Celebrating working moms

The Inspire Beyond Motherhood Awards were started in 2019 to recognise mothers across different fields who had re-established their careers or completely changed tracks. Some of them went on to become entrepreneurs, bloggers, or chefs, as they found their passion after becoming mothers. Starting out in Mumbai in its first year, the awards are now being held across the nation. In a novel approach, Namrata Sadhvani partnered with Rohini Deepthi Natti to run a community, ‘Oye Hyderabad’, that is the community partner for the second year in a row for these awards. Speaking about what these awards are supposed to signify to these women, ‘Oye Hyderabad’s co-founder Namrata Sadhvani shares, “Beyond motherhood means your life doesn’t have to come to a standstill once you become a mother. You can choose to excel in whichever field you want to and motherhood should not be a limiting factor for you.”
The event was organised to create buzz around the actual awards, reportedly being held in September. Shezi M, radio presenter, Radio Mirchi, who earlier received this award shares, “After I won an award with them, I realised it’s such an amazing platform for a bunch of women who are doing fabulous work! But in true mommy style, they go unnoticed and underappreciated.”
According to sources, the award partners with a cause each year. This year’s cause is the financial literacy of mothers. Aiming to educate mothers so that they too are able to become financially literate and have a say in the financials of their household. Women with a variety of backgrounds and working sectors were seen actively participating in the event. Some are coming from a corporate background, some are content creators, some are wellness experts and a few are journalists and authors.
Under the guidance of the event’s guest speaker, Deepika Choudhary, chartered accountant, participants learned the importance of being financially secured. “SIP is not just Systematic Investment Plan, but it is Save, Invest, Prosper!”
During the talk many participants had a few burning questions, answered promptly by the financial expert. Krishna Madhuri, content creator, shares her views on the events theme of financial literacy, “We usually speak about financial independence for women. Along with independence, we need to know more about being financially literate.”
Announcement of nominations opening on July 1, was followed by a lively session discussing each other’s field of work and motherhood. As the event neared its end, they emphasised participation and nomination. Rohini Deepthi Natti, another content creator and co-founder ‘Oye Hyderabad’, mentions wanting a lot more nominations for the award, “The awards are not dependent on how many followers you have on social media, just to be clear. It’s purely based on work and the impact that women are creating in our world, irrespective of their presence on social media.”