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Kolkata: Rotary Club honours women at Swayam Siddha Awards

| | Mar 21, 2017, at 08:01 pm
Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): The 11th edition of Swayam Siddha was held recently at the Sandre Hall, Calcutta School of Music.

Rotary International District 3291 and Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City organised the program where outstanding women achievers were honoured.

Among the awardees were Sujata Sen, Agnimitra Paul, Nandita Palchowdhury and Dr Indrila Guha, who were presented with the Swayam Siddha Awards.

Rotary District Governor Shyamashree Sen, who is also Rotary India's only woman District Governor, presented the awards along with other dignitaries.

The evening ended with medley of songs by Jeenia Roy .

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