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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What Happened When This Artist Stopped Pleasing the Establishment
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Meet the Indian-Origin Women Musicians on the Grammy Awards 2021 Nominees List
We speak to musician Priya Darshini whose debut album was nominated for the 2021 Grammy’s, and singer Shilpa Rao whose song in Anoushka Shankar’s album is also a contender.
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Art curator, author and founder of The Art Outreach Society, Tanya Abraham’s world revolves around her hometown Kochi and its globally connected food and history.
Meet Tuba Geçkil, the cake artist whose phenomenal creations went viral in 2020
Istanbul-based award-winning cake artist Tuba Geçkil had been making exceptional edible art for over a decade but it took a pandemic for her to become a viral internet sensation.
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While Nilofer Suleman’s works of art are recognisable worldwide, not many know of the personal struggles she has faced in her journey as a single mother.
The Vision That Drives Hira Batool Rizvi, Founder of Pakistan’s First Carpooling App for Women
Young tech entrepreneur Hira Batool Rizvi’s carpooling app She’Kab offers women commuters in Pakistan a safe and efficient way to get to college or work.
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Neuroscientist and Bharatanatyam exponent Savitha Sastry is mainstreaming the classical dance form through film, social media and digital education.
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