women empowerment

Rashmi Sawant is the founder of 'Culture Aangan', an experiential travel platform that aims to promote sustainable rural tourism and support grass root development projects in India.

IAS Minal Karanwal introduced ‘Balika Panchayat’ to empower young girls in Maharashtra to become active citizens and tackle local issues like alcoholism, child marriage, and lymphatic filariasis.

'Laapataa Ladies', India’s entry for the 2025 Oscars in the Foreign Film category, is a story about two brides swapped during a train journey. Directed by Kiran Rao, the film delves into themes of financial independence, women’s aspirations, and self-discovery, offering a refreshing take on feminism and patriarchy.

Dr Kalpana Sankar, a nuclear physicist turned social reformer, co-founded Hand in Hand India, an NGO empowering 2.2 million women, eradicating child labour, and creating 1.5 million jobs. Through self-help groups, financial inclusion, and education, her organisation has transformed rural lives across India, improving sustainable development and gender equality.

This #DaughtersDay, let's create a world where our daughters feel safe.

You know him as the man behind the 'Selfie With Daughter' campaign. But Sunil Jaglan's impact goes far beyond viral fame. Discover how his Bibipur model of village development became a global example of progress, transforming lives and inspiring change beyond his village.

Started in the apartment where she works as a domestic help, Assam's Priya Chhetri runs a small business to sell exotic fruits and nuts, with help from her employer.

In a bid to save farmers from the vicious cycle of debt, Vaibhav Tidke runs Moomba along with his friends. They use patented Solar Conduction Dryer (SCD) technology to turn damaged and lower-grade crops into shelf-stable food ingredients.

Sandeep Pandey’s dreams of opening a restaurant were shattered by the 2013 Uttarakhand floods. Later, with his childhood friends Sourabh Pant and Yogendra Singh, he founded HimFla.

Usha Shrotiya launched 'Mama Nourish', a food startup that is striving to save legacy laddoo recipes by giving them a modern twist. She has buyers in over 150 corporate establishments like Google, Netflix, and IKEA, among others.