The Devis pose for a group photograph with TNIE CEO Lakshmi Menon, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and TNIE Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla at Devi Awards Kochi 2025
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The Devis pose for a group photograph with TNIE CEO Lakshmi Menon, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and TNIE Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla
5.45 pm: Devi Awards Kochi 2025 concludes.
The difference between us and these awardees is what brought us here. Many of them have become icons for us. I think all this divinity sitting here are the icons of our society... The guiding force of our society.
The Honourable Governor of Kerala, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar5.32 pm: Honourable Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar congratulates the Award winners of the Devi Award and addresses the gathering. “Today's function has brought me here because of one word — Devi. The very word tells us how we should look at and treat women.”
5.17 pm: RN Rejitha, the powerful CRMG crane operator, one of the first crane operators in India, receives the Devi Award.
5.15 pm: Sheela Kochouseph, entrepreneur who launched the lifestyle and innerwear brand V Star, who helps fellow women entrepreneurs to pave a path to success, receives the Devi Award
5.14 pm: Actor and designer Poornima Indrajith, the style icon and entrepreneur, who redefined Kerala’s handloom with her brand, receives the Devi Award.
5.13 pm: Sreekumari Ramachandran, novelist, dancer and singer, who has won international acclaim for her translation works, receives the Devi Award.
5.12 pm: Conservation architects of Ezha, Ritu Sara Thomas, Savita Rajan and Swathy Subramanian, receive the Devi Award.
5.07 pm: Maya Mohan, teacher, educator, specialist in personalised education and skill development, and founder of Tattwa Centre for Learning, receives the award
5.06 pm: Usha Nangiar, koodiyattam artiste, storyteller and a pioneer, receives the Devi Award.
5.04 pm: Rev Sr Roselin Chirayil, founder of Snehatheeram, the guardian angel of the mentally ill shunned by society, receives the award.
5.02 pm: Chef Latha K, Kerala’s culinary celebrity, receives the Devi Award.
5.01 pm: VP Suhara, social activist and writer, who has been fighting for Muslim women’s rights, receives the Devi Award.
4.55 pm: Sudhamma Chandran, Kerala's first woman forest guide, receives the Devi Award
4.44 pm: VJ Joshitha, the game changing cricketer and member of the under-19 world cup winning team, receives the Devi Award.
4.42 pm: PG Deepamol, Kerala's very own first woman ambulance driver who is always at the frontline, receives the Devi Award.
4.37 pm: TNIE CEO Lakshmi Menon, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and TNIE Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla on stage to honour the Devis.
4.16 pm: The stage is set!
4.07 pm: The Devi Awards winners and the guests are eagerly awaiting for the ceremony to begin.
4.02 pm: Devi Awards is here and Kochi is ready to be inspired...
4.00 pm: The stage is set for Devi Awards Kochi! We're coming live soon. Stay tuned!