Grihshobha, India’s leading women’s magazine, has announced the Grihshobha Inspire Awards 2025, set to take place at Travancore Palace, New Delhi on 20 March 2025. This inaugural edition of awards by Grihshobha aims to honor and celebrate inspiring women leaders and changemakers who have made remarkable contributions across diverse fields, including folk arts, governance, social impact, business, STEM, automotive, defense forces, entertainment, and more.
The Grihshobha Inspire Awards 2025 will bring together eminent personalities, industry leaders, and influencers to recognize and applaud the achievements of women who have broken barriers, shattered stereotypes, and set new benchmarks. These awards reflect Grihshobha’s unwavering commitment to empowering women and creating a platform that highlights stories of courage, resilience, and excellence.
Anant Nath, editor of The Caravan and executive publisher of Delhi Press, expressed his excitement for the first edition of Grihshobha Inspire Awards 2025, stating, “These awards are more than just recognition—they are about inspiring millions of readers and women across the nation to dream big and pursue their ambitions fearlessly.”
“Through these awards, we seek to recognize women who have challenged barriers of any kind in their path to success. They inspire, they lead, they empower, they build nations, they break barriers, they create legacies, they build empires, and they craft dreams. Their stories of courage, perseverance, and visionary pursuits deserve to be told, celebrated, and amplified so they can motivate others and create empowered communities,” Nath said.
With the belief that “only a woman can truly understand the struggles and triumphs of another woman,” the Grihshobha Inspire Awards 2025 has entrusted its jury panel to accomplished women from various fields.
Leading the panel as jury head is Sathya Saran, former Editor of Femina, alongside Richa Shah, director of Delhi Press; Padmapriya Janakiraman, actor; Nuriya Ansari, president of Learning Links Foundation; Dilshad Master, director of Outward Bound Himalaya; and Surabhi Kanga, web editor of The Caravan.
Some of the award winners have already been decided by the jury.
Ruma Devi (handicraft & fashion sesigner) will be awarded the Grassroots Icon, Rani Jha (Madhubani artist) in folk heritage category, Suparna Mitra (CEO, Titan) as business icon, KK Shailaja (MLA, Kerala) as timeless icon, Saumya Swaminathan (former scientist at WHO) for nation-building, Manjari Jaruhar (former IPS officer & author) as fearless warrior icon, Aditi Gupta (founder, Menstrupedia) as homepreneur, Viji Venkatesh (healthcare advocate & actor) in the new beginnings category, Shruti Seth (actor & content creator) as digital influencer-parenting, Bushra Ateeq (cancer biologist & professor) in STEM category, Maneka Guruswamy & Arundhati Katju (Supreme Court lawyers) for social impact, Konkana Sen (actor & filmmaker) in the empowering entertainment category, Tanaya Narendra (sexual health educator) for digital health & wellness, and Amla Ruia (environmentalist) as grassroots achiever.
Grihshobha, published by Delhi Press, is a Hindi women’s magazine in India with more than 1 million readers. Published in eight languages (Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Bangla), Grihshobha has articles on home management, fashion, beauty, cookery, health and stories on relationships.
