Some stories don’t need dramatic telling, they speak for themselves. Meet Dhira Chaliha Hazarika, who at 21 became Assam’s first woman pilot in 1961, and at 85, returned to the skies this September. The Girl in the Tree Born in 1940 in Jorhat, Assam, young Dhira had a peculiar habit that made her mother anxious. […]
How Ruma Devi Turned Embroidery Into Women’s Empowerment. A few months ago, over coffee, a friend confided in me about her corporate job. “I feel trapped,” she said. “I can’t even think about leaving because I don’t have any real skills. What would I even do?” I remember feeling a pang of sadness, not just
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What if breast cancer could be detected early without pain, radiation, or fear? That’s the vision that drove Dr Geetha Manjunath, a computer scientist turned health-tech innovator, to create something revolutionary: Thermalytix, a non-invasive, AI-based breast cancer screening tool that’s transforming women’s healthcare in India. Her journey began with personal loss. After losing two family
Proof That It’s Never Too Late to Chase Your Dreams In 1965, when J. Robert Oppenheimer—the father of the atomic bomb—personally invited a young Indian woman to join the prestigious Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, it marked a historic moment. That woman was Thayyoor K Radha, one of the first women of colour ever
The woman who turned her biggest setback into India’s biggest comeback story At 21, when most people are figuring out their first jobs, Safeena Husain was walking into the London School of Economics. Not because she had it all figured out, but because she’d lost everything and found her way back. Born in Delhi in
When Human Writing Gets Flagged as Artificial: The Reality of AI Detection Tools. There’s a phrase that keeps me up at night: “We need 100% human-written content. No AI involvement.” At first, this seemed reasonable. Clients want authentic, original content, and they trust humans to deliver that authenticity. As a writer, I thought this meant
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How a 25-year-old Delhi artist proves it’s never too late to choose courage over comfort—and why her journey speaks directly to women ready for their next chapter Think about it, Y]you’re in your early twenties, armed with a commerce degree and societal expectations pushing you toward a “respectable” corporate career. Sound familiar? For Bahaar Anand,
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Proof That 40 is Just the Beginning Society loves to tell women that after 40, their best days are behind them. Namita Rawat Negi and Manisha Gosain from Dehradun just laughed and said “Watch us!” These two sisters decided to completely flip their lives upside down at an age when most people are just settling
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The Day Two Grandmothers Made Every Young Athlete Question Their Excuses Who says women don’t support each other? Meet Prakashi and Chandro Tomar, two sister-in-laws who didn’t just chase their dreams together at 65 and 67 – they shattered every stereotype while holding each other’s hands, proving that the most powerful force in the world
Geetanjali Shree shows us why women’s stories matter more than ever. Geetanjali Shree’s life is proof that the journey of a woman does not always need to follow society’s set patterns. Born in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, she did not come from a background where literature was the central theme of family discussions. Yet she gravitated
