NEW DELHI, March 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A 21-year-old Indian woman, trafficked and enslaved as a child maid, was given a "Women Power" award by the president on Wednesday for returning home and stopping hundreds of other children from being forced into labour or married off.

Anoyara Khatun is the youngest of 33 women to receive this year's Nari Shakti Puraskhar (Women Power Award) - a prestigious Indian government prize for women who challenge the status quo and make a lasting contribution toward empowerment.

"This support from the government strengthens my resolve to continue my work to stop children from being exploited," Khatun told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

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