women empowerment

Hindustani Classical vocalist Hirabai Barodekar of the Kirana Gharana was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan and paved the way for female artists at a time when they were not allowed to perform on stage. Her immense talent and popularity earned her several awards and disciples, including Padma Shri winner Prabha Atre, Vrinda Limaye, Bakul Pandit, Saraswati Rane and many more.

Lady Abala Bose’s contributions to Indian history also include fighting for the women’s suffrage movement, along with the education of widows.

Delhi-based ORCO offers natural, healthy and certified organic condiments and spices, which are hand ground, hand pounded and cleaned by women

A Karnataka queen lost in the pages of history, Maharani Kempananjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana made Mysuru prosperous by focussing on civic issues like health, water, electricity, and education.

After being debt-ridden for years, these two middle-aged women from Hooghly took up farming and are now inspiring other women in the rural areas.

"The lack of women in this industry would always be a concern and at several instances, people have tried to insinuate that I was nothing more than a showpiece. But, I have worked my way through all this, taught myself, and now I’m proud,” says Zainab Raj from Rajasthan.

Abandoned at the age of five, Manisha is an inspiring transgender woman from Chhattisgarh who is a mother to 8 abandoned children. 

Homefoodi in Noida is financially empowering home chefs and make making home-cooked meals accessible with just one click

Started as a lockdown project to help the women members of a local self help group in Kodaikanal, Smriti Lamech and her teams makes rag dolls that honour feminist icons like Kalpana Chawla, Savitribai Phule, Frida Kahlo and more.

With the support of the Women and Child Development Ministry of Gujarat and Hindustan Unilever's Lifebuoy soap, Shakti Foundation organised a handwashing campaign on October 2, 2020.