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16-YO From Haryana Breaks Record, Becomes Youngest Woman to Scale Everest!
16-year-old Shivangi Pathak has become the youngest girl to scale Mount Everest from the Nepal side. Born in a small town called Hisar in Haryana, Shivangi climbed the Everest with a motto that women...
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This Amazing 53-Year-Old From J&K Is India’s Oldest Woman to Conquer Mt Everest!
An American motivational speaker Denis Waitley has an interesting take on the nature of success and failure. He once said, “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not...
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Earning More Than Their Dads: In This UP Village, Women Are Breaking All...
Shabnam Begum is just 17 but owns her tailoring centre. She lives in the Pathananpurwa village of Raipur Gram Panchayat, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. She not only stitches clothes for...
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Here’s Why This Shop in a Remote Village is an Emblem for Women’s Rights
“Had I completed my education beyond grade X, my life would have been completely different today,” says 60-year-old Lata Jadhav from Tilwani village in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district. Two decades ago,...
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This Mother’s Day, These Moms Did Something Special for Underprivileged Kids
This article has been powered by Merck The contribution of a mother in nurturing and shaping her child’s life is undoubtedly one of the most precious and essential acts of nature for any living...
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How Pune’s Parubai Went from Picking Waste To Starring in Award-Winning Films!
If you google the word ‘Kamakshi’, you’ll see that it is a short film, gaining accolades in national and international film festivals. Parvati Limbaji Suryawanshi, 78, is the lead character. ‘Kamakshi’...
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In a First, Govt Cracks down on 5 NRIs Who Abandoned Wives, Revokes Passports
The government of India struck heavily on five Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and revoked their passports. The reason behind the seizure was that these men were charged with abandoning their wives shortly...
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Facebook, NCW Join Hands to Train 60,000 Women On Safe Use of Internet!
The internet can be a liberating but also, a slightly insecure place to be. Everyone has easy access to the world wide web, and there are times when one has to deal with demeaning comments, messages or...
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One-Third Reservation in Parliament: Here’s Why Indian Women Need This Bill
It’s no secret that women in India are grossly underrepresented in Parliament and State assemblies. Although women are nearly half the population, they make up a mere 11.6% of the 542-member Lok Sabha...
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Gutsy Bengaluru Sisters Save Jeweller Father from 5 Armed Men in 37 Seconds!
May 21 was a usual day in the life of CV Raghu, the owner of Sri Chamundeshwari Jewellers on Ashoka Pillar Road in Jayanagar, Bengaluru. The clock struck 8.15pm when a stranger donning a helmet entered...
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Naiki Devi, the Gujarati Queen from Goa Who Defeated Muhammad Ghori
From the legendary Amazons of Greek mythology to Queen Boadicea of Roman Britain, warrior women have fascinated the world for millennia. India, too, has its own share of indomitable women who proved...
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Ragpickers to Entrepreneurs: How Women in This Maha Village Are Empowering...
I vividly remember my moment of epiphany. It was a balmy afternoon in early 1996 in Warora, a small township in northern Maharashtra. I was posted as a manager of my bank’s branch, dealing mostly with...
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France Appoints Assam Girl As Ambassador to Inspire Scientists of Tomorrow!
From being one of the few to work for the satellite navigation wing of Rafale Fighter Jets of France, to make a micro-satellite in Paris, Priyanka Das has a list of incredible achievements. The...
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Amazon to Starbucks: 3 Women’s Simple Ideas That Could Save the Environment!
In 1730 AD, the then ruler of Jodhpur, Maharaja Abhay Singh, ordered the felling of khejri trees for the construction of his new fort. And so, a royal party led by one of his ministers, Giridhar...
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Odisha IAS Officer Helps Underprivileged Woman Get Her Land Back!
Rumana Jafri happens to be the first female and the 46th Block Development Officer, at Madanpur Rampur, at Kalahandi district in Odisha. She has taken it upon herself to work towards the betterment of...
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Kerala’s Women Entrepreneurs to Now Get a Mall Exclusively for Them; Here’s How
The Kozhikode Corporation, Kudumbasree, is all set to develop the Kudumbasree Bazaar project. The Hindu reports that it has been proposed by the Kudambasree Station Mission. The all-new ‘Mahila Mall’...
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First, She Fought for Freedom. Then, She Fought Untouchability for 6 Decades!
Saraswathi Gora (b.1912), a Gandhian freedom fighter and social change worker and the co-founder of Atheist Centre (in 1940) is a relentless champion of women and children and Gandhian constructive...
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Malika Kishwar, the Awadh Queen Who Rests in France’s Most Famous Cemetery
Perhaps the most visited cemetery in the world, Père Lachaise in Paris receives over 3.5 million visitors each year; nearly the same number of people who hit up the Empire State Building in the same...
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Watch-Like Wearable for Women’s Safety? This Team Just Won a $1 MN Prize For It!
Technology has been so embedded into our lifestyle, that we rely on it almost everyday. Putting it to good use, imagine a device that would alert your friends or family in an emergency situation. Well...
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Exclusive: Tips & Shared Notes From Topper Anu Kumari To Help You Crack UPSC!
Haryana-based Anu Kumari made headlines after she topped the Union Public Service Commission 2017 exams with Rank 2, without any special coaching. And ever since the results came out, the mother of a...
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