HYDERABAD: Vasanth Kannabiran, city-based human rights activist, Mogulamma, a physically challenged woman working for the welfare of the disabled in Kosigi mandal of Mahbubnagar district, and Murari Pramila, a nurse and health worker of Guntur, are among 1,000 women, whose names have been submitted to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee - 2005.

A Switzerland-based organisation — 1,000 Women for Nobel Peace Prize - 2005 — made the nominations to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in January this year, drawing women working in various fields and comprising common grassroot workers to experts from across the world. Of this, 91 were from India. The list is for consideration for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for 2005.

Two-year effort

Releasing the names of women belonging to the State here on Tuesday, president of Asmita, Resource Centre for Women, Kalpana Kannabiran, and secretary, Volga, said the list was the culmination of a two-year effort by the international organisation with the objective of giving greater recognition to the peace efforts of women. Though the role of women in establishing peace at the local, State, national and the international levels had been immense, their contributions went unnoticed.

"Peace is not the creation of individual leaders alone. It is the collective effort of millions of women who have been opposing injustice, violence and war in their own way. Their efforts have been seldom recognised or documented. This nomination makes the work of women all over the world visible and valued," they affirmed.

While Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded 83 times to 90 individuals and 20 organisations so far, only 10 women received it.

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