From Battling Breast Cancer to Leading the Pack at TSK 25K On October 19, 2024, Jhilum Sarkar, a 47-year-old yoga teacher and seasoned runner, finished her last radiation session for breast cancer. Less than two months later, on December 17, she will guide amateur runners in eastern India’s biggest road race, the Tata Steel Kolkata […]
Vani Murthy, who is fondly known as @WormRani on Instagram, began her composting journey at 50. She proves that it’s never too late to make a difference. Murthy was a homemaker for most of her life. But her transformation into a sustainability advocate began when she realized the growing problem of urban waste. Years later,
Try to solve a problem which most people including you are facing. You will definitely find your goal. That’s what happened when Malika Sadani came to India from London. Malika Datt Sadani is a passionate entrepreneur and devoted mother, She is the brain behind The Moms Co., India’s first toxin-free brand for babies, expectant mothers,
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Sometimes we are so engrossed in bad things that happen to us that we need stories where people are in the worst situation but never get disheartened and come out of the situation victorious. This happened to me a few days back. 2024 is a year I would gleefully delete from my life if God
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Neha Motwani, a Mumbai native, is the co-founder and CEO of Fitternity, a fitness discovery platform acquired by Cure.fit last year. Her journey with Fitternity began in 2013 when she faced challenges restarting her fitness routine while working in the corporate world. Instead of settling for less, Neha turned her problem into a solution that
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Driving Through Challenges to Break Barriers and Bring Change Breaking the gender role is the biggest taboo in our society. Yet, some women are doing it without caring what people will say. Shila Dawre is one of them. Hailing from Pune, Shila is recognised as India’s first female auto-rickshaw driver in the Limca Book of
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Let me introduce you to Richa Singh, who dared to break stereotypes and make a difference. Growing up in a middle-class family, Richa was surrounded by the belief that a secure government job was the ultimate goal. Her parents, both in stable jobs, believed business was too risky. But Richa had dreams beyond the traditional
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Neha Thombre has emerged as a trailblazing Buddhist content creator. Neha, a farmer’s daughter from Maharashtra’s countryside, is on a journey from obscurity to viral stardom, which is as inspiring as unconventional. Despite facing exclusion and prejudice in the art world of Pune and Mumbai, she persevered and channelled her resilience into creativity and activism.
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Yashoda Lodhi’s inspiring journey is a testament to resilience and determination. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, her life turned upside down when her husband, a daily wage laborer, suffered an accident, leaving her to shoulder the family’s financial burdens. Hailing from a humble background in Uttar Pradesh and with only a Class 12 education, Yashoda refused
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Razia Shaikh , a microbiologist, has blended her scientific expertise with her passion for promoting indigenous resources. In 2018, after contributing to the state government’s ‘Safe Motherhood’ initiative as a researcher, Razia established Bastar Foods, a venture aimed at redefining perceptions around mahua (Madhuca longifolia), commonly known as the Indian Butter Tree. For generations, mahua
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