Activism

In 1987, Sonal Shukla started Vacha Foundation, which works to educate and empower adolescent girls in Mumbai’s slums. The team recalls working with their mentor, educator and an icon of the feminist movement in India.

From being falsely implicated in an espionage case, to inhumane torture and acquittal, this is the real Nambi Narayanan story that inspired R Madhavan’s character in Rocketry.

Reshma Anil Kumar from Kerala is non-binary and identifies as transmasculine and demisexual. They share their experiences of always feeling like they were “too different”.

Sisters Sanjoli and Ananya Banerjee began engaging in activism and fighting female foeticide from a young age. Today, they champion many causes -- education, menstrual hygiene, mental health and more.

This is the story of a mother's perseverance to find her 12-year-old daughter, who was rescued from human trafficking after five long years.

Since 2011, Se Gunasekar, a lawyer from Tamil Nadu, has run Adhalinal Kadhal Seiveer — an NGO that works for the safety and welfare of inter-caste couples across the state.

In 1995, public health scientist Dr Smarajit Jana formed Durbar, a collective of over 65,000 sex workers, who banded together to advocate for their rights, health, and agency, leading to a number of transformations across the country.

Trans woman Abhina Aher talks about how she went from a life of fear, abuse and neglect to becoming one of the leading voices in the trans community, alongside using dance to find parts of herself she truly loves.

Jyothi, as a team change leader with Breakthrough India, she is transforming the landscape of her village in Karnal, Haryana, by making sure that every girl in her village gets the chance to study like she did.

As a trans woman and person living with HIV, Amruta Alpesh Soni has had to fight many odds — rape, violence, abuse and mockery. Watch this video to see to find how she emerged victorious and is using her experiences to improve multiple lives in her community.