Priyo Nari, Dr. Mandira Barua
President
Priyo Nari, Dr. Mandira Barua, the social activist and an elegant persona from Beltola area of Guwahti city, Assam, had been wholeheartedly devoting herself to serve the unprivileged community of the society since 2004. Her dedication and honesty in the working sector benefits the poor and needy people of the society to a great extent. Her nature of work encouraged a number of women interested in social activities to come forward and eventually they voluntarily joined her. Consequently "Shatshore Social and Cultural Development Organisation", a NGO was born, with Dr. Mandira Barua as the President.
Dr. Mandira Baruah started Shatshore with an ambition that she could engage the women of the society to build a progressive society. For solving the burning problem of unemployment, she laid the foundation of a nursing school with the initials of her name 'Mandira Solutions'. She also started a travelling as well as a driving school named 'Pyramid Travel Agency' and a sewing school name 'Usha Sewing School' at Jayanagar, Guwahati
Within a short span of time, she was able to converge love and encouragement from the people and the society and was given the title "Priyo Nari". She was honoured with the 'Xomaj Surjay' award by the Ranghar Club's Bishnu-Jyoti Samannay, 2019, 'Xomaj Ratna' by the Sadhana Sahitya Samaj's Gitanjali Award 2019 and Aaseranga Radali 2019 'Santi Bota'. She was also awarded by "National Samman Padak, 2019" by JAGJIVAN RAM KALA SANSKRITI & SAHITYA AKADEMI SANSTHA, Delhi.