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KATHMANDU, Jan 24: In a rare case, Shristi Goswami , 19, has been picked as the chief minister of Indian state of Uttarakhand for one day during the child assembly session taking place today.  Uttarakhand state government, itself, elected Goswami as the CM of the state, coinciding with the National Girl Child Day that falls …

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A clothing brand works with artisan clusters of women in rural India providing them with sustained employment When Asha Scaria, founder of ethical clothing brand Swara VOW (Voice of Women), broached the idea of an online portal for garments they stitched to the women from the tribal communities of Dungarpur, it was met with scepticism. …

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Kamirah Hamlett and Jumaanah Salaam met in college in New York. Over lunch at a TGI Fridays on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in 2016, they found out they shared a love of fashion and hopes of creating a brand. That initial meeting helped them both realize the importance of networking, and they started attending networking …

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