Women

In a society where women have been suppressed and discriminated against for ages, there is one courageous voice that is helping many in breaking the shackles of patriarchy. Meet Rehana, a woman from an orthodox family in Uttar Pradesh, who is successfully fighting for the rights of women with her laudable organization.

Trained by Darun Uloom Niswaan (DUN), a centre for Islamic learning and theology, the first batch of 30 female Qazis are out to ensure that women have their rights in place.

Fifty-five hundred tribal women from 100 villages in Gujarat came together to fight several social evils like witch hunting, using folk forms – dance, theatre and singing – to spread awareness about these issues.

Anjali Gopalan talks about why she chose to address the issue of homosexuality and what made her realise that one set of rights is not above another. She is the founder of the NAZ Foundation and has been featured in Vodafone Foundation’s book, Women of Pure Wonder.

In a daring but successful attempt, seven women geared themselves up for a ride of a lifetime. They braved sub-zero conditions and dangerous roads to reach the top of the highest motorable pass, the Mana Pass in Uttarakhand.

These homemakers are using social media to fulfil their cherished dream of having productive careers.

The Indian women's cricket team won the second match of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, sealing a series victory with a 2-0 lead.

Udita Chaturvedi was recently impressed when she saw women confidently using iPads in a Rajasthan village. Read about her experiences.

Only a few women are able to get relief from the The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

The women also plan to carry out raids on all the illegal liquor dens in the villages.