Nileema Mishra | |
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| Notable work | Founder ofBhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan |
| Awards | Ramon Magsaysay Award 2011 |
Nileema Mishra is a social worker from theIndian state ofMaharashtra. She received theRamon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2011.Nileema was born into a lower-middle-class family in 1972 in the village of Bahadarpur TalukaParola, Maharashtra, District-Jalgaon, Maharashtra.She is a postgraduate in psychology from the University of Pune.After her education, she worked withVigyan Ashram, Pabal under the guidance of Dr Kalbagh.She registeredBhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan formally in the year 2005 with the help of DrJagannath Wani.Nileema has association with Caring Friends, Mumbai and Let's Dream foundation, Delhi.[1] She donated her award money to her Bhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan, which helps poor women through micro-financing.[2] She was awardedPadma Shri in 2013 for social work.[3]
