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Handmade, Upcycled And Women-Powered ‘Chindi’

As most beautiful things do, Chindi started as a fun project from Tanushri Shukla’s love for knitting. Along with a friend who loved to crochet, the duo started makin...

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Gender

Three Things I’ve Learned About The Real Meaning Of Gender Equality

When I started the Red Elephant Foundation in 2013, six months after I turned 25, I was still wet behind the ears about gender equality. Growing up in Chennai, India I live...

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Gender

7 Stories That Define Women Empowerment

We’re high on inspiration. How wonderful is it to read stories of women who found their calling and acted on it? Today’s the perfect day to infect you with a do...

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Gender

How An Indian Innovator Reverse-Engineered The Making Of Sanitary Pads

Arunachalam Muruganantham had seen the mysterious bloodstained rags before, left discreetly in a corner of his family’s thatched outdoor bathroom. As a teenager growi...

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Gender

Crafter With Tradition

From Thursday, a lively, dancing, singing, leaping caravan of people will make its way to Mumbai. There will be artisans and weavers, singers and dancers, farmers and sheph...

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How Tattoos Help Sexual Assault Survivors Reclaim Their Bodies

When Marti was 18 years old, she was raped by multiple men at a frat party. She was a virgin. "It happened in the beginning of my first semester freshman year," she recalls...

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Hollywood

Beyonce And Lin-Manuel Miranda Top DoSomething.org’s 2016 Celebs Gone Good List

DoSomething.org, a global movement of young people doing good announces its ninth annual Celebs Gone Good list. Celebs Gone Good is an annual list that recognizes the year&...

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Gender

Saathi: Healthcare Startup Makes Biodegradable Pads From Banana Fibre

Saathi - - an Ahmedabad-based startup founded by three Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates -- Amrita Saigal, Grace Kane and Kristin Kagetsu, has developed a bio...

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Gender

Olympic Athlete Krishna Poonia Saves Two Girls From Molesters And Wins Our Hearts

Olympic athlete Krishna Poonia recently turned into a superhero when she chased down men who were harassing two girls in Churu district of Rajasthan. The incident took plac...

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Gender

These 11 Women Do Their Bit For The Environment By Turning Juice Tetra Packs Into Amazing Products

Goats rummage through the waste as you make your way through a maze of cramped lanes — the sound from a television blaring from a neighbouring house, a stray dog lyin...

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