Femina and Mamaearth present Beautiful Indians 2023: Shines light on society’s path-breakers along with celebrities and content creators

Beauty runs skin deep and is in the kindness that individuals show towards building society and shaping its bright future.

Recognising this thought, Femina and Mamaearth presented Beautiful Indians 2023, where goodness ambassadors were lauded for the incredible work they have done to solve different issues of the society.

Karan Wahi hosted the ceremony wherein 26 change-makers were appreciated for inspiring people and contributing towards a better future under the ‘People for Good’, ‘Creator for Good’, ‘Celebs for Good’ categories.

The esteemed jury panel included stalwarts like

• Gauri Sawant: Indian transgender activist
• Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari: Indian filmmaker and writer
• Kulsum Shadab Wahab: A philanthropist who has altered the fashion narrative
• Kiran Verma: A Delhi man who has taken to walking to promote blood donation
• Rasika Dugal: Indian actress
• Ghazal & Varun Alagh: Co-founders of Mamaearth
• Ambika Muttoo: Editor-in-chief at Femina

The selection process was challenging because of the flood of exceptional nominations received.

Following were the winners under the ‘People For Good’ category:

• Sia Godika – The Bengaluru teen began ‘Sole Warriors’ to offer hope and comfort to the underprivileged communities in society, one shoe at a time.
• Urmila Asher (Gujju Ben) - At the age of 75, this matriarch started an extraordinary professional culinary journey of pickles and varied Gujarati snacks and inspired people through her sheer hard work and perseverance.
• Aabid Surti - Every Sunday, without any charges, under the monicker of ‘One-Man NGO’ Aabid Surti, along with a plumber and a volunteer, fixes Mumbai’s drippy taps. It is an attempt to conserve water and promote responsible water usage.
• Purnota Bahl - She quit her job to begin the Cuddles Foundation, which uses holistic nutrition to aid children in their fight against cancer.
• Dr Madhumitha Gomathinayagam - India’s first transgender HR professional who is also a social activist helping children, trans community and older people for nearly 22 years now. Prolific work has also been done by her in terms of tree plantation, scribing for visually-challenged kids, and cleaning up beaches, forests and water bodies etc.
• Manvi Tiwari - A mental health activist who has also been one of the youngest speakers at the World Health Summit held in Berlin, Germany.
• Ajinkya Dhariya - The brain behind PadCare - an automated sanitary napkin processing and recycling system.

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Speaking about the idea of goodness, Ghazal Alagh, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer, said, “Mamaearth was crafted with the purpose of goodness inside that translates in acts and deeds that go beyond products. For us, goodness inside is core to our products and purpose and we believe in celebrating that in our everyday life. Beautiful Indians is an attempt to celebrate the beauty of goodness and we chose Femina for this one-of-its-kind initiative as they also celebrate people who are changemakers in the world. We are happy to collaboratively celebrate these wonderful stories of goodness.”

Under the ‘Creators for Good’ category, the following creators were appreciated for the way they have leveraged their influence to bring about a transformation in society.

• Aakash Ranison – The climate optimist
• Shaheen Bhatt – She has been vocal about the changing mental health dialogue
• Gurmeet Choudhary and& Debina Bonnerjee – The power duo making a difference
• Anurag Dobhal (UK7 Rider) – The man driving the wheels of change
• Dr Ankur Sarin and Dr Jushya Sarin – The doctors are making an impactful difference offline and online
• YouTuber and commercial pilot Gaurav Taneja, aka Flying Beast, along with his wife Ritu Rathee Taneja) – Soaring high for social activism

The glam quotient of the night was also soaring high with celebrities also being recognised for all the good they do:

• Rani Mukerji bagged the award for ‘Trailblazer of the Decade.’
• Vicky Kaushal received the award for ‘Man of the Year.’
• Vidya Balan was recognised for ‘Outstanding Talent (Female)’.
• Rajkummar Rao was awarded for ‘Outstanding Talent (Male)’.
• Sonu Sood was given the ‘Humanitarian of the Year’ award.
• Sania Mirza won the award for ‘Inspiration for a Generation’.
• Aditya Roy Kapur achieved the ‘Standout Performer of the Year (Male)’ award.
• Aditi Rao Hydari won the award for ‘Standout Performer of the Year (Female)’.
• Kapil Sharma got the award for ‘Entertainer of the Year’
• Pooja Hegde secured the award for ‘Star on the Rise.’
• Arjun Kapoor was awarded ‘Trendsetter of the Year’.
• Vaani Kapoor bagged the ‘Screen-Stealer’ award for the night.
• Sanya Malhotra won the ‘Promising Performer of the Year’ award.