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Usha Kakade produced 'Flight of Freedom (2018)' film. |
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==Awards & honors== |
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*"Pride of the Nation" award 2019 by Defence minister [[Rajnath Singh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gravittus Foundation Founder, Usha Kakade felicitated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/gravittus-foundation-founder-usha-kakade-felicitated-by-defence-minister-rajnath-singh20190803132122/ |website=www.aninews.in |language=en}}</ref> |
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Usha S. Kakade | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Social Entrepreneur, Producer |
| Spouse | Sanjay Kakade |
Usha S. Kakade is an Indian Social activist and the founder and president of Gravittus Foundation, an organization works for underprivileged children and women in Maharashtra state.[1][2][3]
Usha is an advisory board member of Service Learning Center of Symbiosis and a life member of Pune International Centre.[4] She is the former Vice-Chairperson of National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, New Delhi.[5]
Philanthropy
Being a social entrepreneur and founder of an NGO Usha has worked to support women empowerment and underprivileged children.[6][7][8]
In 2019, Usha Kakade and "Gravittus Foundation" launched a book 'Gravittus Ratna' written by Megha Shimpi and Parag Potdar.[9][10][11] Each year, Usha and her organization organizes 'URJA Awards' ceremony.[12][13][14]
Filmography
Usha Kakade produced 'Flight of Freedom (2018)' film.
Awards & honors
- "Pride of the Nation" award 2019 by Defence minister Rajnath Singh.[15]
- Paul Harris Fellow recognition, 2018[5]
- ^ "Usha Kakade: Setting Benchmarks On The Business And Social Landscape". Forbes India.
- ^ "A tale of inspiration". The Times of India. 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Usha Kakade: Philanthropic Endeavours | Femina.in". Femina.
- ^ "Life Members". Pune International Centre.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
BSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Roundtable conference on Child Health & Development in Pune, jointly organized by Gravittus Foundation & UNICEF". Ahmedabad Mirror.
- ^ "Usha Kakade On Women Power | Femina.in". Femina.
- ^ "13 year old saved girl from drowning". The Times of India. 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Gauri Khan & Amruta Phadanvis Launch Usha Kakade's Book Gravittus Ratna In PuneBollywood Helpline". www.bollywoodhelpline.com.
- ^ "Gauri Khan and Amruta Fadnavis rock Pune!". cineblitz.
- ^ "Gauri Khan says 'there are a lot of positives' to being Shah Rukh Khan's wife". Hindustan Times. 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Hello! and USK Foundation presents URJA Awards 2017 - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Urja awards 2019 Upcoming Movies List 2019, Urja awards 2019 Entertainmen News, Urja awards 2019 Latest News". PINKVILLA.
- ^ "Yohan Poonawalla Receives "Business Leader of the Year Award" in the Fifth Edition of Gravittus Foundation's URJA Awards 2022". The Times of India. 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Gravittus Foundation Founder, Usha Kakade felicitated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh". www.aninews.in.