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Meet, Rupali, the first woman in Shell's retailer network to run multiple fuel stations. In the oil and gas retailing industry, which is highly male-dominated, Rupali is a rare leader paving the way for many more women to join this profession. She is a great example of how #GreatThingsHappenWhenWeMove. Here’s her story

Popularly revered as 'Rani', Gaidinliu was a political and spiritual leader of the Zeliangrong people of the Northeast. She led the revolt against the British rule at a young age of 13 and was imprisoned for 14 years.

Tamil Nadu native Elavarasi Jayakanth’s dream business was destroyed when she lost all her money in a robbery at her supermarket in 2011. With less than Rs 100, she rebuilt her venture, Aswathi Hot Chips, which now has four outlets across Thrissur in Kerala, and sells a variety of chips, cakes, and pickles.

After spending a grueling 10 hours a day to make pickles, Deeja Satheesan shares what keeps her going to fulfill orders from all over India.

Maya Mausariya from Ghatgara village in Madhya Pradesh promised to address the issues faced by women. Which she did - including a tap in every household

ARTH’s vision is to build a cluster and community-centric MSME ecosystem that will empower millions of Indians.

Suchitra Shirke, a resident of Bhavnagar shares her experience of having delivered during the pandemic induced lockdown. It has been all about sanitisers, masks, and PPE kits.

“When I started, I wanted to make it easier for people to cook food that reminds them of home. I hope people find it easy to replicate food that was, perhaps, cooked in their granny’s kitchen,” says Sneha Sirivara.

They sell at least 30,000+ units of their products in a month and even ship abroad to Germany, Australia, the US, Canada, Maldives, and the Middle-east.

Akitoli’s soaps are even wrapped in 100% eco-friendly packaging — handcrafted and illustrated by a local artist to depict 16 different Naga tribes.