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MAKERS IndiaMeet 5 Mother-Daughter Entrepreneur Duos Serving Major Goals in Business Success
From high-end fashion to rural craftsmanship, critical research relating to novel coronavirus to AI and robotics, these mother-daughter entrepreneurial teams have achieved great milestones in their respective fields.
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'Four More Shots Please' Star Kirti Kulhari On Why Now Is The Time For Good Acting
Unabashed confidence, complemented with unmistakable thespian skills, have brought Kirti Kulhari into the spotlight.
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The Good, The Bad, and The Bizarre – 7 Women Who Broke the Internet in the Last Decade
On the brink of stepping into a new year – and a brand new decade – MAKERSIndia recalls some of these viral moments and online sensations. This is an ode to all the women who made news and broke the internet in the last decade.
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Lockdown on Menstrual Hygiene: Rural Jharkhand Girls Forced to Use Leaves, Rags During Periods
While the state government is trying to procure daily essentials like food, oil etc, somehow, sanitary pads have not made it to the list amid the lockdown in Jharkhand.
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How The SSR-Rhea Chakraborty Probe is Leading to An Online Witch Hunt
In the aftermath of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and the subsequent media trial, words like ‘gold digger,’ ‘witch,’ and ‘black magic’ have been casually hurled at women, indicating a much bigger and serious problem – cyberbullying.
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In The Name of #JusticeForSSR, Kangana Ranaut Attacks Mental Health Champions
Kangana Ranaut, who was once the voice of the unheard, is now launching scathing attacks at fellow actors, field experts, and basically anyone who does not side with her. Her sharply-worded jibes on Twitter haven’t even spared the topic of mental health.
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Chak De Rural India: How The Daughter Of A Daily Wage Labourer Scored BIG at Khelo India Games
When most girls of her age would carry school bags on their back, 17-year-old Kajal Atpadkar juggled household chores with helping out her parents on the sugarcane fields. Little did she know at the time that the hardships would one day make way for a greater ambition: to represent Maharashtra in field hockey at the national level.
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#GoodNews: Bihar Migrant Worker’s Daughter Secures First Rank in Kerala University Examination
The young achiever now hopes to either pursue a postgraduation degree or try and crack the Civil Services examination.
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Is It Hypocrisy To Ask For A ‘Period Leave’? Women Take on Zomato’s Polarising New Policy
The debate around ‘period leave’ is not one that can be resolved easily. While it offers the freedom of choice, the policy also triggers fears on hiring biases, lesser pay, and slower promotions.
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Meet The 66-Year-Old Woman Who Built A Furniture Legacy Transcending 26 Years And Two Generations
Mimi Jumabhoy launched her dream project WTP (Window to the Past) – a contemporary lifestyle, antique and furniture store – in 1992. Over two decades later, the Singapore-based business is now gearing up to take over the India market with its brand MIMI Homes.
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Janhvi Kapoor's Gunjan Saxena Busts The Ugly Truth About Boys Club
Poignantly, and without harping on overt nationalistic sentiments, the Gunjan Saxena biopic sheds light on the many struggles faced by women officers and the culture of sexism and misogyny in the armed forces.
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Crime Against Women Peaks In India With NCW Receiving Maximum Complaints Since #MeToo
The highest number of complaints were received under the right to live with dignity clause, followed by domestic violence complaints.
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Tea Seller’s Daughter Who Topped Class 12 Exams Dies In UP After Alleged Harassment
The district administration has, however, denied claims of harassment. According to district magistrate Ravindra Kumar, the motorcycle Sudeeksha was on was being driven by her brother – a “minor” – and not her uncle.
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COVID-19 Cost 17 Million Women Their Jobs. This 27-Yr-Old Is Helping Those Women Get Re-Hired
Vanshika Goenka launched Kool Kanya to create a career community dedicated to women. Her startup is solving one of the biggest crises amidst the pandemic – helping women who lost their jobs get re-hired.
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This Buffalo Herder From Maharashtra Chased Her Dreams To Become A Marathon Champion
Reshma Kewate is living the life that many girls in her village can only dream of. The 22-year-old athlete has represented Maharashtra at the national level. She has also won a silver medal at the US Virginia State Cross-Country Invitational Championship.
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How This Dharwad Girl Built A Successful Furniture Business With Just Rs 60,000 Amidst The Lockdown
In the last quarter alone, the startup has shipped out more than 1000 products, registering a 30 percent MoM growth in order volume.
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Rural India’s Olympics Dreams: Meet The Satara Man Who Taught His Village To Dream Big
Prabhat Sinha, the Founder of Mann Deshi Champions, launched the sports programme in Mhaswad in 2011 with the aim of providing sports facilities, equipment, nutrition, and training to the rural children in Maharashtra.
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Meet The Indian Activist Named By UN Chief To A New Advisory Group On Climate Change
This youth advisory group will be responsible for giving “frank and fearless” advice to the UN Secretary-General to combat the climate crisis.
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These Leading Ladies of Bollywood Are Investing Big in the India Startup Inc
While Bollywood biggies like Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, and Ayushmann Khurrana (to name a few) have already made the plunge, betting big on edtech, wearable tech, and men’s grooming, a few female actors have followed suit to explore other fields of the ecosystem.
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Survival Strategies: 5 Women-Led Businesses That Have Survived COVID-19 With A Little Innovation
Instead of shutting shop – a grim reality for the majority of India’s 30,000 odd startups – these women-led businesses pivoted, diversified their offerings, and managed to keep their head above the water amidst COVID-19.
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