Monica Sharma Purohit

Monica Sharma Purohit
Born	(1975-02-14) 14 February 1975 India
🏳️ Nationality	Indian
🏫 Education	B. Sc. Geology, M. A. Social work B. Ed. (Special Education In Hearing Impairment) M. Ed. (Teachers and Special Education) Diploma in Inclusive Education Cross Disabilities
💼 Occupation
🏢 Organization	Anand Service Society

Monica Sharma Purohit (born 14 February 1975) is an Indian social activist and a teacher. She is the voice of the deaf and mute. She and her husband, Gyanendra Purohit, founded Anand Service Society Deaf Institute, in Indore, a school for the Deaf and Dumb and “Mukh Badhir Police Kendra” – a police station dedicated to deaf people and people with other disabilities with communication problems.

Anand Service Society

The inspiration to start the institute came from Gyanendra’s brother, Anand Purohit, who was deaf and dumb and did not know sign language. He mysteriously died in an accident. After Anand’s demise, Gyanendra, who was pursuing his CA at that time, left his studies and decided to devote his life to the welfare of the disabled. Later, Monica and Gyanendra established Indore's first of its kind police station, dedicated to deaf and mute complaints, which they named “Mukh Badhir Police Kendra”. It was opened on 7 September 2002 at Police Station Tukoganj, Indore. After the opening of the police station, many victims received justice and culprits were sentenced by the court to imprisonment. It created a great impact on the deaf & differently challenged women and children, as for the first time they had the opportunity to lodge their complaints in sign language and gestures, which made this community aware that they could also lodge a complaint like a normal person, or that if their complaint was lodged in any police station or court, it would be facilitated with the help of a sign language expert like them. This initiative caters to the needs of the entire deaf and mute population of Madhya Pradesh, approximately 3 lakhs. So far, in the span of 19 years, it has attended to more than 1000 cases, including police station, court, and counseling matters.

Training in 51 districts

Monica and her husband haven't stopped there; they are imparting training to at least one person from all 51 districts in Madhya Pradesh, so that the trained person can be a liaison between a mute person and the police. Monica and her husband have dubbed movies in sign language, including Sholay, Taare Zameen Par, Munnabhai MBBS, and Gandhi, believing that entertainment also has its own importance even in the life of a deaf and dumb person. The deaf & differently challenged women and children community started enjoying life like a normal person while watching a movie; it made them hum songs and dialog in sign language.

Personal life

Monica Purohit is a State Level Women Coordinator of M.P Deaf Differently Women and children Police Helpline run by Indore Police in joint conjunction with Anand Service Society and also Director of Anand Service Society. She teaches deaf differently abled women and children, instills confidence in them to go out and face the ‘normal’ world, and leaves no stone unturned to make their voice heard. She is a voice of the Deaf and Dumb, which resulted in death threats to her as well, but her determination to make a difference gives her strength to go on. Her husband is Mr. Gyanendra Purohit, a leading social activist and High Court Lawyer. She is the mother of two boys, Sarthak and Chinmay. Monica is the Director of a Deaf & Differently challenged Women and children Institute working for the upliftment of women and especially abled children under the aegis of Anand Service society. The Institute is running four integrated residential hostels for deaf & Differently challenged Women and children at rural and tribal areas of MP at Dhar, Khandwa, Alirajpur, and Indore.

Awards and honours

• Honored by Amitabh Bachchan in his TV Show Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi on 15 November 2015 along with her Husband Gyanendra Purohit for their selfless service to the deaf community of India.
• Rastriya Swayam Siddhi Samman by Jindal Steel Foundation on 14 January 2016 for the unique initiative to identify, reward, and recognize grassroots leaders and innovators for their exemplary courage, commitment, and confidence that has enabled them to overcome adversities, making them a source of inspiration for many in India.
• Honored by the President of India recently as one of 100 women achievers of India. The initiative was jointly launched by the union ministry of women and child development in collaboration with Facebook. She was honored by the President of India at President House on 22 January 2016.
• Recipient of Zee Women achiever award 2016 for the upliftment of deaf children and women empowerment.
• Recipient Swaraj women excellence award 2016 for the upliftment of deaf children and women empowerment.
• Recipient Gurjar Goud 1st Ratnasamman 2016.
• Indore Nagar Nigam honored her as the best teacher among special educators.
• Indore Traffic Police honored her for her creative contribution to society by Deaf Women and children.
• Recipient Rotary Nation Builder award 2017 for excellent service for deaf children and women.
• Recipient Inner Wheel club award 2015-2016 for excellent service for deaf children and women.
• Malwa Nimar Badhir Sangh honored her for the best contribution in the field of Deaf education and rehabilitation.
• Gynecology society honored her for her great services for the welfare of disabled women in the year 2015, in the presence of the LokSabha Speaker Smt. Sumitra Mahajan.
• Honoured by Bhramkumaris Indore centre on International women's day 2018
• Honoured by Dr. Subhash Chandra along with her husband on his show "The DSC Show" by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, aired on 2 November 2017, speaking about the concept of “Purpose of Life”.
• Recipient of FICCI flow Women achiever award 2018 by CM, MP and Steel Secretary of India Ms. Aruna Sharma
• Recipient of Women Excellence Achievement Award.
• Recipient Felicitation cum Honour from Anand Mohan Mathur Charitable Trust for exemplary services at state level for upliftment of Deaf Children.
• Recipient Women Achiever Award 2019 by Prestige Institute of Management and Research.
• Recipient of Times of Indian "Out of the league- Women Achiever in untouched domain" award 2019.
• Recipient of Women Empowerment Award 2019 By Aashirwad Foundation Indore.
• Recipient of Women Of The Future Award 2019 (WOTFA) for extraordinary work for special women.
• Recipient of Special Award "Nari Shakti ko Pranam 2019" for Disabled Women Empowerment By Brij Bhoomi Foundation Mathura. Mentor of the foundation is MP Smt. Hema Malini.
• Education Excellence Award 2019 for empowerment of Deaf by Education Minister Shri Jeetu Patwari, Swaraj Express & SMBC Media group.
• Honoured by Lion's International 3233 for outstanding work for Disabled Women Empowerment.
• Deaf & Differently Abled is recognized as amongst the best Antodaya practices of India by Ministry of Culture (India).

External links

• https://www.patrika.com/indore-news/the-country-s-top-100-achievers-women-monica-sharma-indore-19398/
• http://actionmovies24h.com/the-sounds-of-silence-monica-gyanendra-purohits-willofsteel-story_HGjMqBi_WRXE.html
• https://www.sonyliv.com/details/episodes/5769204868001/12-April-2018---Crime-Patrol-Dial-100---Saving-a-Life-
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/rape-accused-nabbed-with-deaf-and-dumb-survivors-help/articleshow/57081433.cms

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