Awards & Recognition
Winner of Masterpreneur India – Season 1 2014
Impulse Empower Shines on India’s Leading Entrepreneurial Reality Show
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We’re proud to announce that Hasina Kharbhih, Founder of Impulse Empower, emerged as the Winner of Masterpreneur India – Season 1, the groundbreaking reality show by CNBC AWAAZ and Sona Group. The show celebrates India’s most promising small business and social entrepreneurs—those using innovation to drive real change. Selected from across the country, Hasina impressed the jury with her visionary work through the Impulse Model—a globally recognized system that links sustainable livelihoods with human trafficking prevention across Northeast India and beyond. ​
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​Why This Win Matters
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This victory is not just a title—it’s national recognition of a powerful model that blends business innovation with social justice. It marks a major step forward for women-led enterprises, grassroots leadership, and the belief that entrepreneurship can solve some of society’s most urgent challenges.
Impulse Empower Awarded as "Unique Business Idea"
Unconventional Guwahati
Hasina Kharbhih was asked to present at Unconventional Guwahati on the topic of "Why move to a for-profit social enterprise model".
Additional Awards & Recognition
Special Recognition Award, 2019
Hasina Kharbhih, Founder of Impulse NGO Network and Impulse Social Enterprises, received the Balipara Foundation Social Recognition Award, 2019, in the Social Entrepreneur category, for empowering women in the communities of the Eastern Himalayas, by helping them apply their traditional skills to develop a sustainable livelihood. For not only working towards capacity building but also empowering these women in creating their own stories.
Iclif Leadership Energy Award, 2018
The reward is conferred on individuals who have harnessed their Personal Leadership Energy to effect a positive, sustainable impact in their organizations or communities, to acknowledge Entrepreneurs involved in for-profit businesses and organizations who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in driving, inspiring and creating extraordinary outcomes for their respective companies.
Most Powerful Women in
Indian Business, 2017
Hasina Kharbhih, Founder of Impulse Social Enterprises, is the recipient of the Most Powerful Women in Business -Impact Award, 2017, in the Social Business category, announced by Business Today, of the India Today Group. The award honors most remarkable women leaders, who have taken India to new heights through exceptional talent and endeavor, and have made a positive transformation to society.
ICC Northeast Excellence
Award, 2012
Hasina KharbhihI received the prestigious “North East Excellence Award” from the Indian Chamber of Commerce, for my contribution as a social entrepreneur to the development of the Northeast region, through Impulse Social Enterprises (ISE), which is a hybrid business model related to livelihood creation, under “Prevention” pillar of the Impulse Model,
Niryat Rattan Award – 1996
The Indian Council for Small and Medium Exporters (ICSME) recognizes people and companies that promote the economic development through export promotion. In 1996, Hasina received the Niryat Rattan Award for marketing handicrafts from Meghalaya to the international markets.
