The Judy Award
Honouring complete womanhood - courage, wisdom, and compassion in Indian women.
Celebrating exceptional women across Politics, Arts, Literature, Sports, Science, and beyond. Presented by Rukmani Balaji Temple, this award recognizes those who embody the spirit of Jaidevi - transforming into Judy through resilience and excellence.
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The Institution
Rukmani Balaji Temple, located in Betul district is also known as the fifth Dham in India. This temple, revered by millions, is a fusion of North and South Indian faith. The temple believes in promoting the virtues of individual human beings to celebrate the virtues of society. This temple is launching an award to recognise and celebrate complete womanhood.
Who is a Complete Woman?
A complete woman possesses sound judgment, making thoughtful decisions, and demonstrating insight in speech and action. She knows one's worth and carries herself and her family with grace and honor. She has the mental and moral strength to face difficulty, fear, and adversity, and the ability to recover from setbacks. She undertakes actions to help herself and her family to prosper in accordance to the situations presented to her and still has humility to interact with all human beings with respect irrespective of their class or creed. She exhibits deep affection, loyalty, and commitment to family, partners, and social causes. She has the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, showing kindness and genuine concern for the well-being of people around her.
The Award
Judy Award will be presented to women featuring in the top nominees from various sections of society like Politics, Art, Literature & Culture, Sports, Bureaucracy, Science & Technology, Academics, and miscellaneous other sections of human activities. The nominees can be an Indian woman from a humble village to any metropolitan cities in the world. Any human being in the world is eligible to nominate any Indian woman for this award. The nomination can be made on the website judy.co.in, links to which will be made available on all the social media platforms such as Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Linkedin and youtube.
Who is Judy?
She was born on 11th November 1945 in Betul Bazar and was named Jaidevi. She passed 8th grade and got married at age 16. A few years later, She boarded a flight to America alone to be with her husband. She was the 2nd passport to ever be issued in her village, followed only by her husband. She learned English on her own while also learning the environment in the US. She did not have resources like Google or the internet to help her. She learned how to drive cars (left hand drive) in the USA out of necessity to take care of her kids and allow her husband to focus on his work and building businesses.
She also helped her husband in all his endeavours - not only managing banking and office management, but also physical labor such as building houses. Can you picture her building walls in a house? She was her husband's co-pilot in every way, both literally when they flew across the world as well as in day to day living. She not only could work at all levels, she demonstrated class when meeting dignitaries to include a friendship with Lillian Gordy Carter, the mother of Jimmy Carter, President of America. She moves with equal ease between the quiet of a temple and the sparkle of a party. She is also the co-founder of the Rukmani Balaji Temple and will turn 80 in 2025.
Starting 2025, Balaji temple will celebrate the top jaidevi turned Judy kinds every year on 11th November. Nominations will be open 24/7 around the year.
"If Jaidevi could become Judy, so can you. Becoming Judy means embracing progress without losing your roots - living with purpose, grace, and contribution."
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Celebrate a remarkable Indian woman who embodies complete womanhood.
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