on government organisations to supply information on HIV. They have used India's commitment to the Millennium Development Goals to persuade the government to supply homes to destitute women and to argue for special treatment for widows who are HIV positive. When ARV drugs were introduced as part of the Management of HIV/AIDS then the PWN arranged for one of their volunteers to monitor the delivery of treatment inside hospitals to improve the behaviour of staff. On International Woman's Day in 2015 she received the Nari Shakti Puraskar. She was one of the first eight Nari Shakti Awards for her leadership and achievement the year before. The award was made on International Women's Day from the then Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. In 2020 she was President of the PWN and still arguing to resist discrimination against people who are HIV positive. She sells red ribbons to wear of World AIDS day for twenty rupees. She notes that the money is important, but so is wearing the ribbons as it shows that people support the cause. References HIV/AIDS activists Indian women activists 1970s births Living people Year of birth uncertain