women empowerment

Rekha Kalindi, an 11 year old girl, raised her voice against forced marriage. She was tortured and even starved by her mother but she didn't give up. Here's an excerpt from the book, The Strength to Say No: One Girl's Fight against Forced Marriage, that chronicles her brave actions and how she fought against everyone to continue her studies.

One woman is a teacher, makes teaching aids, talks to women, helps women in running their own little company, provides low cost sanitary pads to rural women and much more. Swati proves that superwomen do exist.

A village that heralds change, a panchayat that celebrates women, and the “selfie with daughter” idea that made national headlines…what’s not to love about Bibipur, Haryana?

While in many tribal areas women are mostly restricted to their home, these girls are on their way to wipe away the scourge of malnutrition from their community forever. From being vulnerable to becoming changemakers, these women have come a long way.

Sakhis are women equipped with health devices such as blood pressure machines, glucometers, etc., along with mobile tablets, who visit rural women door-to-door to conduct basic medical tests and surveys in villages.

Girls in rural Bihar are breaking all stereotypes as they are successfully managing to run media publications from their villages. Know all about the amazing rural reporters of India.

From politicians to celebrities and people across the globe, everyone came together and participated in the interesting initiative, which was kickstarted by a sarpanch in a Haryana village and has now become a worldwide trend after PM Modi's intervention.

The expressions of the children change when she takes their class in a fun way. Meet Zaiba Taj, the favourite teacher of Haleem Nagar slum kids in Mysore. Here is how she found her own dreams by teaching these young minds.

An interesting contest - "Selfie with daughter" - in Bibipur village of Haryana is improving the status of the girl child in amazing ways. The contest has received over 500 entries so far and the winners will be given a cash prize along with a trophy and certificate.

She was just 12 when she got married. After this, she not only went on to change her life but also led to the development of her entire village. From fighting with Naxalites to planting trees and doing rain water harvesting, Jaya Devi is truly the "Green Lady" of Bihar.