Hyderabad, March 15th, 2024: Ms. Karuna Gopal Vartakavi, distinguished BJP National Leader, and President of the Foundation for Futuristic Cities and Board Director, Engineers India Ltd., under the Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has been bestowed with the prestigious award instituted by Amity Global University. The accolade ‘ADRAJA -NARI SHAKTI SAMMAN’ has been conferred upon Ms. Gopal, today, here.
This Award aims to honour exemplary women who have significantly contributed to various fields, thereby inspiring the youth with their accomplishments. Ms. Gopal’s commendable service spanning over two decades in the realms of Urban Reforms, Urban Innovations, Governance & Policy has been instrumental in shaping Sustainable and Inclusive Cities. Her contribution across developmental and social sectors have earned her this distinguished recognition.
Expressing their admiration for Ms. Gopal’s remarkable contributions, the invitation letter from Amity Global University stated, “Your endowment towards society has proven itself to be extremely prideful for our country. We will be highly privileged to honour you on this auspicious occasion.”
Some of the Awardees along with Ms Karuna Gopal were: Ms Laxmi Singh IPS, Ms Roopa Ganguly, Former Member Rajya Sabha and Padma Shri Shovana Narayan, Kathak Dancer.
About Amity
Amity is India’s leading Global Education Group established over 2 decades ago. The Group is driven by its vision of building up a Global Knowledge Network providing globally-benchmarked education. Campuses spread across 1,200 acres, it is home to over 200,000 brilliant students pursuing more than 400 Programmes in 60 diverse disciplines ranging from Management to Law, besides future focussed areas like Renewable Energy, Nuclear Science & Nanotechnology. Today the Group comprises of 16 international campuses.
Amity University is ranked India’s # 1 Not-For-Profit Pvt., University with 160 Global Universities as Research Partners.
Ms Karuna Gopal Vartakavi
Ms. Karuna Gopal, is an Internationally acclaimed Thought Leader, Keynote Speaker and a Futurist. She is the Founder President of Foundation for Futuristic Cities a think tank that has influenced Urban Transformation in India for two decades. Her work is at the Intersection of TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | FUTURE CITIES
As a Plenary Speaker, she represented India at the Commonwealth Local Government Conference (CLGC) 2023 Rwanda, AFRICA|BRICS Innovation Forum 2023 Moscow, RUSSIA and COP21-UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Paris, FRANCE 2015. In 2018, Ms Gopal was invited by the Prime Minister of UAE to address their flagship event – World Government Summit at Dubai. Full profile can be accessed from www.karunagopal.com
