Empowerment

Even as Madhya Pradesh reels under severe drought, residents of a tribal village who were denied access to water have collectively restored farm ponds to harvest the meager rainfall to fulfill their water needs. Nachiket Sule takes a closer look.

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At 1:07 p.m. IST, a day before her 30th birthday and six days before the 31st anniversary of the first ascension to Mount Everest, Bachendri Pal created history.

An initiative by this NGO is helping slum kids from Mumbai and Delhi dance their way out of poverty.

With most domestic help living in slave-like conditions in Qatar, a new law has been passed to protect them and their rights.

“The full marathon was difficult, and I wouldn’t be doing justice if I said it wasn’t.”

We need leaders who can expand their internal being and embrace people and bring them along to collectively achieve their dreams for this world.

Anonymity can be a powerful tool when it helps empower the traditionally oppressed. A few organisations have begun to use Sarahah as a way to help people with a host of issues such as sexuality, health and domestic abuse.

Surekha, now 51, became India’s first female passenger train driver in 1988. The Indian Railways, a traditionally male-dominated industry, had finally opened its doors to women.

"At the time, I knew nothing about thyroid cancer. I knew I had a thyroid, but didn’t really know what it did. We are told to check our skin for moles, or for lumps in our breasts, but no one ever talks about checking your neck."