Women Empowerment

“People asked a lot of questions like — is this why you sent her to college, to let her climb coconut trees? Is this a job meant for a woman and so on."

“I decided that my store’s name would be a symbol of gender equality and women’s empowerment,” says Manoj Kumar Gupta. #BreakingStereotypes #GenderEquality

Madhya Pradesh-based KhaDigi also experiments with other natural fibres like organic cotton, and waste from bamboo and soybean.

“I come from a village where people believed that women are only supposed to stay indoors and take care of the household. While I enjoyed my work as a homemaker, I never agreed to the limitation of that idea. I wanted to do something more, something on my own and after a lot of struggle, I did it.”

In an era when a woman speaking out of turn was considered blasphemy, Dr Irawati Karve was smashing gender barriers to explore new thoughts and territories.

Today, she is the guardian angel for over 1400 women from impoverished families and also educates over 1300 underprivileged children.

From facing a 15-hour storm on international waters, uplifting local communities to helping people lead a healthy lifestyle, here are five gritty and intelligent women winning battles

"All the accolades and awards I have received can never match the heartfelt gratitude and blessings from my blind daughters and their families.”

We all want to fight the good fight. But how do we go about it? Ramesh knows, and he is making sure you know it as well

Amidst discouraging statements like ‘women cannot plough the land’ and ‘you won’t get a fair price’ -- Yasmin Arimbra from Kerala formed her own rice brand like a boss and went on to empower many others on the way.