award was conceptualized in 2003 and till now awardees include Smt. Purnima Advani, the then president of Rashtriya Mahila Ayog, Smt. Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS of India, Smt. Savitri Jindal, former member of Parliament of Haryana and a leading industrialist, and to Smt. Nilima Khaitan, the chief executive of Seva Mandir, Udaipur. Dr. Sumitra Mahajan, past speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha has been nominated as awardee for 2019 for her outstanding contribution to society. She has been elected to the Lok Sabha eight times, one of only three members to do so. She is also the longest serving woman member. In the 2014 general elections, she amassed 4,66,901 votes and won a seat by the highest margin of votes in Madhya Pradesh. See also Acharya Bhikshu Jain Vishva Bharati Ladnun Akhil Bhartiya Terapanthi Mahila Mandal Acharya Tulsi Award Website Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Institute and Research Centre Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnun List of religious leaders in 2007 List of Jains Sadhvi Kanakprabha References External links आचार्य तुलसी नगर का शिलान्यास, 6 December 2013, http://dainiktribuneonline.com/2013/12/आचार्य-तुलसी-नगर-का-शिलान/ कवि सम्मेलन में आचार्य तुलसी की महिमा का गुणगान Bhaskar News NetworkJul 06, 2015, http://www.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-OTH-MAT-latest-beawer-news-022503-2200891-NOR.html People from Rajasthan 1914 births 1997 deaths Jain acharyas Indian founders Indian Jain monks 20th-century Indian Jain writers 20th-century Jain monks 20th-century Indian monks Jain reformers Śvētāmbara monks