It is a very proud moment for all of us that for the first time ever in the history of Indian Sports, The Sports Ministry has recommended the names of 9 sportswomen for the renowned Padma Shri Awards in 2020. Isn’t that great? These women are literally breaking all the stereotypical mindset and going head like anything. The names which have been nominated by the Sports Ministry are PV Sindhu (badminton player), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestler), Manika Batra (table-tennis player), Harmanpreet Kaur (T20 skipper), Rani Rampal (Hockey Captain), Suma Shirur (former shooter), Tashi and Nungshi Malik (mountaineer twin sisters).

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1. MC Mary Kom nominated for Padma Vibhushan

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MC Mary Kom who has been a 6-time world champion boxer has got nominated for the civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan. This award has also been received by Vishwanathan Anand who is a chess player, the kind of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar and Edmund Hillary.

2. PV Sindhu got nominated for Padma Bhushan

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A renowned badminton player, PV Sindhu has also been recommended for Padma Bhushan by the sports ministry this year. Even in 2017 also, she had been recommended for this ward.

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3. Vinesh Phogat nominated for Padma Shri

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Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat got nominated for Padma Shri. Did you know she is the first Indian athlete to get nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards too?

4. Manika Batra recommended for Padma Shri

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Iconic table tennis player, Manika Batra got nominated for Padma Shri award. She also won the gold medal in the final against four-time gold medallists and defending champions Singapore at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

5. Harmanpreet Kaur recommended for Padma Shri

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30-year-old, T20I skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur has also got recommended for Padma Shri. She is the first women to score a century in a Women’s Twenty20 International (WT20I) match in 2018. In 2017, she also had been awarded the prestigious award, Arjuna Award in the year 2017.

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6. Rani Rampal will receive Padma Shri

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The present captain of Women’s hockey team, Rani Ramphal has also got nominated for Padma Shri award this year. Did you know that at the age of 15 she was the youngest player in the national team to take part in the 2020 World Cup?

7. Suma Shirur nominated for Padma Shri

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Suma’s name has been suggested for Padma Shri by the ministry for her flawless performance in shooting as she won gold in the Commonwealth Games 2002 held in Manchester in the 10m air rifle event.

8.9. Tashi and Nungshi Malik are nominated for Padma Shri

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Twin sisters, Tashi, and Nungshi Malik are on the list too get Padma Shri this year. Both of them have climbed the Mount Everest and also first of their kind to climb the Seven Summits and reach the North and South Poles.

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All those pretty ladies who have a special liking for branded shoes should read this post carefully. Today, we are going to introduce you with the most expensive and top-notch women’s shoe brands that every fashion lover must know about. If you already know about them do not forget to tell us below in the comment box. If you already possess a pair or two from the brands below than, do a review then below in the comments box, too.

Meanwhile, let’s enlighten ourselves a little bit more in the stream of fashion.

1. Jimmy Choo

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Most of the Hollywood celebs just wear by this and are the proud owner of a number of these. This brand is a favourite of Hollywood’s pretty women when they have to walk the red carpets. Shoes got up to $3000 for a pair.

2. Walter Steiger

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We cannot doubt the style of this brand. Shoe range starts somewhere or beyond $500 and not up to several thousand dollars.

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3. Stuart Weitzman

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This brand is famous for using unconventional material for making shoes which are nowhere used commonly by shoemakers. For example, 24-carat gold.

4. Gucci

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This brand reigns almost all the fashion streams from head to toe. When it comes to shoes, Gucci is a huge hit and really expensive, of course.

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5. Brian Atwood

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This is another favourite brand of elite fashion lovers. The price range for this brand starts form $600.

6. Louis Vuitton

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This brand has won the title of Most Valuable Luxury Brand. Not just women but the brand also sold the most expensive men’s shoe, too, at the cost of $10,000. This is a huge number!

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7. Miu Miu

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This is another luxury shoe brand the price range starts from $500, yes they surprisingly start with cheaper versions but goes up to thousands.

8. Manolo Blahnik

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They also make shoes with exotic material, thus, they have to cost a big fortune. They have sold pairs at the high range up to $4,600. This would be a shoe lover’s dream to own a pair of those.

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Nowadays, women are no less than men. They are rising day by day like sunshine in every field and we know that. From startups to well-established organizations, you will find women everywhere managing and running the whole business on their own responsibility. But being an entrepreneur requires a lot of hardships and struggle to come on the top spot. Today, we will talk about a woman entrepreneur name, Upma Kapoor who is a single mum and has become a woman entrepreneur who has launched Delhi and Gurugram based- Teal & Terra which is an organic beauty business.

Let’s know more about her:

To start her own business, she struggled a lot. She has managed to save somehow and took loans from her friends so that she could start her own business. And you know what she had started her organic beauty business in just Rs. 8 lakhs from which she has earned Rs. 2.4 crores as of now which is a whopping amount.

The struggle she faced throughout her life:

She had lost her parents in an accident and was taken care of by her elder sister.  She also worked in the corporate sector and has a work experience of more than 15 years, but she had to quit her job as she was pregnant at that time. Not only this, but she also decided to live alone after getting divorced because of some personal reasons. Going through all this and bearing a lot of pain, she finally decided to launch her own startup in 2017.

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She started her own organic beauty business:

She started her own business in 2017 after realizing that most of the Indian products are too expensive and they can’t beat with those imported ones. So, she decides to start a company of her own which makes use of only natural ingredients and without chemicals for making beauty products.

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The tough challenges faced by her:

1. To start her business, she faced many hardships in her life. As she was single-handed and had no funds to support her startup. She took the support from her family and friends to start her business.
2. Secondly, the biggest challenge she needs to face is the competitions which are already present in the market and has taken over by big brands. But she did not fear and decided to put her best foot forward.

What are her future plans?

She is now planning to launch the complete winter care range plus baby care also. She is even planning to take her business on the next level and aims to achieve a target of Rs. 1.5 crore in the next few coming years.

Story Source: Marketing Mind

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