women empowerment

Women in Bokakhat, Assam are teaming up with American designer, Kristine Gottilla to take traditional Assamese arts and crafts to a global audience. This is also helping ensure their economic empowerment.

While the world gears up to celebrate ‘The International Day of the Girl Child’ on 11th October, this young Jamshedpur girl will be busy preparing for her exams and her upcoming handball tournament, while battling poverty and gender stereotypes.

Having seen his sisters deprived of an education, this cab driver refused to let the same happen to his daughter. He now works two jobs and often sacrifices his sleep in his mission to educate his daughter.

How has society’s views of married life changed over the last 50 years? Do we still see married life and gender roles through predetermined rose-tinted glasses? Advertising provides some interesting snapshots of how the depiction of married life has changed

Rupali Ushakant Saatpute's journey of self-discovery helped her break societal restraints and reach her full potential. Today, the proud entrepreneur is even able to contribute to her children's future.

Venkat and Vijaya Iyer, a retired couple living in Bangalore, have devoted their lives to the betterment of slum dwellers in their neighbourhood.

How Swasth Foundation uses technology to provide affordable and quality health services to the urban poor in Mumbai.

In a move that both empowers women and instils environment friendly habits, an all women group from Kharghar – Yuvashakti – has started recycling old sarees that can be stitched up as bags.

The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, is helping many women in villages located near the campus become economically independent with a unique Women Technology Park.

Jungle Jewels, an initiative to support women in Trichy, makes jewellery straight from nature’s bounty – the seeds of trees.