Her wheelchair-enabled cabs help the elderly and disabled go to the hospital or market
Chandigarh entrepreneur Sartaj Lamba runs a fleet of wheelchair-enabled cabs that offer mobility to the elderly and disabled in seven north Indian cities.
Category: Work
She Founded India’s Only Homegrown Matchmaking App for the LGBTQ+ Community
Ex-cofounder of Mobikwik, UX designer Sunali Aggarwal has recently launched a homegrown dating app for the LGBTQ+ community.
This Indian Artist Has Taken Dravidian Art to Australian Shores
Melbourne-based artist Anudeepa Kadiresan has created a new audience for ancient Dravidian art among modern art lovers.
This Silicon Valley Techie’s Talk Show Shatters Misconceptions About Pakistanis
California-based software engineer and talk-show host Nitasha Syed is out to shatter stereotypes about Pakistanis in the Western world, armed with a cup of chai.
Mona Rai and a lifetime of art, abstraction and love
Mona Rai’s unconventional abstract artworks are as mesmerising for the viewer as for the artist herself, revealing secrets at every step of the process
Using technology and therapy to help the hearing-impaired live optimum lives
Mumbai audiologist and speech therapist Devangi Dalal is out to enhance the lives of the hearing-impaired using the latest technology.
These Women Are Empowering Indian Businesses with Finance and Sustainability Solutions
Amrita Malik’s fintech offers payment solutions; Dr Miniya Chatterji helps brands become profitable and sustainable; and Shruti Aggarwal’s app is disrupting traditional lending in India.
Karishma Dev Dube on her Oscar-nominated film ‘Bittu’ and how society fails its most vulnerable
An exclusive interview with award-winning New York-based filmmaker Karishma Dev Dube on her acclaimed short film ‘Bittu’ and on individualism versus authority.
“Sexual harassment at the workplace is an employment issue, not a ‘women’s issue'”
Company law expert Archana Khosla Burman on the POSH Act and empowering women in the workplace
Doctor-actor Lakshmi Devy on gender violence and her fearless directorial debut
Indian-American actor and filmmaker Dr Lakshmi Devy is sending out a strong message of women’s empowerment through her directorial debut.
One Woman and a Project to Educate 4 Million Youth About Child Sexual Abuse
Through the Rakshin Project, social engineer Smita Bharti is spearheading a youth-led movement to create a social tipping point to stop child sexual abuse.
This Entrepreneur’s Lifestyle Brand Is Empowering Women Artisans in Muzaffarnagar
Gauri Malik’s label Sirohi provides small-town women artisans design support to make sustainable products for eco-conscious buyers in big cities.
Extreme Journeys, Off-Roading Adventures, and a Day’s Work for Nidhi Salgame
Founder of an offbeat and expeditionary travel community, Nidhi Salgame exemplifies the idea of courage, fearlessness and the spirit of adventure.
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Haya Fatima Iqbal and the art of invisibility
Academy and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Haya Fatima Iqbal is using her camera to highlight untold stories and unseen perspectives.
Two designers bridging India and Pakistan through their life and jewellery
India-based Kiran Kumari and Pakistan-based Amna Shariff have lived on both sides of the border, and are now contemporising the region’s shared heritage in their jewellery designs.
Gender Discrimination in the Corporate Sector? Let Me Count the Ways
Software developer Natasha Sharma lists the insidious ways that gender discrimination pervades Indian corporate workplaces.
Dr Nandita Shah on Why Veganism Is Best for Human Health and the Planet
Dr Nandita Shah, founder of SHARAN, on how a plant-based diet is what appeals naturally to humans, and the ill-effects of meat and dairy on our bodies
This ecologist’s quaint bookstore-café is reviving Bengaluru’s reading culture
Through her Bengaluru bookstore-café Champaca, Radhika Timbadia is creating a community space that celebrates diversity and the power of storytelling.
This Kerala NGO’s cloth pads are low-cost, eco-friendly, and generate employment too!
A Kerala-based social enterprise built on spiritual and humanitarian values is out to provide rural women access to low-cost, eco-friendly cloth pads.
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