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It is indeed unfortunate that the woman who nurtures you in her womb for nine months and later strives to make you a better person, never really gets much credit. Let alone, space in your name.

From losing her mother at 16 and taking up the responsibility of her family, to being widowed at 32, this mother stood the test of time, battling every difficulty thrown her way, emerging as a role model for her daughter.

“I liked my life in Mumbai, it is such a safe place for women. I was learning with the job, and the financial security that it brought to me was immensely satisfying,” she says.

Smriti an electrical engineer, who worked for the Wikimedia Foundation in Europe, returned to India in 2014. She quit her full-time job last year to dedicate her life to the cause of adoption.

While on the one hand, every city and even townships in India have plenty of coaching centres springing up everywhere, Anudeep and Anu are aspirants who have never stepped foot into a coaching centre.

Mohanraj remembers sitting next to his mother’s lifeless body with his 14 -year-old brother Velmurugan begging people to help them cremate their mother. They didn’t have the resources to give their mother a dignified end.

This short film, by Sarjun KM, delves into the taboo topic of teenage pregnancy through its poignant depiction of family.

In a move that is perhaps unthinkable for most children, she decided to find a partner for her mother herself.

Here's why a loving daughter helped fulfill her Indian mother's long-cherished dream of seeing Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

The meals along with calcium and iron tablets will be served to women from the beginning of pregnancy to 45 days after delivery.