You Must Watch Kalki Koechelin’s New Short Film That Takes on Online Abuse &...
In 2016, Bollywood actress Radhika Apte found herself in the middle of a controversy, when an explicit video of a scene from her film, Parched, was leaked and posted without any context on the...
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TBI Blogs: How Crocheting Is Helping Women in a South Delhi Slum Knit Their...
Often, traditional skills and learnings can be leveraged to generate income opportunities and livelihoods, particularly for underprivileged communities. A group of women from a South Delhi slum are...
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She Lost Her Eyesight at 22. Yet, she helps 10 Underprivileged Women Earn a...
Radhika Kavathkar, who lost her vision at the age of 22 to an undiagnosed complication, has not only made herself independent, but has helped over 10 women earn a living by founding a self-help group....
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TBI Blogs: This 28-Year-Old Global Icon’s Story Proves the Power of a...
Sometimes, an unfortunate incident can change an individual’s life forever, leaving them a new set of seemingly insurmountable challenges. For Malvika Iyer, a bomb-blast at the age of 13 took away her...
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These On-Call Taxi Services Around India Offer Reliable Transport Services...
Taxis are a familiar sight in Indian cities, whether the black-and-yellow variety or the kinds powered by private enterprises. You may have ridden on many of them, but how many female cabbies have you...
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A Freedom Fighter With a Feminist Soul, This Woman’s Contributions to Modern...
In 1986, when renowned Indian novelist Raja Rao wrote Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay’s memoirs, Inner Recesses Outer Spaces, he described her as “perhaps the most august woman on the Indian scene today....
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TBI Blogs: An 800-Year-Old Art Form Is Helping over 300 Women in Bihar Earn...
India’s multiple indigenous art forms are more than just windows into the country’s rich culture and history. Often, they are also important sources of livelihood and empowerment for their artisans....
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TBI Blogs: In Rural U.P., a 25-Year-Old’s Childhood Fight for Education Is...
As a woman in rural India, life doesn’t give you choices. You either stand up and create your own choices, or you stay put and give in. Lalita created hers by swimming against the current of life in...
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She Grew up in Mumbai’s Slums. Today, Aarti Has Educated & Empowered Hundreds...
Common to many Indian languages, the word sakhi means a beloved girl friend, and denotes the camaraderie of female friendships. A sakhi isn’t just another friend, but one who can also double up as...
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This Bank in Assam Has Only Women Employees and Customers
This bank in Assam gets over 250 customers a day, 75% of whom are illiterate women from low-income backgrounds. Meet bank founder Lakhimi Baruah, a believer in financial empowerment of women. When...
View ArticleManeka Gandhi Calls out the Indian Film Industry for Passing off...
Indian cinema needs to re-think what it portrays as romance because it could very easily be considered "eve-teasing". The Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi, at a recent...
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How This MBBS Student Used WhatsApp to Help Deliver a Baby on a Moving Train
Vipin Khadse, a 24-year-old MBBS student, stepped in to save the day on the Ahmedabad-Puri Express by helping deliver the baby of a woman who had suddenly gone into labour. And he was aided by...
View ArticleIndia’s First Female Fighter Pilots Have Now Begun Training in Aerial Combat Too
They already made history by becoming the first three women to be inducted in the Indian Air Force's fighter squadron last year. And now, Avani Chaturvedi, Mohana Singh and Bhawana Kanth have...
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SOS Alerts to Uploading Videos: Here’s What Bengaluru Police’s New Safety App...
In a bid to ensure the safety of women in the city, the Bengaluru City Police has launched an app that will provide assistance to women during emergencies. A fully integrated app, Suraksha - Bengaluru...
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Incredible Young Woman With Over 80% Vision Loss Has Secured a Seat in...
Prachi Sukhwani has achieved what tens of thousands of aspirants can only dream of - she has gotten a seat in the coveted Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. But what makes her achievement even...
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Once Forced Into Child Prostitution, These Girls Are Now Training to Become...
This article has been made possible by Free a Girl Movement Asha is a young woman who has weathered extraordinary circumstances in life. When she was still just a child, her mother passed away....
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A Woman Engineer Suggests How India Can Enable Women to Pursue Careers in...
The views expressed in this article are that of the author’s and do not in any way reflect the views of the organisation. It has taken us over 100 years to understand the importance of educating women...
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TBI Blogs: How Training as Community Health Workers Helped These 6 Women...
Health workers—who are they, and can anybody become health worker? During this World Health Workers Week (April 2 – 8, 2017), Thriveni S. Beerenahally shares some of her experiences, training wonderful...
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This Personal Care Label, Founded by an Architect, Is Good for People, Pets...
Every night, Charu Shah steps out to feed dozens of stray animals in her vicinity. The Mumbai resident is devoted to animals, and it was her love for animals that set her on a singular journey as an...
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These Girls Carried Their Father to the Funeral Pyre Breaking All Stereotypes
“He sweeps her hair back from her ears; he swings her above his head. He says she is his émerveillement. He says he will never leave her, not in a million years.” ― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We...
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