PressApril 2026
“The Quiet Revolutionary” — Times Magazine profile
Times Magazine profiled Trustee Nidarshana Gowani’s work, including HPV vaccination drives and savings initiatives for commercial sex workers.
Registered Public Trust — women-led · Est. 1969 · 57 years of work
Rising By Lifting Others
Kamala Trust works across education, healthcare, women & child welfare, and rural livelihoods from Mumbai — reaching communities across Maharashtra and beyond.
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Governor of Maharashtra Shri Jishnu Dev Varma Ji at the Kanya Sneh Bandhan mass wedding ceremony
Recognised by
Kamala Power Women Award 2022Recognition by the Governor of Maharashtra“Icon of Maharashtra”Times Power Women 2020Bharat Amrut AwardGlobal Sustainability Award
- Lives impacted
- 50k+
- Cities reached
- 6
- Years of work
- 57
- Active programs
- 30+
Carried over from the trust’s current site — pending a verified, per-program breakdown.
Registered public trust since 1969.
Our work
Five pillars, one trust
Kamala Trust runs 30+ programs across Maharashtra, organised into five focus areas.
Education
Building schools and colleges in rural Rajasthan and recognising promising students, so that background doesn’t decide who gets to learn.
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Healthcare
Vaccination drives, cancer-patient support, rural health camps, and pandemic-era relief — care aimed at the people least likely to otherwise receive it.
Explore 9 programs
Women & Girl Child
From mass weddings for underprivileged couples to awards recognising women changemakers — programs built around dignity, safety, and recognition.
Explore 7 programs
Rural Livelihoods, Environment & Culture
Renewable energy, self-employment support, animal welfare, and environmental clean-up drives, alongside the trust’s long-running heritage and temple work.
Explore 8 programs
Disaster Relief & Civic Recognition
Recognition for frontline workers and the armed forces, and public events that bring civic pride and community spirit together.
Explore 4 programs
Signature initiatives
Three programs the trust runs every year
Recurring, national-scale initiatives — distinct from the day-to-day pillar programs.
Kamala Power Women Awards
Recognises, felicitates, and empowers exemplary women of India on International Women’s Day.
Pillars of Humanity
An annual walk for humanity, honouring people across communities — transgender individuals, tribal women, sex workers, acid-attack survivors, the elderly, and cancer patients.
Kamala Rising Star
Honours and celebrates rising talent across sectors and industries.
Newsroom
Recognition & recent activity
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Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar Mahila Samman 2026
Kamala Power Women’s annual awards, honouring women across healthcare, journalism, education, art, entrepreneurship, and social work.
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Navbharat Times Utsav 2026
Trustee Nidarshana Gowani presented awards alongside the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis.
Partner with Kamala Trust
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