Women Empowerment

Jhunbala Malick, a tribal woman from rural Odisha, shares how she started her life afresh as a farmer after coming out of an abusive marriage. Here’s her story of finding her tribe in a women self help group, and finding strength in farming,

Celebrity fitness trainer Jeeth Sanghavi shares how she fought sexism in her male-dominated work arena to make a name for herself as a boxer.

Uttarakhand’s Nidhi Pant, along with her six college friends, launched an agri-tech startup to help women from low-income, climate-threatened communities sell produce dismissed as spoilt by converting farm losses to value-added products.

At the age of 26 years, Nivedita Bhasin became the youngest pilot to command a commercial jet in the history of world civil aviation. Watch how she made her way in the then-male-dominated industry.

Lovingly called didi, Sukla Debnath has empowered over 5,000 Adivasi women by training them to be beauticians, so they become financially independent and don’t fall prey to human trafficking.

Choosing to follow her passion, Kerala's Serena quit her MNC job to set up a tea shop on Kochi's Willingdon island that offers 50 unique varieties of tea.

Suraj Bai Meena was born in a village near Ranthambore where it was unheard of for girls to pursue a career or education. Today, she is Ranthambore’s first woman naturalist. Watch this video to see her journey.

Itsy Bitsy founders Harish and Rashmi Closepet had flourishing careers in Australia when they decided to leave it all, with a vision to employ rural women in India. They share their journey.

Among the first women in India to enter and transform male bastions, Aruna Bahuguna shares her journey of becoming united Andhra Pradesh’s first woman IPS officer, and the sexism she had to challenge throughout her career.

Bengaluru-based Srutiza Mohanty narrates what prompted her to quit her engineering job and launch Risham Jewellery, a venture that aims to revive the ancient art of bead making, and empower women with jobs and education in the process.