Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom is an Indian Olympic boxer and incumbent Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, the President of India nominated Kom as a member of the Rajya Sabha. She is the only woman to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times, the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships, and the only…
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Belonging to the Rabari community of Gujarat, Pabiben runs an enterprise that empowers women artisans – Pabiben.com. The all-women company makes bags, dhurries, files, quilts, cushion covers, and more. It employs a special craft form invented by Pabiben – Hari Jari – which is machine application of ready-made elements. Pabiben, who lives in the Bhadroi…
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Sobita Tamuli runs Seuji, an all-women self-help group that manufactures and sells organic manure, and makes and sells traditional Assamese japis. Hailing from the Telana village in Assam, 35-year-old Sobita Tamuli runs Seuji, an all-women self-help group that manufactures and sells organic manure, and makes and sells traditional Assamese japis. Sobita initially had the idea…
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Godavari Satpute, who hails from Nari Village, Maharashtra, runs her own paper lamp manufacturing business – Godavari Akashkandil – which she founded in 2009. Before starting up, Godavari faced severe financial challenges because her husband lost his job after the company he worked for ran into losses. Godavari, although determined to help her husband, did…
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A resident of Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, 41-year-old Gunavathy Chandrasekaran found her passion for quilling early in life, and worked on it with enthusiasm. Having survived a polio attack when she was just two-years-old, Gunavathy was considered less capable, and was married off at 16. Determined to be financially independent and find success, Gunavathy taught herself…
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