Neerja Bhanot App launched

जय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी - आरती (Jai Ambe Gauri Maiya Jai Shyama Gauri)

on January 02, 2025 Dharm

जय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी । तुमको निशदिन ध्यावत, हरि ब्रह्मा शिवरी ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ मांग सिंदूर विराजत, टीको मृगमद को । उज्ज्वल से दोउ नैना, चंद्रवदन नीको ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ कनक समान कलेवर, रक्ताम्बर राजै । रक्तपुष्प गल माला, कंठन पर साजै ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ केहरि वाहन राजत, खड्ग खप्पर धारी । सुर-नर-मुनिजन सेवत, तिनके दुखहारी ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ कानन कुण्डल शोभित, नासाग्रे मोती । कोटिक चंद्र दिवाकर, सम राजत ज्योती ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ शुंभ-निशुंभ बिदारे, महिषासुर घाती । धूम्र विलोचन नैना, निशदिन मदमाती ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ चण्ड-मुण्ड संहारे, शोणित बीज हरे । मधु-कैटभ दोउ मारे, सुर भयहीन करे ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ ब्रह्माणी, रूद्राणी, तुम कमला रानी । आगम निगम बखानी, तुम शिव पटरानी ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ चौंसठ योगिनी मंगल गावत, नृत्य करत भैरों । बाजत ताल मृदंगा, अरू बाजत डमरू ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ तुम ही जग की माता, तुम ही हो भरता, भक्तन की दुख हरता । सुख संपति करता ॥ ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी..॥ भुजा चार अति शोभित, वर मुद्रा धारी । [खड्ग खप...

The Neerja Bhanot App, which will make it convenient for deserving people to be nominated for the prestigious Neerja Bhanot Awards, was launched at a ceremony held at Sip ’n Dine, Sector 7, Chandigarh on April 3, 2017. The Chief Guest was Mr. Maninder Singh, IAS, Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board. Present on the occasion were Air Marshal R S Bedi, Trustee, Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust (NBPAT), Mr. Akhil Bhanot, Managing Trustee, NBPAT and Mr. Aneesh Bhanot, Honorary General Secretary, NBPAT.

The Neerja App will be available on both Android and iOS platforms and can be downloaded and installed free from Google Play Store for Android phones and tablets and Apple App Store for Apple products. It will now be possible to nominate a deserving person for the Neerja Bhanot Award from anywhere in the world by just entering the details on the phone and sending the Nomination to the Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust by clicking a button.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Maninder Singh, IAS, Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board lauded the efforts made by the Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust and the Bhanot Family to keep the memory of Neerja Bhanot alive. He talked about the heroic efforts of Neerja in saving lives on Pan Am 73 and how the Awards represent the spirit of Neerja Bhanot’s determination and grit in the face of overwhelming circumstances. He hoped that more nominations would now be sent through the mobile to the Trust.
The annual Neerja Bhanot Awards were instituted in 1990 in the memory of the brave Senior Flight Purser, Neerja, who saved hundreds of lives while sacrificing her own during a Pan Am plane hijack at Karachi Airport in September 1986. The Awards are based on the two core values of Neerja: Do your duty, come what may and never tolerate injustice or compromise on self-respect.
The 2 Awards consist of Rs. 1.50 lakh each, a Citation and a Trophy. The First Award is conferred on an Indian woman who, when faced with social injustice, overcomes the situation with guts and grit and then helps other women in social distress, while the Second Award is conferred on any airline cabin crew member, worldwide, who goes beyond the call of duty in a difficult situation. Anyone can nominate anybody and the Trust also accepts self-nominations. There is no Nomination fee or any other sort of fees. Nominations are accepted throughout the year by the Trust. The Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust does not accept any donations either.
At the function, details of the App were showcased by Rohini Bhanot while the function was managed by Shanti Bhanot. The App has details of Neerja, the Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust, the earlier Awardees, a picture gallery and a feedback section.