Rani Rashmoni – Defeating Orthodoxy, Patriarchy and the East India Company
Rashmoni was born on 28 September 1793 in Kona village, (in present-day Halisahar) to the blissful couple Harekrishna Das and Rampriya Devi. Her mother passed...
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No Entry for Men – Umoja Uaso: Kenya’s Women-Only Village
Gender inequality is the blemish of the 21st century, a remnant of the past that the tide of time should have long washed away. It’s...
Chetna Gala Sinha – Churning The Courage Of Rural Women Into Capital
Chetna Gala Sinha is an Indian social activist working to empower women in drought-prone areas of rural India by teaching entrepreneurial skills, access to land...
Nivedha R.M – Recycling Waste Into Wealth
By Srinivas Rayappa “I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use” – Mother Teresa Bengaluru,...
Harbhajan Kaur & Besan Ki Barfi
By breaking the age-long stereotype and setting out to do what she had always wished for, Harbhajan Kaur has become an inspiration for all those...
Surabhi Gautam, IAS – Navigating through the hurdles of Life to reach her Goal
Born in a middle class family in a small sleepy village of Madhya Pradesh, Surabhi was always cognizant that her parents were her constant pillars...
First transgender artiste to receive a Padma Shri, Narthaki Nataraj now gets appointed in TN Advisory Committee
Ashmi Sheth At times we come across stories that fill us with feelings of #pride, in all its senses. The story of Dr. Narthaki Nataraj,...
Trisha Prabhu – The journey of a Social and Tech Entrepreneur to stop Cyberbullying
Seeds of Thought: Just 1 month and 10 days before her 13th birthday, on September 9th 2013, Rebecca Ann Sedwick, a 12 year old American...
In Conversation with Dr. Urvi Jangam – India’s first visually impaired woman to secure a PhD in German Studies
Ashmi Seth The Womb had the honour of interviewing Dr. Urvi Jangam, India’s first visually impaired woman to secure a PhD in German Studies. Dr....
Medi-Robo – A Patna girl’s innovation to help doctors fight Covid-19
Akanksha Kumari, a 22 year old girl from Patna has built a robot which shall act as a bridge between doctors and patients suffering from...
End of an Era – Renowned Sculptor Kanaka Murthy succumbs to Covid-19
Recepient of Rajyotsava Award and Karnataka Jakanachari award, Kanaka Murthy succummed to Covid-19 today. Kanaka Murthy, 79, had developed Covid-19 symptoms a few days ago...
Priyanka Mohite Becomes The First Indian Woman To Scale Mount Annapurna, World’s 10th Highest Peak
The news was shared by Entrepreneur Extraordinaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited via Twitter congratulating her colleague Priyanka 26-year old Priyanka Mohite...