Nandhini called Collector’s office to escape forced wedding Last July, N. Nandhini made a call that saved her from becoming a bride at the age of 14. Months after she escaped the ills of child marriage, Nandhini became the epitome of girl empowerment as she received an award from the State government on the occasion …
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HPCL has given 38.5 lakhs INR towards construction of the first floor at Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Visakhapatnam as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.
A day after the King of Bollywood received the 24th Annual Crystal Award for his charitable work towards women and children, he spoke on ‘women empowerment in India’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The ‘Chak De’ actor said people should stop peddling the term ‘equality’ for monetary gains. “Equality is not a man-made word. …
Men desexualise women because they are scared, says Shah Rukh Khan at WEF. Read More »
In 2008 the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India declared January 24 of every year to be celebrated as the ”National Girl Child Day” with the objective of raising the consciousness of the society towards the cause of the girl child so that she can be valued and respected. Through this campaign, …
‘An on-foot journey through the spine of India to mobilise communities..’ On September 14, Shrishti Bakshi set off on a 3,800 km journey from Kanyakumari all the way across India to Srinagar. By the end of the 260-day walk, Bakshi will have walked one billion steps for her cause – to empower and equip women …
This woman is walking 3800 km across India to make the country safer for women Read More »
