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BRAND KERALA WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD TO K.K. SHAILAJA TEACHER
THE YEAR AWARD 2020
Mrs. K.K. Shailaja, Minister of Health and Social Justice, Government of Kerala is one of the most efficient ministers who has taken courage from love and empathy she has for fellow humans, said Princess Ashwathy Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bai, well-known writer and member of the Travancore Royal Family.
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The princess was speaking after conferring the Brand Kerala Woman of the Year Award 2020 to the Minister for her outstanding contribution in the fight against Nipah Virus epidemic and Corona Virus epidemic in the state, in the presence of eminent women personalities from various fields in Kerala on March 7, 2020 at Thiruvananthapuram.
The princess showered accolades on the minister and said, “She has been able to coordinate her head (thought), heart (compassion) andhand (work) and render her selfless service and I see her as a blessing for this world. When the whole of Kerala is addressing her as Shailaja Teacher, I will lovingly call her ‘Shailaja baby’.” As she said this the audience broke into spontaneous applause.
Princess Ashwathy Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bai, well-known writer and member of the Travancore Royal Family confers the Brand Kerala Woman of the Year Award 2020 on Mrs. K.K. Shailaja, Minister of Health and Social Justice, Government of Kerala at Thiruvananthapuram. Mr. K.V. Ravishankar, Mr. Baiju Chandran, Mr. E.M. Najeeb, Mr. Cherian Philip, Mr. Thomas John Muthoot and Mr. Baby Mathew Somatheeram are also seen.
An eminent panel of Jury headed by Mr. G Shankar, Padmashri awardee and accomplished architect (Founder of Habitat Technologies), along with the members of jury consisting of Mr. Baiju Chandran, Dr. Rajashri Ajith (Director, Kerala Institute of Travel & Tourism Studies, Trivandrum), Mr.E.M. Najeeb and Mrs. Rajani A., had unanimously selected Mrs. Shailaja, Minister of Health and Social Justice, Government of Kerala for the award in recognition of the selfless service she rendered in raising the standards of public health in the state to the global level.
In her address the minister said that she was accepting the award as a recognition for the work and service by her team. “I dedicate this award to all the health workers who has been rendering selfless service in the fight against Nipah and Novel Coronavirus,” Mrs. Shailaja said. She said that her investment in this fight was taking appropriate steps with care and caution on the strength of accurate information provided by the health officials and the wholehearted support of all the doctors and other health workers. She sought the support of the public to carry on the work of preventing thespread of coronavirus in the state.
The minister went on to describe the various steps the government was adopting to contain the spread of the epidemic. “When I first read about the outbreak in Wuhan, I alerted my secretary and we convened a meeting to put in place the protocol to be adopted. In fact, we tracked the Kerala students from the time they left Wuhan in China till their disembarkation. We briefed them about isolation and the students cooperated with us.”Mrs. Shailaja heaped praise on her efficient team for the success in limiting the spread of the virus.
Mr. Cherian Philip, Kerala State Mission Coordinator, presided over the function, in which Mr. Baiju Chandran, Director, Doordarshan Kendra,Trivandrum, Mr. Thomas John Muthoot, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry Kerala Chapter and Chairman Muthoot
Fincorp, Mr. Baby Mathew Somatheeram, President, Kerala Travel Mart Society, Mr. E.M. Najeeb, President, Confederation of Kerala Tourism Industry and CMD, ATE Group & Executive Director, KIMS Health Care group, Mr. K.V. Ravishankar, Managing Editor, Tourism India Media group and Mrs.Rajani A, Editor, Brand Kerala also spoke.
The award function was held as part of the International Women’s Day celebration. A knowledge session on the theme ‘I am Generation Equality’ was also organized as part of the function. Brand Kerala Magazine’s March 2020 edition is dedicated as Women’s Day Special.
Brand Kerala, the brand business magazine of Kerala from Tourism India Media group, is being published from the state capital for the past 10 years.
