{"id":26351,"date":"2025-05-05T10:46:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/?p=26351"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:22:23","slug":"we-serve-india-celebrating-champions-of-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/we-serve-india-celebrating-champions-of-change\/","title":{"rendered":"We Serve India: Celebrating Champions of Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26351\" class=\"elementor elementor-26351\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae0e677 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae0e677\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cca5f43\" data-id=\"cca5f43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bd45fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bd45fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6855e8d\" data-id=\"6855e8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31dc7b4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31dc7b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who understands the power of service better than Lions? We recognize what it takes to make a difference daily\u2014the commitment to causes close to our hearts and the persistent work required to create meaningful change. As Past International Director Sangeeta Jatia noted at the We Serve India Awards ceremony, &#8220;For many of us, service is a way of life.&#8221; This profound understanding enables Lions to truly appreciate and celebrate others dedicated to the same humanitarian mission. <\/p><p>This is exactly why Lions Clubs International collaborated with Forbes India to shine a spotlight on those making a tangible difference in their communities. The We Serve India initiative celebrates the impactful work being done across vital areas like Women Empowerment, Education, Health, Wildlife Protection, and Environmental Conservation.<\/p><p>As International First Vice President said: \u201cThis is an era of collaboration.\u201d And this was evident across the We Serve India campaign, which leveraged Lions Clubs International&#8217;s extensive grassroots presence across India with Forbes India&#8217;s media reach, to honour the real-life heroes who are driving meaningful change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-da00ed0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da00ed0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf571fb\" data-id=\"cf571fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fcbc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42fcbc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National We Serve India Awards ceremony held in Mumbai on March 27, 2025, was a culmination of months of dedication, where community-changing initiatives were recognized, and ideas for a better India were celebrated. Participating in this event were change-makers, government dignitaries and industry stalwarts. Lions leaders from across the country engaged actively in the awards ceremony. Present on the occasion were International First Vice President A. P. Singh, Past International President Dr. Naresh Aggarwal, Past International Directors, Past District Governors and Lions from across the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b1380c\" data-id=\"3b1380c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5bb73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b5bb73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5399-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26358\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5399-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5399-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5399-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5399.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9491eef elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9491eef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbfb3ce\" data-id=\"fbfb3ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb4e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bbb4e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sangeeta-Jatia.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3af27e0\" data-id=\"3af27e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3febcc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3febcc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event commenced with a powerful visual narrative chronicling the life-changing work by Lions Clubs. Setting the tone for the evening, PID Sangeeta Jatia, in her opening address, reminded the audience that \u201c\u2026here we are celebrating those who are actually doing service at the grassroots level.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d718495 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d718495\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3890897\" data-id=\"3890897\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c67910c elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-title\" data-id=\"c67910c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title style1 left barhide\">\n\t<div class=\"sec-title-holder\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"rtin-title\">Voices of Leadership\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b8fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37b8fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ceremony brought together ministers and government officials who recognized the alignment between public policy and Lions Clubs International&#8217;s service priorities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-af2082b elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af2082b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a95c10\" data-id=\"5a95c10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b614211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b614211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5500-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26386\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5500-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5500-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5500.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6993451\" data-id=\"6993451\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e723a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e723a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Congratulating the winners, Adv. Ashish Shelar, Cabinet Minister of Information Technology &amp; Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Maharashtra, shared that the state government has launched a unique initiative that will bring together innovators, researchers, experts, and individuals who contribute to causes close to their hearts on a common platform. This initiative will feature quarterly roundtable discussions where the Chief Minister and senior government officials will engage directly with community leaders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-caf80e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caf80e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee5324e\" data-id=\"ee5324e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a771e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3a771e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shri Uday Samant, Cabinet Minister for Industries &amp; Marathi Language, presented awards in the Agriculture &amp; Water Conservation and Educational Learning &amp; Skill Development categories, highlighting the government&#8217;s support for the kind of grassroots innovation the awards celebrate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9caac8d\" data-id=\"9caac8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055601c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"055601c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shri-Uday-Samant-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26399\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shri-Uday-Samant-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shri-Uday-Samant-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shri-Uday-Samant-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shri-Uday-Samant.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a18e63 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a18e63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38a843d\" data-id=\"38a843d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e462542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e462542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Bhushan-Gagrani-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Bhushan-Gagrani-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Bhushan-Gagrani-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Bhushan-Gagrani-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Bhushan-Gagrani.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-272e7f0\" data-id=\"272e7f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc2251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcc2251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Bhushan Gagrani, IAS, Commissioner of BMC, stressed that \u201c\u2026one kind deed is more important than a hundred good wishes. Wishful thinking alone doesn\u2019t create change.\u201d He commended the awardees&#8217; selflessness, commitment and efforts in creating meaningful social outcomes, a sentiment that resonated strongly with the Lions members present.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0544b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-title\" data-id=\"0544b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title style1 left barhide\">\n\t<div class=\"sec-title-holder\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"rtin-title\">From Local Impact to National Recognition\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7a1427 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7a1427\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10086f9\" data-id=\"10086f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5093c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5093c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The journey to the national stage began with a rigorous selection process spanning the length and breadth of India. The process, managed with meticulous care by Ernst &amp; Young, started with zonal awards held across East, West, North, and South India.<\/p><p>At the Awards Ceremony, Saakshi Kishnani, Director \u2013 Event Risk Management, Ernst &amp; Young, provided an overview of the selection methodology, reinforcing the credibility and transparency of the evaluation process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de8cf6b\" data-id=\"de8cf6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cf558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14cf558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saakshi-Kishnani-Director-EY-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saakshi-Kishnani-Director-EY-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saakshi-Kishnani-Director-EY-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saakshi-Kishnani-Director-EY-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saakshi-Kishnani-Director-EY.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b30110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b30110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;What sets this initiative apart is the depth of our evaluation process,&#8221; explains R. Murugan, a jury member representing Lions International. &#8220;We looked beyond surface-level achievements to understand the sustainable impact and scalability of each project. Our goal was to identify innovators who not only solve immediate problems but create frameworks for lasting change.&#8221;<\/p><p>This thoughtful approach ensured that even initiatives from the most remote corners of India had the opportunity to gain national recognition. <\/p><p>Speaking of the winners, jury member Puneet Bali, Executive Director, Smile Foundation said: \u201cI think what each one of the winners in this year\u2019s awards has done is that they have tried to get to the depth of the issue and find solutions from within their working areas and that stands out as a model of what we at Smile Foundation call the civic-driven change.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b051965 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b051965\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fbe8bd\" data-id=\"0fbe8bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758fcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"758fcf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Jury<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2c499 elementor-position-left elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"bc2c499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAditya Natraj \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Piramal Foundation\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651cf21 elementor-position-left elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"651cf21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAshwini Saxena\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, GMR Varalakshmi\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffacebd elementor-position-left elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ffacebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRusen Kumar \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder & CEO, India CSR Network\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06456a0 elementor-position-left elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06456a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGayatri Subramaniam\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector, Indian Centre for Socially Responsible Businesses\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcab5ed elementor-position-left elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"dcab5ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGayatri Nair Lobo\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, A.T.E. Chandra Foundation\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-129747e\" data-id=\"129747e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8fe40 elementor-position-left elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"dd8fe40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNilesh Lele\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Chamber for Advancement of Small and Medium Businesses\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9204c elementor-position-left elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5f9204c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPuneet Bali \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Director, Smile Foundation\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2b601 elementor-position-left elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"bf2b601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tR. Murugan \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPast International Director, Lions Clubs International\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c25ef elementor-position-left elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f7c25ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDibirath Sen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging Director \u2013 Head of Global Banking, North India\nIndia Lead for Sustainable Finance, HSBC \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-812f458 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"812f458\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbaf01e\" data-id=\"cbaf01e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa01f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-title\" data-id=\"fa01f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title style1 left barhide\">\n\t<div class=\"sec-title-holder\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"rtin-title\">The Faces of Change\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4d06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd4d06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The national winners represented the diversity of India&#8217;s social change landscape, each bringing unique solutions to pressing challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c3a489\" data-id=\"3c3a489\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b0e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8b0e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/trophy.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26657\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/trophy.png 583w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/trophy-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7681211 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7681211\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f300f82\" data-id=\"f300f82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283d001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"283d001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Cultivating Change: Agriculture &amp; Water Conservation<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-12da2ba elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12da2ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e562371\" data-id=\"e562371\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9026939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9026939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Known as the \u2018Queen of Millets,\u2019 Raimati Ghiuria, a Bhumia tribal woman from Nuaguda village in Koraput, Odisha, doesn&#8217;t just farm\u2014she conserves her agricultural heritage. Cultivating 30 millet landraces and 80 paddy landraces, she has combined indigenous knowledge with contemporary techniques to improve yields and benefit tribal communities throughout the region.<\/p><p><em>Runner-up: Nimal Raghavan<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7a0292\" data-id=\"a7a0292\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465fb2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"465fb2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/raimati-ghiuria.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26476\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/raimati-ghiuria.png 499w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/raimati-ghiuria-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52b51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f52b51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Empowering Through Education<\/h6><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c28eeeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c28eeeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7330dcf\" data-id=\"7330dcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f37eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f37eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aditya-jitendra-kumar.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aditya-jitendra-kumar.png 499w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aditya-jitendra-kumar-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-375cec3\" data-id=\"375cec3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fa306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15fa306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aditya Jitendra Kumar Mehta&#8217;s foundation stands as Asia&#8217;s first charitable trust for para-sports rehabilitation and training. Since its establishment in 2013, the foundation has helped over 8,000 individuals with special needs, preparing them for success in para-sports. The Foundation has also supported the training of more than 1,000 injured officers from India&#8217;s Central Armed Police Forces.<\/p><p><em>Runner-up:<\/em><br \/><em>Mamoon Akhtar<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a23f68 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a23f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mamoon-akthar.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26872\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mamoon-akthar.png 556w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mamoon-akthar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mamoon-akthar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mamoon-akthar-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8756a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8756a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Registration-1-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26911\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Registration-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Registration-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Registration-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Registration-1.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2286a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db2286a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Guardians of Wildlife<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca3fb95 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca3fb95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9f5d99\" data-id=\"e9f5d99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed35ff6 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed35ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Bollywood composer and playback singer Abhishek Ray invested his life savings to transform a barren hill into a dense forest and grassland, he wasn&#8217;t just creating a sanctuary\u2014he was restoring a fragile ecosystem. Today, the Sitabani Wildlife Reserve &#8211; India\u2019s first rewilded, self-funded, private wildlife reserve \u2013 is home to tigers, leopards, and 350 species of rare birds.<\/p><p><em>Runner-up: <br \/>Colonel (Dr.) Navaz Shariff<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4135c62 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4135c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/col-dr-navaz-shariff.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/col-dr-navaz-shariff.png 554w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/col-dr-navaz-shariff-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/col-dr-navaz-shariff-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/col-dr-navaz-shariff-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b93d76f\" data-id=\"b93d76f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e90c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e90c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/abhishek-ray.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/abhishek-ray.png 499w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/abhishek-ray-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-809972a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"809972a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f49d2f\" data-id=\"0f49d2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b511a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"45b511a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ScreenRecording_04-16-2025-11-18-40_1.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de00aa0\" data-id=\"de00aa0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a935558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a935558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5808-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5808-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5808-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5808-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5808.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27f0e3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27f0e3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04dc485\" data-id=\"04dc485\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e42255 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e42255\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6867cf3\" data-id=\"6867cf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348a78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348a78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Healing Communities: Healthcare &amp; Sanitation<\/h6><p>Sometimes the most powerful service emerges from personal tragedy transformed into purpose. After a swimming accident left her quadriplegic, Preethi Srinivasan founded Soulfree, which now supports nearly 3,000 families affected by spinal cord injuries. Through INSPIRE\u2014India&#8217;s first Integrated Spinal Rehabilitation and Research Centre\u2014Preethi offers international standards of care free of cost, having rehabilitated over 220 persons with spinal cord injuries in just three years.<\/p><p><em>Runner-up: Lata Mane<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66995a1\" data-id=\"66995a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c44c78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c44c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lata-mane.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lata-mane.png 554w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lata-mane-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lata-mane-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lata-mane-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-638bd88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"638bd88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0b1600\" data-id=\"d0b1600\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bed74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9bed74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lata-Mane-Optional.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61e4b61\" data-id=\"61e4b61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccf77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ccf77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_56111.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_56111.jpg 898w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_56111-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_56111-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22df943 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22df943\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0db845\" data-id=\"b0db845\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b310a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6b310a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Environmental Stewards: Waste Reduction &amp; Recycling<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90e07c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90e07c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5d4882\" data-id=\"d5d4882\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae1acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ae1acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/janani-venkatesh.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/janani-venkatesh.png 499w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/janani-venkatesh-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1bb8b1\" data-id=\"b1bb8b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b86a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b86a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Janani Venkatesh embodies the Lions&#8217; commitment to environmental sustainability. By creating awareness about waste segregation across 2,000 households and setting up a kitchen garden, composting, and a biogas plant in the neighbourhood school, she is transforming waste management practices while inspiring environmental stewardship in students.<\/p><p><em>Runner-up: <br \/>Dr. Ruby Makhija<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf21bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abf21bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dr-ruby-makhija.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26946\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dr-ruby-makhija.png 554w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dr-ruby-makhija-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dr-ruby-makhija-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dr-ruby-makhija-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec03525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec03525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Empowering Women, Transforming Lives<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e79ee4 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e79ee4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4d466\" data-id=\"7c4d466\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e34574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e34574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among the winners, Seema Sayyed stands out for her measurable success mentoring eight Community Based Organizations that support sex workers in Mumbai. Their targeted outreach and education programs significantly reduced HIV prevalence among sex workers. The digital financial literacy programs equipped participants with essential digital skills, expanding their access to financial services and fostering long-term economic stability. 1,325 children of sex workers participated in life skills education sessions, receiving comprehensive support for education, health, and nutrition.<\/p><p><em>Runner-up: Kavitha Mishra<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3261bac\" data-id=\"3261bac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5049a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5049a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/seema-sayyed.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26549\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/seema-sayyed.png 498w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/seema-sayyed-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01a34f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01a34f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6282a34\" data-id=\"6282a34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b5d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32b5d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP-Singh-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26554\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP-Singh-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP-Singh-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP-Singh-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP-Singh.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f789145\" data-id=\"f789145\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26eb256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26eb256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_6063-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_6063-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_6063-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_6063-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_6063.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-192ceec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"192ceec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e8c3ff\" data-id=\"8e8c3ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e04dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-title\" data-id=\"58e04dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title style1 left barhide\">\n\t<div class=\"sec-title-holder\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"rtin-title\">Conversations That Catalyze Change\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title\">\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5959864 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5959864\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfd9f32\" data-id=\"cfd9f32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa5f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfa5f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the felicitation of the awardees was the raison d&#8217;etre of the event, it also created space for meaningful dialogue and sharing of valuable insights.<\/p><p>The panel discussion, &#8220;We Serve India: The Art, Science &amp; Math of Empowering India,&#8221; brought together thought leaders Sherin Ali, from WNS Global Services; Sathya Natarajan from APCCI; K. Randhir Singh from Dr. Reddy&#8217;s Laboratories; and Pankaj Mehta from Lions Clubs International.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8804163\" data-id=\"8804163\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6522d3 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6522d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Panel-Discussion-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26563\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Panel-Discussion-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Panel-Discussion-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Panel-Discussion-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Panel-Discussion.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d329acc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d329acc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3157d3\" data-id=\"a3157d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1059f69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1059f69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e3cd4\" data-id=\"14e3cd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0834f elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-testimonial\" data-id=\"1d0834f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"eael-testimonial-1d0834f\" class=\"eael-testimonial-item clearfix  classic-style\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-testimonial-text\"><p>Trust is the currency that drives CSR Initiatives<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-testimonial-user\">~ K. Randhir Singh CS, Compliance Officer &amp; Head \u2013 CSR Dr. Reddy's Laboratories<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"eael-testimonial-quote\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78ba5cc\" data-id=\"78ba5cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4234d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4234d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/K.-Randhir-Singh-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26595\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/K.-Randhir-Singh-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/K.-Randhir-Singh-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/K.-Randhir-Singh-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/K.-Randhir-Singh-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/K.-Randhir-Singh.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-254b054\" data-id=\"254b054\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe1cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fe1cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5892-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26602\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5892-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5892-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5892-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MJK_5892.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47386df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47386df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88be630\" data-id=\"88be630\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a769fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a769fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What made this conversation particularly valuable was the cross-sector perspective. When corporate leaders, NGOs, and service organizations like the Lions Clubs International come together, they create a more comprehensive approach to social challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa74cb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa74cb6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e726fbf\" data-id=\"e726fbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648f819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"648f819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fireside chat with International First Vice President A.P. Singh, moderated by Mugdha Kalra, delved into how service-driven initiatives shape communities and foster inclusive growth. Stressing the importance of collaboration, Vice President A. P. Singh shared: \u201cWhen the work has expanded, the canvas for Lions Clubs in this country has really expanded. So it is but natural that we have to work with the local organizations.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffffeb7\" data-id=\"ffffeb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd798a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3cd798a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ScreenRecording_04-17-2025-13-30-25_1.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fad0c03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fad0c03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19720d9\" data-id=\"19720d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1050d elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-title\" data-id=\"be1050d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title style1 left barhide\">\n\t<div class=\"sec-title-holder\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"rtin-title\">Beyond Recognition: Building a Movement\n\n\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title\">\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b1d887 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b1d887\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1366174\" data-id=\"1366174\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09142d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09142d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vijaykumarraju1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26587\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vijaykumarraju1.png 605w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vijaykumarraju1-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7446e68\" data-id=\"7446e68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef318d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef318d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The We Serve India Awards create a ripple effect. It is a well-known fact that when we recognize one person making a difference, we inspire hundreds more to take action in their own communities. <\/p><p>A sentiment that was reiterated by CA Leader \u2013 LCIF PID V. Vijay Kumar Raju in his closing remarks: \u201cTonight has been a celebration of service, impact and dedication. Our awardees are beacons of hope proving that commitment and compassion can transform lives and uplift communities. From education and healthcare, to environment and sustainability and women&#8217;s empowerment, we have seen how service shapes a better, a more inclusive world.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43e0f60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43e0f60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9d99dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9d99dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9f716d\" data-id=\"f9f716d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c0f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7c0f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Watch Now<\/strong>: The footage of the We Serve India Awards ceremony including winner interviews and conversations with Lions leadership can be viewed at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pIy3L6rFIj0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube.com\/WeServeIndiaAwards2025<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who understands the power of service better than Lions? 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