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Women Who Slay – Kerala’s Oldest Martial Art Granny Is Over 70 & Can Still...
The low crouching stance, unwavering stare, forbidding expression and of course, the shining long, sharp steel sword in the right hand, and a brass shield in the other, would scare the daylights out of...
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This 106-Year-Old Cook From Andhra Pradesh Is a YouTube Sensation With Over 5...
Draped in a cotton saree, she walks out of her thatched hut. Her voice commands strict orders about what the menu for the day is going to be. Grey peppered hair, and glasses perched on the nose. They...
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Real-Life Dangal: How Volleyball Transformed This Gujarat Village & Produced...
Films like Mary Kom and Dangal have been known to highlight the issues concerning our athletes and sports people, when they choose to take up a sport that is not cricket. But, equally important is the...
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How 2 Courageous Assamese Girls Saved 30 Lives When Their Village Was Struck...
When a sudden surge of water released from a local dam triggered a major flood in a small village in Assam, two young courageous friends were quick to take action. An action that went on to save the...
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This NGO in the Heart of Kamathipura Has Rehabilitated 3,000 Women & 1,150...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Manju Vyas remembers asking a 6-year-old. The young girl did not bat a lash saying, “I want to be a Madame. A brothel owner.” That one memory is clear as the...
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Government Introduces E-Filing of Sexual Harassment Complaints for Central...
On July 24, 2017, the Women and Child Development Ministry led by Maneka Gandhi launched an online platform, called She-box (sexual harassment electronic box), to enable women employees of the Central...
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India Is One of 36 Countries Where Marital Rape Is Not a Crime. Here Are the...
“Mother he raped me!” said the girl, “But he’s your husband child!” said the mother, as she cried in her lap thinking at least her mother would have understood the dilemma. This is not a scenario from...
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All You Need to Know About Late Rajeshwari Chatterjee, One of India’s First...
At a time when sprawling inequalities persisted in women’s access to education, one woman was making inroads into the field of engineering and setting up a niche for herself. Jump back to 1953, when...
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This Mrs India Finalist Is Also a Green Warrior – Recycling Waste Into...
Classic Mrs India 2017 winner, Kalpana Thakur, may not have won the coveted ‘Mrs India’ crown, but she certainly won hearts. Kalpana has been recycling hotel disposable waste and reusing it to make...
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This Story of Poverty, Motherhood & Aspirations Could Be the Story of Every...
Shobha Thakur, 38, leaves for work with the hope of fulfilling her dream – a dream that gave her the strength to battle poverty. She says, “My daughter always wanted to learn designing or nursing, but...
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Meet India’s First Woman Firefighter, a Trailblazer for Generations of Women...
In the 46 years of its history, the National Fire Service College (NFSC) of Nagpur never saw a uniform-clad woman walk out of its gates. But the entry of a 26-year-old Harshini Kanhekar in 2002,...
View ArticleA Gynaecologist Talks About the Importance of Breastfeeding Over Using...
“Listen , stop being so stubborn. Give her top feed at least in the night. They always sleep better and you will also be able to rest.’ She was badly tempted. ‘You must listen to your elders. Even we...
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Women in Kutch Are Learning Why Breastfeeding Is Important, Thanks to Two...
In the many villages scattered across the Kutch district of Gujarat, the age old tradition of feeding newborn infants regularly with jaggery water instead of the mother’s milk continues even to this...
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How the 19-Year-Old Daughter of a Vegetable Seller in Assam Became an...
She walks into the boxing ring like she owns it. With her sheer aggression, agility and hard punches, this 19-year-old made a mark in women’s boxing by winning gold in the 2013 Second Nations Cup...
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“I Am Proud of You”– IAS Officer Praises Daughter for Being Brave When...
A Haryana BJP chief’s son stalks a woman during the early hours of Saturday. Accompanied by a friend, the two chase her in his SUV, and try to block her car multiple times until she reaches a traffic...
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How an India-Europe Collaboration Is Working for Women Entrepreneurs by...
Entrepreneurs are critical to economic growth and prosperity of any community across the world. The recent boost of entrepreneurship in Europe and Asia has led to launch of new enterprises and...
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Queens of Quilts: How One Women-Run SHG in Rajasthan Has Made Its Members...
The women of Shyam SHG (Self Help Group) and Maharani SHG from Hatheli village in Phagi district of Rajasthan are the biggest pioneers of self-dependence, I have ever encountered. As we enquired deeper...
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‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ in Real Life – How Women Demanding Toilets as Bride...
In Haryana villages, walls carry a painted message: “I won’t allow my daughter to marry into a home without toilets.” It has been one of the impacts of a novel campaign started by the Haryana state...
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Every Child Is Special, Every Mother a Hero: How One Woman Raised 12...
“Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right...
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You Can Help a Rajasthan Village Get an Eco-Friendly Sanitary Napkin Factory...
According to a study by AC Nielsen, of the 355 million menstruating women in India, only 12 per cent use sanitary napkins. The researchers, who interviewed 1,033 women in rural India, found that over...
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