The 11th Fair and Lovely Scholarship awards

The Fair and Lovely Foundation marks its 11th year providing scholarships to over 1000 young women, helping them pursue higher education. The foundation helps meritorious girls from the challenged socio-economic background to fulfil their dreams by providing scholarship up to Rs. 1 lakh.

“Being a woman myself, I know and understand the importance of a girl’s self-independence, and self-sufficiency. I support Fair & Lovely Foundation’s ideology and initiative towards empowering young women. I’m delighted to be part of this beautifully envisaged initiative that not only focuses on providing monetary support to deserving girls, but also believes in inspiring hundreds of girls to make them take that one step towards self-reliance.” – Said Actress Lara Dutta who was the Cheif Guest.

The Fair & Lovely Foundation felicitation ceremony was supported by renowned personalities from distinguished backgrounds, ones who have achieved great recognition in their given field. The ceremony saw presence of Actress Lara Dutta, Padmashree Mrs. Lila Poonawalla and Singer Shibani Kashyap. Each of these renowned women shared their perspectives on girl’s education and importance of being self-sufficient, and narrated inspiring anecdotes from their lives.