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I Was Widowed With No Income & 3 Kids at 24; Today I Employ Women Like Me &...
Life moved swiftly for Lalita Debi Singh, a resident of the Rayagada district in Odisha. Growing up in a poor home, financial constraints forced her to drop out of Class 8. Like most girls in her...
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I Travelled to 14 Countries While Being Pregnant & With My 1-YO Baby; Why...
Feeling your baby’s first kick is one of the most beautiful moments in life. Now imagine swimming in an underground cave in the gorgeous Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico and feeling your baby’s first kick....
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Amid Violence & Threats, A Lone Woman Battles to Transform a Crime-Riddled...
Crematoriums and burial grounds see an honest outpouring of emotions, and their walls have several stories to share. Working in such a place where emotions run through the roof is arguably not a...
View Article‘Who Would Marry a Bald Indian Bride?’ Living With Alopecia, I Decided to...
Hair is a significant part of beauty standards, and losing it can be traumatic for anyone. Neehar Sachdeva, a resident of the US, was diagnosed with alopecia — a condition of losing hair from...
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Widowed at 20, I Started Organic Farming to Raise My Sons; Today I Help 500...
Konda Usharani, a member of a farming family from Nutakki village of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, stopped her studies after Class 10 due to poverty. Like all other girls in the locality, she was married at...
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Meet 2 Friends Who Are Helping Women From ST, SC & OBC Backgrounds Find Jobs...
Rachna Vuthunur currently works as an application development associate at Accenture, a global consultancy firm. Understanding where Rachana came from and the plethora of hurdles that she had to...
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Bengaluru’s 63-YO Landscaper Spent Rs 45 Lakh to Revive Dying Lake; 4000...
Revathy Kamath, a resident of Bengaluru, was a passionate gardener, always thrilled in the presence of colourful flowers. The 63-year-old shares, “I have always been a homemaker. When both my sons...
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What Started with Chronic Back Pain is Now a Hemp Biz Run by Sisters Earning...
Did you know that Hemp, commonly known as bhaang, can do wonders for your body? It consists of several antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. In some cases, it is even proven to mitigate...
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‘Macrame Art Helped Me Fight Post-Partum Depression’: Woman’s Home Biz Earns...
In 2016, Gurugram-based Sanpreet Kaur found herself at a crossroads when she was pregnant with her son. She faced a conundrum that most women deal with at least once in their life — the choice between...
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‘Lessons We Learnt on Shark Tank’: Sisters’ Flower Subscription Startup Won...
As Shark Tank Season 2 took off on 2 January this year, people are already on the edge of their seats rooting for their favourite brands. One brand in particular stood out for not just its work, but...
View ArticleWho Said You Can’t Travel the World With a Baby? Mom’s Tips From Trips to 14...
Anindita Chatterjee was swimming in Mexico’s cenote (a natural sinkhole) when she first felt her baby’s kick. This 41-year-old woman is passionate about exploring the world and started her Instagram...
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16-YO’s Incubator Programme Helps 800 Women Kickstart Their Entrepreneurial...
“I thought it would take me years to get to a point where I would be doing exhibitions and showcasing my business products. Never did I imagine I would come to Bengaluru within a couple of months of...
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Why I Chose to be the Sarpanch of a Bihar Village over Doing a Corporate Job...
After working for over a decade in Delhi for multinational companies and airlines, Dolly, an MBA graduate, left the perks of financial security and safety to work for people in rural Bihar. In 2018,...
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Carrying Dad’s Legacy, How I Created 2,200 Handloom Designs for Weavers to...
When Anshul Malhotra would watch her father work rigorously with weavers from nearby villages in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh as a child, her heart would fill with the urge to do the same. Her father, Om...
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Building Brands, Finding Freedom: How Women Are Spreading Their Social Media...
Thirty-one-year-old Kriti Gupta has a busy morning ahead. She needs to get her daughter ready for school, while her toddler demands her attention. Amid all this hustling, Gupta’s phone chimes. It’s...
View ArticleStarted at 11, Now I’m The Only Female Windsurfer to Represent India in Youth...
Coming from a family of sailors in Goa, Katya Ida Coelho is the first and only female windsurfer in India to compete in the Youth Olympics in 2014. Since her childhood, Katya has always been curious...
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17-YO Helps 750 Women From Low-Income Homes Open Bank Accounts, Gain...
Anaya Jethanandani’s schedule is unlike that of most kids her age. The Class 11 student of Bengaluru’s Indus International School describes her upcoming weekends as “hectic”, owing to the slew of...
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‘They Don’t Know Our Pain’: Abandoned NRI Bride Helps Hundreds Like Her Fight...
“People often cheer our cause and promise to do everything in their capacity to help us out. But for anyone who hasn’t been through our pain, it is tough to understand just how much we have borne.”...
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Dreamt at 6, Started at 19, Chef Takes the Magic of Traditional Indian Food...
If you happen to walk into The Secret Kitchen in Ahmedabad — a restaurant run by Aanal Kotak — you may find yourself awestruck at the kind of dishes that are made here. Not only are these the result...
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A Painting or a Quilt? Architect Weaves Art at World Stage With Traditional...
In 2009, after having her baby boy, Shruti Dandekar (44) had a decision to make. Though the answer to the choice between her job and family seemed easy, the making of the decision was not, she says....
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