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Inter School Athletic Champion,
1973-1974 |
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An outstanding athlete – National Swimming
champion of India in 1974 |
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Miss India 1976 |
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Crowned 2nd runner up at “Miss International”
in Tokyo in 1976. |
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A noted actress, she has acted in memorable
films such as ‘ Junoon’ and ‘Major
Saab’ |
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Worked actively for the welfare of Army Jawans
for fifteen years while her husband served in
the Indian Army before taking premature retirement.
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She is a committed social worker working for
the welfare of others and has given her time in
totality for charitable causes. She is First woman,
Chairperson of ‘Women’s Commission
Indian Olympic Association’. Executive Member
of ‘Umang Charitable Society’ and
Chairperson ‘Action India’ Trust |
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When Cyclone struck Orissa causing large-scale
destruction and devastation, Nafisa Ali began
Orissa Cyclone Relief fund. She took part whole-heartedly
in relief works in cyclone-affected state of Orissa
in cash and kind. Relief material in the form
of food material, blankets, clothing and other
essential requirements were provided to the survivors
of the cyclone. |
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When the earthquake in Gujarat struck on 26th
January, 2001, realizing the imperative need for
immediate relief in the shelter sector, she took
up the issue of reconstruction of homes, worked
in 48 villages in Kutchh area and constructed
340 huts for the earthquake affected villages.
The largest of the structures built by her was
a Maternity & Child Care Centre at New Dudhai,
Gujarat. The interlocking blocks used here were
nominated for the DesignSense Award, U.K in the
Sustainable Design Award 2001 competing against
Motorola, Philip, and Honda in finals. |
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She worked actively in Riot affected Gujarat,
working in the troubled areas for the cause of
peace and religious harmony. She made a heart
touching documentary film on riot-affected Gujarat
by the name ‘Where did we go wrong’
which was sent to all opinion makers of the country. |
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She has worked actively in the field of HIV/AIDS
prevention, awareness and care. She started a
Care Home – ‘Ashraya’ for people
infected and affected with HIV/AIDS. The Care
Home provides holistic care and support to HIV
positive people. |
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She made a documentary film titled “United
Against AIDS”and “Know AIDS for No
AIDS”. This has been screened on all TV
channels. |
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She was on the Board of Laxmi Bai College as
a government nominee and Delhi Public School,
Indirapuram. |
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Having a strong mass appeal, she has worked
staunchly for the ideologies and beliefs of the
Congress Party. She was the Executive Committee
Member – Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.
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As an activist she has fought high-level corruption
scams, taking to the streets to endorse the various
movements such as, for the lack of power high
altitude clothing during the Kargil war, coffin
scams, proving the defense deals need to be accountable.
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She has actively fought against the state orchestrated
Gujarat Riots, holding the Gujarat CM, Narendra
Modi accountable for the breakdown of State Machinery.
She has raised her voice at various forums for
communal harmony. Narendra Modi when he was invited
for the World Forum in Delhi had to leave the
city without making any political speeches due
to an agitation led by Ms Ali along with a group
was activists. |
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She was Chairperson, Congress Human Rights Commission
(South Delhi) which is a wing of the Congress
Party. |
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She contested from the 23-South Kolkata Parliamentary
Constituency for the All India Congress Party
in the General Elections, 2004 against Mamata
Banerjee, (President Trinamul Congress). Though
she lost the elections, she played a vital role
in reiterating the secular sentiment and Congress
ideology across the West Bengal through the extensive
media exposure she got. As she put it “It
would have been a miracle had I won” She
represents the Congress ideology with her secular
background. |
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She was the Official delegate of India at the
Forty Ninth UN Summit on the Status of Women held
in New York in March 2005 |
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She has been appointed by the Government of
India as the Chairperson of Children’s Film
Society of India, for a period of three years
w.e.f. September 2005. CFSI is an autonomous body
under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
Government of India. Her role as Chairperson is
to facilitate production, exhibition and promotion
of Children’s films in India. |
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She is a Board Member of the ‘Film and
Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, in
the category of ‘Persons of Eminence Connected
with Films & TV, Education, Journalism, Literature,
Fine Arts, Dramatics, Performing Arts etc.’
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She is very dedicated and hardworking social
activist, with extensive experience in the area
of health, women and child rights, poverty and
social development and had worked consistently
in tandem with NGOs nationally reaching out to
the masses and making a significant difference
in the lives of the marginalized and underprivileged.
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