Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan received the prestigious First Ladies Award by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday (Jan 20).
Women from across 112 different fields, who are the first to set a milestone, were felicitated by President Ram Nath Kovind. News reports said that Aishwarya received the award for being the first Indian actress to be jury member at Cannes.
The list was prepared after an extensive research by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
