In Andro, a small village about an hour from Imphal in Manipur, they call her Ebo Grandmother. She stands barely four feet tall. She owns no stadium, no fleet of buses, and no institutional funding. Yet for more than three decades, she has shaped the trajectory of women’s football in her region and protected an […]
Woman of the Week: Rupjyoti Saikia Gogoi Some stories don’t begin with ambition. They begin with discomfort and with the inability to look away from a problem everyone else has learned to ignore. Rupjyoti Saikia Gogoi was a schoolteacher living a quiet life near Kaziranga National Park in Assam, one of the most celebrated wildlife
Some women build careers. Some build movements. Varsha Deshpande built a quiet revolution that has lasted more than three decades. In 2025, she received the prestigious United Nations Population Award in the individual category, honouring her work in promoting gender equality and reproductive rights. But this global recognition was not an overnight achievement. It was
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A few years ago, my life felt like it was slowly coming undone. I was heartbroken due to personal issues and struggling with depression. Around the same time, my brother slipped into a coma. My elderly parents were taking care of him, and the weight of the situation pressed down on all of us. Days
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When Art Becomes a Pathway to Education, Dignity, and Women-Led Change Step into the winding alleys of India’s slums and you’ll spot something unexpected: bursts of color where there used to be only fading grey. That’s Rouble Nagi’s touch, her way of seeing hope where others only saw neglect. She looked at those forgotten walls
When Conviction Is Stronger Than Doubt Every transformative idea is first met with resistance. Dr Armida Fernandez knows this well. When she proposed setting up a human milk bank at Mumbai’s Sion Hospital, the idea was questioned, doubted, and even debated at the highest levels of power, Parliament itself. Many were uncomfortable with the thought
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Mangala Kapoor was just 12 years old when her life changed forever. An acid attack shattered her childhood, leaving her physically scarred and emotionally traumatised. For years, fear became her constant companion. She was afraid to step out of her home, unsure of how the world would look at her—or how she would survive in
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How a life spent in the wild shaped one woman’s commitment to purpose, resilience, and meaningful work. For many people, success follows a predictable route. For Dr Latika Nath, it never did. Her career unfolded far from comfort zones, deep inside forests, amid uncertainty, resistance, and long periods of solitude. Yet it is precisely this
I’ll admit it, I’m a little late in putting this list together. But I believe these stories deserve to be told, no matter the timing. So, following the philosophy of BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, I thought of sharing these incredible stories with you. 2025 will be remembered as a year when Indian women across fields,
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When Dr Anjlee Agarwal was 18, doctors told her she had limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Most people would have seen this as the end of their dreams. She saw it as the beginning of her life’s work. Today, at 30+ years into her career, Dr Agarwal is the reason millions of Indians can access buildings, schools,
