Lalita

Even after a storm destroyed Lalita Zingurde’s house and a pandemic disrupted her livelihood, this single mother's spirit has not been crushed.

As a woman in rural India, life doesn’t give you choices. You either stand up and create your own choices, or you stay put and give in. Lalita created hers by swimming against the current of life in the village she comes from, and getting an education that guaranteed her independence.