{
  "id": 15470622,
  "title": "Nine Visually Impaired Women Honoured With ‘Navdurga Awards’ At Special Garba Event In Kandivali",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/nine-visually-impaired-women-honoured-with-navdurga-awards-at-special",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T18:39:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/nine-visually-impaired-women-honoured-with-navdurga-awards-at-special-garba-event-in-kandivali"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nine visually impaired women were honored with the 'Navdurga Awards' at a special Garba event in Kandivali, Mumbai. The Adharika Foundation organized the event, celebrating the awardees' achievements across diverse fields such as education, sports, arts, research, social service, employment, and empowerment of visually impaired persons. The awardees included Trupti Vajarani, who has represented India in chess and goalball, and Neha Pawaskar, who set a world record by scaling Mount Kshitidhar. Other recipients such as Parimala Bhat, Siddhi Toraskar, and Ummehani Bagsarawalla have made significant contributions in various domains. The event, which included a fancy dress Garba program, aimed to promote inclusion, joy, and self-reliance among visually impaired women, highlighting their capabilities and advocating for equal opportunities in society.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}