New Delhi : Deepanjan Charitable trust by Dr. Deepali Bhardwaj which has been working silently on menstrual hygiene and various women issues since last 6 years forayed into manufacturing of oxy biodegradable sanitary pads to support women hygiene on this occasion the trust conducted its annual Deepanjan Award ceremony over a panel discussion on Impact of Swatch Bharat on Environment & Health today at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion Dr Deepali Bhardwaj said “We are all aware of the fact that our nation is a part of the recent documentary Period. End Of Sentence, a film about periods, won an Oscar I am more than happy about it but it’s sad to see that still a large population of women in our own nation are not even aware of this basic and most important hygiene : The sanitary pad , at Deepanjan we keep striving towards women hygiene so we have come up with oxy biodegradable sanitary pads at a very low cost I believe there is a lot of work required in this sector and it’s important to encourage all who are genuinely taking even a step because cleanliness begins at home”.
Event was inaugurated by Trustees and few beneficiaries of trust from BPL and MOS Dr Satya Pal Singh was attended by various dignitaries and senior bureaucrats like Secretary NDMC Rashmi Singh various countries like South Africa have the list of awardees included Sanjana Jon, Rosy Ahluwalia along with Raashi Anand founder Lakshyam NGO, Heena Sharma, Shruti Padmanabhan, Artist Nishi Singh, Founder of COWE Tripti Somani, Leher Sethi, Dr Archna Dhawan Bajaj , Ritoo Jha.
