With the increasing activism of women in various fields, it is only just that ‘nari shakti’ or women power is the Hindi Word of the Year 2018 chosen by Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford Dictionaries announced ‘nari shakti’ as its Hindi Word of the Year for 2018 yesterday. Derived from Sanskrit, ‘nari’ means women’ and ‘shakti’ means …
With the mid-day sun shining on her terrace, Anju Agarwal tends to more than 50 plants in her terrace garden, which includes varieties of spinach, tomatoes, carrots and beetroot. CHENNAI: With the mid-day sun shining on her terrace, Anju Agarwal tends to more than 50 plants in her terrace garden, which includes varieties of spinach, tomatoes, …
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From setting up libraries in 230 schools to building playgrounds in 140, Sujata Sahu has been transforming the education scene in rural Ladakh (Kargil and Leh), earning herself the nickname of ‘Iron Lady’. It was in 2010 that Delhi’s Shri Ram School Maths and Computer Science teacher Sujata Sahu first went on a trip to Ladakh. It …
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Her innovative cycle-cum-wheelchair was exhibited at the district level science exhibition. PUNE: A 16-year-old girl from Baramati in Maharashtra — similar as shown in the ‘Three Idiots’ movie who wanted to do something to make sure that her brother never missed school due to his disability — Mayuri Yadav, 10th class student at Anand Vidyalaya …
Women across India have come together under the banner of a non-partisan platform called Shakti – Political Power to Women. Hotel Chalukya in Bangalore was abuzz with activity on December 8 with women of all ages busily preparing for the launch of a non-partisan platform for greater gender equality in politics. The group’s express aim …
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