women empowerment

“It was after a jarring incident, when a desperately hungry child asked his mother to take a customer, that the gravity of the situation hit me hard.”

Despite having a stable and respectable career in the Indian Air Force, Prakash decided to fulfill his dream of opening a school to provide quality education in his village in Bihar

“Around 25 years back, people in rural areas were so open about killing their daughters, they would not mind showing the places where the foetuses were dumped," says the courageous 'Daughter of Punjab'.

With her hard work and dedication, Aishwarya is redefining the norms of a 3,000-year-old martial art form that was otherwise largely practiced by only men. Here’s her inspiring story.

Meet Rasila Wadher who has rescued a total of 1,100 wild animals including 400 leopards, 200 lions, crocodiles, pythons and birds.

From fighting against domestic abuse, dowry and child marriage to empowering 200 girls, 30-year-old Shahina Javed is breaking societal norms since the last ten years.

From singlehandedly nurturing over 8000 trees to blazing a trail in mountaineering, these incredible women will show you what 'Nari Shakti' truly is! #WomenPower #PadmaShri #PadmaAwards

While the idea of entrepreneurship may appear to be restricted to India's urban populace, the truth is that one can find a more significant number of small-scale businesses and micro-entrepreneurs in the rural side of the country.

Such was his reverence of her work that former Prime Minister, AB Vajpayee, bent down to touch the feet of this incredible woman. #Respect #RealLifeHeroine #PadmaShri

Armed with nothing but a feeling of sheer patriotism, they took up the practically impossible task of repairing the airstrip.