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Switching on the Sunshine: How Sonali Bendre Battled Cancer with a Smile
Actor Sonali Bendre shows how not to let Cancer dim the sunshine in our lives and tackle it head-on.
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Never Too Safe: These Gadgets and Apps Aim to Improve Women's Safety in India
MAKERS India presents a list of gadgets and mobile apps that can help women stay safe and escape from dangers of sexual violence.
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Empowerment, Rights, Health, and Concerns from Women Around the World
See what the buzz on Twitter has been all about this past week.
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How Serial Entrepreneur Tanvi Malik is building a Feminist World Through Fashion
Tanvi Malik, Co-founder of fashion ecommerce FabAlley and Indya, makes your everyday clothing and accessory style affordable. Here’s how the entrepreneur is also helping you speak up.
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Cancer Crusader Manisha Koirala Wants You to Know Cancer Does Not Mean Death
Nepalese actor Manisha Koirala is not one to let anything meddle with her life and passion to act – not even cancer.
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Pinky Chandran: Giving Voice to the Voiceless Through Community Radio
Pinky Chandran shares how producers and consumers are one at Bengaluru's first community radio station.
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Voices of Opposition: Meet India’s New Generation of Women Politicians
It may not be a popular choice for Indian women to opt for a politician’s life, mostly because the odds stacked against them are often double of their male counterparts. However, these women are here to stay and serve.
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Gujurat To Make Climate Change a Mandatory Subject, Thanks to Activist Licypriya Kangujam
Activist Licypriya Kangujam's request is heard and students from second to twelfth grade will be studying climate change as a subject at schools in Gujurat.
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Cancer Did Not Deter These Women from Chasing Their Dreams and Passion
Being diagnosed with cancer should not be the end of the world. And these women are showing how.
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Budget 2020: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Rs 28,600 Cr for Women-Related Issues
Citing the sucess of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated Gross Enrolment Ratio among girls across levels of education is higher than boys.
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Rani Rampal Becomes First Hockey Player to Win ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ Award
Indian women’s Hockey Team captain and Padma Shri awardee Rani Rampal makes history by becoming the first hockey player to bag the World Games Athlete of the Year Award.
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These Platforms Ensure Women Don’t Have to Compromise in Their Careers
Women are often burdened with household and familial responsibilities after marriage, which can lead them to leave their jobs and careers. These platforms are making sure that a comeback is not a distant dream.
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Badminton Champion Saina Nehwal Joins BJP ‘Inspired’ By PM Modi
India’s badminton champion Saina Nehwal and her sister Abu Chandranshu Nehwal joined the BJP ahead of Delhi elections on February 8.
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Nethra Kumanan Earns Indian Women's First Medal at Sailing World Cup Champion
An engineering student at SRM University in Chennai, the 22-year-old scripted history as the first indian woman to win a medal in Sailing World Cup Champion.
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Young Indie Musicians Whose Melody Made Way Through Internet to People’s Heart
New age music and video streaming platforms are rewarding independent musicians like never before. Indie musicians are now taking charge of everything from recording to publishing, and publicity.
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Long Hours, a High-Pressure Environment, and Cut-Throat Competition: Niyati Rao on a Day in a Chef’s Life
A self-proclaimed Japonism fan, Chef Niyati Rao decided that she wanted to be a part of the culinary world when she was nine years old. Now, as Head Chef at Hemant Oberoi, she’s living her dream.
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Meet 10 Women Who Won Padma Award This Year For Their Work in Art and Entertainment
Out of 141 Padma awardees this year, 34 are women , of whom 10 have been honoured for their works in art and entertainment. Find out more about these 10 women who have dedicated their life for art, and shape the narrative of India as it is.
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JobsForHer Founder Neha Bagaria Urges Women to Define Their Journey On Their Own Terms
Going from entrepreneur to mompreneur, Neha Bagaria knows the struggle of women re-entering the workforce all too well. Seeing that it is a shared experience of nearly all women battling gender bias, she founded JobsForHer in 2015.
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Mary Kom, PV Sindhu and Rani Rampal Receive Padma Award
Women players shine at Padma Awards. Mary Kom awarded Padma Vibhushan, PV Sindhu conferred with Padma Bhushan and Rani Rampal honoured with Padma Shri
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For Most Women Politicians in India, Rape Threats and Online Abuse is Routine, Finds Amnesty International
For women politician in India, Twitter is not a very kind place, with racist and sexist attacks to rape and death threats hurled at them. This rate of abuse is much higher than thier women politicians in the US and UK.