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President Award

On 3rd December 2017, International Disability Day, Ms.Chumki Dutta was awarded by Honorable President Shree Ramnath Kovind in the Category of " Best Employee/Self Employed with Disabilities    in    Locomotor Disability ". It is organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. Ms. Chumki Datta is the hands-on entrepreneur of an advertising agency, a right activist for vulnerable communities and an advocate of women empowerment. It was under her insightful leadership that Mastermind Advertising Agency (1993) became pioneering organizations in advertisement agency at a time when Odisha demanded a place in the modern world of the new India. She is also part of many welfare groups and initiated various development projects related to the empowerment of differently-abled people with Education and livelihood.  In 2017, she started " Mastermind Livelihood " to train and provide li...

Feet, Why Do I need You, When I have Wings to Fly

“Chumki Datta  - the women with courage who defeated the fate”, we present to you the life journey of this great personality, her struggles, her vision.  Today Chumki smiles all the time. Despite all her challenges, she is happy because she found her life purpose, in spreading smiles.  Do watch the video and if it inspires you to share it because stories of good need to be told! Story on Chumki Datta as one among the Seven Heroes of India...

Microsoft Equal Opportunity Awards 2019

Ms. Chumki Datta has received the prestigious "Equal opportunity Awards - 2019" in the category of Individual entrepreneurs for her work with differently-abled.  She has received the award from Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, and Ms. Shakuntala Gamlin, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilities (DEPwD), Govt. of India. The Equal Opportunity Awards were instituted in 2014 and recognize organizations and individuals empowering Persons with Disabilities in their workspaces and lifestyles. This  Award is organized by Nipman Foundation with Microsoft as a title partner, is recognized by UNESCO MGIEP and NITI Aayog, Govt. of India. The highlights of the event are telecasted on India Today TV and will be featured online on The Print.   She has received this award for her work in Mastermind and Vriddhi. "Vriddhi Training cum Production Centre" is a training cum Production Centre managed and owned by differently-abled people. It is established as a S...