Why Nivedita Quit a Lucrative Software Engineering Job and Started Working in...
A software engineer by profession Nivedita finds her true calling in working with Youth for Seva and voluntary organisation
View ArticleTBI Blogs: How Public Health Workers Are Preventing Violence Against Women &...
Evidence on what works or does not work to reduce violence against women is scanty in India. This is what the intervention ‘Do Kadam Barabari ki Ore’ sought to find out. Implemented in villages of...
View ArticleIn a First, a Woman Gives Her Husband Triple Talaq. Is It Valid & Where Is...
Triple Talaq issued by Ameena Begum, is it valid in law? Supreme Court deliberating on whether personal laws override fundamental rights.
View Article12 Interesting Facts About Tulasi Apa, the Odisha Woman Who Has Taught...
From starting in a verandah, Tulasi Munda 's Adivasi Vikas Samiti School now provides education up to 10th standard and enrolls over 500 students, more than half of whom are girls.
View ArticleA Female Priest and No Kanyadaan. This Unconventional Wedding Said No to...
The marriage of Ashay Sahasrabuddhe and Shivada Chauthaiwale was presided by a woman priest and the ritual of kanyadaan was nowhere to be found.
View ArticleIndian Women Are Travelling More Than Ever & Here Are Some Initiatives...
TripAdvisor India found that the number of women travelling alone in India and abroad has increased in recent years. With improved financial independence and better support from families combined with...
View ArticleThis Mother Lived With Post-Partum Depression for 5 Years. Then She Started...
Anupriya Kapur battled post partum depression for 5 years after the birth of her and decided to seek help when she fund herself suicidal.
View ArticleRural Women in Uttarakhand Believed Menstruation Was God’s Curse. Till an...
“I have always been involved in many socially-relevant projects, and will want to do the same in the future as well. I volunteer and take up projects whenever I get time during the week and weekends,...
View ArticleAn Indian Woman Is Part of the Largest All-Female Expedition That Will Leave...
Last year, an expedition set sail to Antarctica in December. You might wonder what makes this particular expedition worth mentioning, since scores of people taking up the challenge of reaching the...
View ArticleSuresh Raina & His Wife Mark Daughter’s Birthday With an Initiative to Help...
Contrary to the assumption that everything goes back to being normal post childbirth, people often fail to acknowledge the massive changes that a woman goes through, physically and emotionally, during...
View ArticleThis Woman Bravely Walked out of an Abusive Marriage With Her Son & Built a...
Abuse is not always physical. Meet Kanika Kush, who suffered verbal and emotional abuse for years until she decided to change things around.
View ArticleTBI Blogs: This Wheelchair-Bound Doctor Pioneered Spinal Cord Injury...
Dr. Mary Verghese was among the earliest pioneers of physical medicine and rehabilitation in India. Even today, her work and spirit continues to inspire generations of rehabilitation professionals.
View ArticleMeet the Professor Who Quit Teaching Shakespeare in the US to Empower Rural...
From teaching Shakespeare in Washington, D.C., to settling down in Palakkad, Kerala, Professor Prabhakar has come a long way. Through his micro financing model, he is not only empowering villagers but...
View ArticleThis Orange Bus Rolls into Villages and Equips Women with All They Need to...
Sometimes poverty is not just the lack of money, it is the lack of knowledge and the opportunity to grow. Buzz India is equipping the poor with all the armaments they need to overcome poverty.
View ArticleTBI Blogs: From Sahiyas to Honey Hunters, Meet the Wonder Women of the East
AIF’s Clinton Fellow Audra Bass shares her experience of meeting the Sahiyas in Jharkhand, who help communities get access to resources to meet healthcare needs for expecting mothers.
View ArticleDear Women, How About We First Smash the Glass Ceiling in Our Minds?
In today’s professional world, gender equality is an oft-discussed aspect of the workplace. However, are the limits women face at work as much self-imposed as dictated by the work environment?
View ArticleSaat Ka Dus: Sanitary Pad Banks Bring Affordable & Hygienic Menstrual Care to...
Many women and girls across India continue to adopt unsafe and unhygienic menstrual practices. This NGO is trying to tackle that with making pads more accessible.
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Smashing Age Stereotypes – Taramati Parmar Is 58 and an...
Taramati Parmar is 58 years old, but that has never stopped her from conquering the heights of the badminton world, including representing India internationally.
View ArticleWho Is Faye D’Souza? Meet the News Anchor Who Shut Down Sexist Comments on...
Women worldwide are often silenced while voicing out their opinions, with comments laced with sexist innuendos. These are mostly put out with the intention of shaming women, who end up being too...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: How a Young Woman Quit a Dysfunctional Marriage and Carved out Her...
Self-styled local hero Nasreen decided enough was enough and chose affirmation over dissonance, walking away from a dysfunctional marriage to set up an identity and career for herself.
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