Along with Mary Prema Pierick, global head of the Missionaries of Charity, she won the 'Outstanding Women Award' in 2011.

[21][22][23][24] Born to a poor family in a remote village of Odisha, she fought successfully the widely prevalent social taboo against educating women, walked 15 km daily amidst hilly terrain and swamp to the only high school in the entire region to emerge as first woman matriculate of her village and subsequently the first woman law graduate of her region.

The life story of Manasi Pradhan has been adopted as documentaries in United States and Israel.

[25][26][27][28] Pradhan was born to a poor family in a remote village called Ayatapur in Banapur block of Khordha district, Odisha.

The initial motive was to help girl students achieve higher education and develop them as future leaders in the society.

[38] Apart from the above, the organization undertakes numerous activities and events and is widely credited for pioneering contribution in empowering women.

[42] On the other hand, it puts pressure on the state by mobilizing public opinion and sustained campaigning for institutional changes and correctional measures to contain violence against women.

In the same year, it launched Nirbhaya Vahini, consisting of over 10,000 volunteers spread across India to mobilize public opinion and engage in a sustained campaign for implementation of its four-point charter of demand.

[44] In 2014, the Honour for Women National Campaign headed by Manasi Pradhan released a four-point charter of demand for all state governments of India.

The charter forms a cornerstone of the movement and has led several state governments to make suitable amendments.