And it is not a matter of great surprise that during this period many laurels have walked towards her. Besides the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award, she won the coveted Mahila Siromani Award in 1998.
Some other notable feathers in her crowded cap are the International Priyadarshini Award (1992), NGO’s Award for Contribution to Community (1995), Air Force Wives Association Award (1986), Veer Shiromani Netaji Subash Chandra Award for Social Work (1995), and Nehru Bal Samiti Award (2004). Dr.Giri has been presented the Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award (2005) and has received Nobel Peace Prize 2005. Recently Dr.Giri has been honored with the Padma Bhushan Award (2007).

Other titles currently held.

National

Chairperson – Guild of Service & War Widows Association

Trustee  -  Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

Founder Trustee : Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia

Governing Body Member : South Asia Initiative for Human Rights (SAHR)

Chairperson : Governing Body of College of Applied Sciences

Governing Body Member : Foundation for Academic Excellence & Access (FAEA)

Board of Trustee : Socio-Legal Information Center

International :

Member -  Global Board of Director of Hunger Project

Board of Director -  World Association of Non-Governmental Organization (WANGO)                    

Regional coordinator  : Empowering Widows in Development (EWD)
 
“As an integral part of the women’s movement I was party to the creation of the Commission. When the First Commission was formed we had great hopes for it. But I soon realized that if this had to be an effective public body and not merely one of the many teeming institution, it had be far more dynamic and vigorous.”

“When I took over as Chairperson of the second Commission in 1995, I came with many dreams. And I feel our one achievement is that today, I have women who come to me and say: ‘Mohini , this is not your Commission , this is our Commission .’ This identification with the Commission is a source of great strength.”

‘My dream is to get all women across party lines together to work towards action-oriented programmes that will ensure speedy justice to all women in India who need it. No woman must be treated like a Second - class citizen.’