calcutta Rescue |
| 2019 | Kolkata Sanved |
| 2018 | Mayna Pramanik |
| 2017 | Ms. Mallika Dey and Ms. Sadhana Mandal |
| 2016 | S.A.F.E. |
| 2015 | Hamari Muskan |
| 2014 | Sundarban Rural Development and Training Centre (SRDTC) |
| 2013 | Udayan Care Centre’s Udayan Shalini Fellowship |
| 2012 | PUBLIC (People United for Better Living in Calcutta) |
| 2011 | Care and Counselling Centre |
| 2010 | Tagore Society for Rural Development |
| 2009 | Disha Foundation |
| 2008 | CHIP House Montessori |
| 2007 | Navanir - a home for the aged |
| 2006 | Paripurnata - half way home for mentally ill women |
| 2005 | Mentaid - working with mentally challenged children |
| 2004 | Oral School for Deaf Children - caring for speech and hearing impaired children |
| 2003 | All Bengal Women's Union - caring for homeless and aged women |
| 2002 | Nari Seva Sangh – old age home |
| 2001 | Prof. Dr. Manju Ray – Scientist who had discovered a new cancer drug |
| 2000 | Ms Veena Lakhumalani (the then Sr. Projects Officer British Council) involved in generating funds to rehabilitate AIDS victims in India. |
| 1993 | Mrs. Hena Basu - Social Works, Mrs. Devjani Chaliha - Creative Arts, Mrs. Prochy Mehta - Sports |
| 1991 | Dr. (Ms.) Joyce Biswas - Social Works, Sister Cyril Mooney - Professions & Careers, Mrs. Amala Shankar - Creative Art |
| 1989 | Mrs. Kalyani Karlekar - Social Works, Dr. Sobha Ghosh - Professions & Careers, Lady Ranu Mookerjee - Creative Art, Rarnakrishna Sarada Mission Matri Bhavan - Special Award |
| 1988 | Mrs. Sadhana Bhattacharya – Social Work, Mrs. Jayasree Sarkar - Professions & Careers, Dr. (Mrs) Bharati Ray - Research |
| 1987 | Mrs. Reyhan Datta - Social Work, Capt. (Ms) Durba Banerjee - Professions & Careers, Dr. (Mrs) Debala Mitra - Research |
| 1986 | Ms. Bachendri Pal - Sports, Dr. (Ms) Sudipta Sengupta - Professions & Careers, Sm. Suchitra Mitra - Creative Art |
| 1985 | Ms. Devyani Bagchi - Sports, Ms. Theresa Jane Hamblin - Professions & Careers, Mrs. Sushila Singh - Social Work |
| 1984 | Mrs. Linda D'Cruz - Sports, Dr. (Ms) Ajita Chakravarty - Professions & Careers, Smt. Jyotirmoyee Devi - Creative Art |
| 1983 | Ms. Bula Chowdhury - Sports, Mrs. Christine Janah - Professions & Careers, Mrs. Seeta Chaudhuri - Social Work |
| 1982 | Mrs. Swapna Chowdhury - Sports, Mrs. Brit Hodne - Professions & Careers, Smt. Kanan Devi - Creative Art |
| 1981 | Mrs. Jennifer Paes - Sports, Dr. Sharda Fatehpuria - Professions & Careers, Mrs. Shudha Mazumdar - Social Work, Ms. Jane Webb - Special Award (International Year of Disabled Persons) |
| 1980 | Ms. E.M. Catchick - Sports, Dr. (Ms) Shubha Mitter - Professions & Careers, Mrs. Manek Mody - Social Work |
| 1979 | Ms. Madhumita Goswami - Sports, Ms. Joan Evans - Professions & Careers, Mrs. Nirmala Kundu - Creative Art, Nirmala Sishu Bhavan - Special Award (International Year of the Child) |
| 1978 | Ms. Ila Paul - Sports, Mrs. Renuka Roy - Profession & Careers, Mrs. Dhun Adenwalla - Social Work |
| 1977 | Mrs. Sonia John - Sports, Mrs. Sudha Kaul - Professions & Careers, Sister Marie Aime - Social Work |
| 1976 | Mrs. Deepali Chakravarty - Sports, Dr. M. Catchatoor - Professions & Careers, Ms. Meera Mukherjee - Creative Art |
| 1975 | Mrs. Shireen Kiash - Sports, Dr. (Mrs) Asima Chatterjee - Professions & Careers, Mrs. Romola Sinha - Social Work |
