LSR Student Devanshi Ranjan Wins Diana Award For COVID-19 Relief Work

Devanshi Ranjan, a final-year student of Lady Shri Ram College, has been working with NGO Ladli Foundation Trust to help underprivileged children, especially girl students, with their studies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A 21-year-old student of Lady Shri Ram (LSR) College has received the coveted Diana Award for advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and empowering young changemakers. Devanshi Ranjan, a final-year student, has been working with NGO Ladli Foundation Trust to help underprivileged children, especially girl students, with their studies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the award is considered the "highest accolade" a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts. It is given out by the charity of the same name and has the support of both her sons -- the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex. "I found out that I will be honoured with the Diana award on May 5. I was extremely elated but couldn't share the news with anyone except for my immediate family till the commencement of the virtual ceremony on June 28," Ms Ranjan told PTI.