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'''Anuradha Krishnamoorthy''' is an Indian [[social entrepreneur]] and [[cheesemaker]]. She won the 2017 [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] with her colleague [[Namrata Sundaresan]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Anuradha Krishnamoorthy set up an organisation working with disabled people, supporting them in finding work.<ref name="TLI">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Ankit Sharma |title=Meet The Nari Shakti Puruskar {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Receipents}} Who Are Empowering Disabled Women |url=https://thelogicalindian.com/exclusive/meet-the-nari-shakti-puruskar-receipents-who-are-empowering-disabled-women/ |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=The Logical Indian |date=10 April 2018 |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210181358/https://thelogicalindian.com/exclusive/meet-the-nari-shakti-puruskar-receipents-who-are-empowering-disabled-women/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016, Krishnamoorthy then founded Käse Cheese in [[Chennai]] with chef [[Namrata Sundaresan]].<ref name="DC">{{cite news |last1=S |first1=Yogitha |title=Cheese with a cause |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/060120/cheese-with-a-cause.html |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=6 January 2020 |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210181125/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/060120/cheese-with-a-cause.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They had known each other for about ten years and her new business partner's day job was in a strategy consultancy. Their first variety was a type of [[Quark (dairy product)|Quark]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anna|date=2017-03-15|title=The Käse Of Making Cheese In Chennai: An Interview With The Founders Of Käse Cheese|url=https://www.hungryforever.com/kase-making-cheese-chennai-interview-founders-kase-cheese/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=HungryForever Food Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> They make other natural cheeses following traditional methods whilst adding local ingredients, for example using [[Milagai Podi]] to make a [[cheddar cheese]] called "Ode to Chennai". Krishnamoorthy's background in [[social entrepreneurship]] led her to employ and train disabled women. As of 2020, Käse was producing over 30 cheeses.<ref name="DC" /> <br />
[[File:Anuradha Krishnamoorthy.jpg|thumb|Anuradha Krishnamoorthy gaining the award]]<br />
Krishnamoorthy and Sundaresan both received the 2017 [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] for their entrepreneurship.<ref name="NIE">{{cite news |title=A 'cheesy' effort to give women wings |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/food/2018/mar/19/a-cheesy-effort-to-give-women-wings-1789111.html |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 March 2018 |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210181101/https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/food/2018/mar/19/a-cheesy-effort-to-give-women-wings-1789111.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The awards were made to on [[International Women's Day]] in 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Women and Child Development<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nari Shakti Puraskar - Gallery|url=http://narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in/gallery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114170431/http://narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in/gallery|archive-date=2021-01-14|access-date=2021-01-16|website=narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in}}</ref> by the President of India. The award is the highest award for women in India.<ref name=oddref>{{Cite news|last=Kuttoor|first=Radhakrishnan|date=2018-03-07|title=Charity 'home maker' gets her due on women's day|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/charity-home-maker-gets-her-due-on-womens-day/article22971013.ece|access-date=2021-01-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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