Rekha M. Adhwarya

(Founder & Chairperson of ‘Utkarsh’)

Address: 15, Paritosh Society, Nr. St-Xavier’s, Society’s School, Naranpura, Anmedabad-380013.
Contact No.: +91 9825336276
Website: www.utkarshtrust.org
E-mail: rekha_mahilautkarsh@yahoo.co.in
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Rekha.Adjwaryu
Education: B.Com. (S.N.D.T,) University of Bombay
Birth Date: 15th Nov., 1963

Associate with:

  • Founder and managing trustee at Utkarsh Trust From 2012-13.
  • Former CEO at Ruchi Gruh Ydhyog since more than 10 years.
  • Governing Board Member of “District Ayush Society’, Ahmedabad recently.
  • Board member of “Jan Shikshan Sansthan” run by Gujarat University since last 2 years.
  • Ethics committee Member of Sim’s Hospital…
  • Committee Member of Post Forum…
  • Social work with Hindu Spiritual and Service Foundation since last4 years.
  • Program Director at “AdarshAmdavad” since 5 years.
  • Committee Member of S.M.E.R.T. Team of ‘GCCI’.
  • Member of ‘FICCI’ Flo Ahmedabad Chapter since last 6 years.

“Rekha is a visionary woman. She believes that real success lies in creating an organization from the scratch and then empowering others to run the same and move forward to create some other worth-while organizations. According to her journey never ends, because each mile stone leads to another mile stones ahead, if one is empowered with the crystal clear vision for the future.”

How she became the name to reckon Rekha Adhvaryu is a social entrepreneur of great repute. She is the Founder & Managing Trustee of “Utkarsh Trust”. Utkarsh Charitable Trust is a registered, non-profit organization, established to support women who wish to meet their full potential in life, but who needs a helping hand. Their mission is to assist women in getting education or training and resources they need for career development. ‘Utkarsh’ promotes self-sufficiency and self-improvement. They try to establish women’s identity in society through organizing exhibitions.

Under the able stewardship of Rekha Adhwaryu, Utkarsh Trust has been involved in innumerable activities and events since 1999. Large list of their activities include Women Empowerment, Awareness Programes, Entrepreneurship Programs, Skill Development Programs, Seminars & Workshops, Exhibitions, Field Trips, Girl Education– to make the better society- to reduce the ignorance and increased social education to seen happiness, Group Marriages, Medical Camps, etc.

Rekha started her journey from the NSS Camp during her college days and discovered that she had in-built passion to serve the society. It was this passion that motivated her to actively participate and contribute in many difference social services.Projects on hand in Girl Education.

Rekha started her journey from the NSS Camp during her college days and discovered that she had in-built passion to serve the society. It was this passion that motivated her to actively participate and contribute in many difference social services.Projects on hand in Girl Education.

Recognition & Appreciation

In 2016 – Reputed Web-Pages like “Her–Expertise” and Your’s stories” have also shared my success journey of “Utkarsh”.
In 2015 Awarded by “RAISING STAR” Women entrepreneur of Gujarat published by Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industries, Business Women wing.
Rekha is privileged to have been felicitated with” Real Diamond of Gujarat Award for Women Development’ by AIDS Newsline-2013.
She has also secured as many as 3 Awards for her work of Women Esteem from Lions Clubs International-2007-08.
In 2005 in E-TV (Sakhi, Jagruti & DD Girnar programe) have also discovered and shared Rekha Adhvaryu’s journey in “Utkarsh”.

  • July 2022 Published my journey as a social entrepreneur in sakhi magazine.
  • “Nari Tu Narayani” Award-2022 by Page-3 Magazine on Women’s Day Celebration.
  • Received appreciation Award for “Women Empowerment & Development” on Dec. 2019 by Shri 835 Trivedi Mevada Brahmin Samaj, Ahmedabad.
  • Felicitate by Sadvichar Parivar for “Women’s leadership” on occasion of international women’s day celebration-2019.
  • The Real Grace Award from 94.3 my FM for “Special Recognition Award”- February 2018.
  • 9th Annual Santulan Award by Divya jyot Jagrut Sansthan in the occasion of International women’s day celebration for “The Entrepreneurship and Women Development”-2018.
  • Awarded by “Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Co. Ltd.” On occasion of International women’s day celebration for “The Entrepreneurship And Women Development”-2018.
  • “Women’s Achiever Award” by Udgam Charitable Trust on International Women’s Day – March 2016.
  • “RAISING STAR” for Women entrepreneur of Gujarat published by Gujarat Chambers of Commerce AND INDUSTRY-Business Women wing. -2015 Awarded by “Real Diamond of Gujarat Award” for Women Development Felicitated by AIDS Newsline-2013.
  • Receiving 3 Awards from Lion’ Club of International for “The Work of Women Esteems”-2007.
  • Through Television-Channel E-TV and Door Darshan have also shared my journey Asa “Social Entrepreneurship” In 2007 and 08 Respectively.