On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to ‘Nari Shakti’, and reiterated that his government has always worked to empower women through several schemes and programmes.
He also said that his social media accounts will be managed by select women achievers for the day.
On International Women's Day in 2020, too, Modi's social media accounts were operated by seven such women achievers. Here is a look at who the chosen women are this year:
R. Vaishali
Vaishali is a chess player, and the sister of chess prodigy and grandmaster Praggnanandhaa. Sharing her journey in a social media post from Modi’s account, Vaishali encouraged young girls to follow their dreams.
Elina Mishra
A nuclear scientist, Elina Mishra is from Bhubaneshwar.
Shilpi Soni
A space scientist. Shilpi Soni is from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
