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Special guest and IIM-Indore director Himanshu Rai also underlined the basic idea behind women empowerment — to realize the potential without fearing public criticism or failure. “The culture of #MeToo must convert into the culture of # WeToo, where women along with men share stories of their success,” she said. He shared incidents from his family life about how it took him a long time to realize inequality in his own house, where women dined last and not along with men of the house.“We are all waiting for the day, when such inequality would not be normal for any family. Indore: Felicitating empowered women and encouraging them to empower others, The Times of India recognized the efforts of 20 women, who had established themselves in various fields.Women were felicitated by Padma Shri Janak Palta McGilligan, who urged not just women but men too to trust women and support them in their life decisions. To realize their true potential, women must first give up fear of public criticism, failure, bad relationship and dwelling on negativity,” Rai said.During the event, jury members - NGO PECSS president Dr Shalini Saxena, renowned filmmaker Rachna Johari, Indore Beautician Association president Meenakshi Puranik and pathologist and founder of Central India's largest super-specialty lab chain Dr Vinita Kothari - were also felicitated.The programme showcased a session by story teller Subhashini Kumari, who recited story of a teenager pushed into sex trade, highlighting the diversified shades of womanhood, each one special and unique in itself..