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MAKERS IndiaOn Mother’s Day, Meet Our Favourite On-screen Moms of Bollywood
With evolving themes and storylines in Bollywood movies, the stereotypes are being shed and mothers in films are becoming more progressive, real and replete with flaws. This Mother’s Day, let us look at a few films that made mothers break out of old, rusty moulds of ‘pyari maa’.
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Meet the Jharkhand Girl Who Won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize This Year
The award-winning short story, which is centered around romance blossoming between a young Hindu girl and a Muslim man, is Kritika's response to the contemporary socio-political upheaval in the country.
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Upskill Yourself for Free Via These 6 E-Learning Platforms
Learning new skills and upgrading yourself will help you in the long run and you can do that during this extended stay-at-home period by signing up for an online course.
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A Tale of Women Power: How Kirti Poonia Turned Okhai Into a Successful Brand For Women By Women
Kirti Poonia, has been heading Okhai since 2015 and she has been one of the primary architects of the organisation’s success story.
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In a First, Tripura Government to Induct Women in Paramilitary Force
The news comes two years after the government announced 10 per cent reservation for women in their police force at all levels.
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Empowering India: These Women-Led Initiatives Help Underprivileged Youths Seek Employment
At a time when the economy is nursing wounds inflicted by the Ccoronavirus pandemic and businesses are being forced to lay off people to survive, skill development initiatives will assume a greater importance in the coming months.
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This Mushroom Farmer in Bihar Makes Rs.1 Cr Annually, Pays Full Salaries to Employees During Lockdown
Although most corporates across the world are laying off employees and cutting salaries due to the Coronavirus-related lockdown, mushroom grower Manorama Singh from Lalganj, Bihar, stands out.
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India’s Female Literacy Rate Jumps for Third Consecutive Year
While Kerala topped the charts in female literacy rate, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu came second and third respectively, as per the Sample Registration Survey for 2018
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Made in India: The Story Behind How a Wellness Brand Was Born in a Garden-Lab in Mohali
Neena’s hobby only took the shape of a proper business when her son Arush Chopra and his wife Megha Sabhlok decided to quit their cushy jobs in Singapore and moved to India to scale up the business in 2013.
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These Women Are Leading Relief Efforts During COVID-19 Crisis in Maharashtra's Villages
While central and state governments mobilized task forces and frontline workers to the aid of those worst-affected, women-led community relief programmes have been making an impact too.
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Amazon Launches Initiative to Help Women Entrepreneurs, Artisans and Weavers
In a bid to lend a helping hand to women entrepreneurs, artisans, and weavers whose businesses have been severely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon India has announced a new initiative ‘Stand for Handmade’.
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Jyoti Kumari, Who Cycled from Gurugram to Bihar with her Injured Father, To Star in Film Based on Her Journey
The film, titled Atmanirbhar, will be shot in locations that were part of Jyoti's 1200 Km journey from Gurugram to Darbhanga and will be more fictionalised by including various other incidents.
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On National Doctors’ Day, Meet The Women Who Brought Changes At Grassroots Level in Healthcare in India
On July 1, National Doctors’ Day, MAKERS India takes a look at the work of six women who have touched hundreds of lives with their hard work and their dedication for providing medical services to the most backward sections of the society.
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Cracking IIM as Mother of a Toddler And Becoming a Corporate Leader: Monisha Nakra’s Inspirational Journey
Speaking to MAKERS India, Monisha (38) recollects how, as a mother of toddler, she made it to MBA course at the prestigious IIM-B, and went on to soar high in corporate jobs.
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Cleaning Dal Lake for Two Years: Story of Seven-Year-Old Kashmiri Girl is Now a Part of School Textbooks
Seven-year-old Jannat from Kashmir has been setting an example for two years with her efforts to clean the Dal Lake in Srinagar.
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Sky is the Limit: Tea Seller’s Daughter Tops Indian Air Force Academy
Before joining the IAF, Anchal Gangwal was a Sub Inspector at the Madhya Pradesh Police Department and later Labour Inspector in MP Labour Department.
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LGBTQ+ in Hindi Films: 7 Times Hindi Cinema Dared to be Real & Inclusive
With more and more people - especially the urban, dedicated, tech-savvy cinema goers - questioning norms and seeking greater inclusivity in all spheres of lives, more and more movies showing the ‘abnormal’ and unconventional are finding their way to the theatres.
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Here are the Women who gave a Refreshing Twist to Music in Bollywood
On the occasion of World Music Day, here are a few women who have won the hearts of millions with their unforgettable renditions.
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Feminist Dads of Bollywood: How On-Screen Fathers are Ushering in Change
We are seeing fathers in Bollywood, who are progressive and walking hand-in-hand with their daughters, smashing the patriarchy and dismissing age-old mindsets. This Father’s Day, here are a few feminist dads of Bollywood, who are ushering in change and can serve as role-models to fathers all over India.
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Comfortably Chic: Payal Khandwala Redefines Practicality in Fashion
Payal Khandwala’s artistic sensibilities and non-conformist approach to contemporary fashion has made this artist-turned-designer one among the most popular designers in the country today.