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Yet another year is set to pass. 2017 is gearing up to bid a happy goodbye. But sorting through the best moments of the year, we realized there was a lot happening in terms of women breaking societal norms and showing the middle finger to the so-called sanskari standard.
2017 can be defined as the year when women truly empowered themselves. Take a look at these awesome women who went non-sanskari and had a blast.
When a Bride ditched her Lehenga for Gym Shorts
https://twitter.com/damanks3/status/868960927147753473
When a Dalit Bride from Rajasthan rode A Horse to her own Wedding
Rajasthani Bride takes ‘Baraat’ To The Groom’s Door (Picture Credit: InUth.com)
When an 80-year-old sold her goats to gift a toilet to her 102-year-old mother-in-law
80-year-old woman gifts a toilet to her 102-year-old mother-in-law by selling six goats in Kanpur's Anantapur (Uttar Pradesh) pic.twitter.com/wSEgsAKAqu
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 14, 2017
Read other Stories in 2017 Roundup Series here
A bride who decided to dance to “Cheap Thrills” while her groom was on the way?
Watch Video – This Bride Dancing To Cheap Thrills Is Breaking The Internethttps://t.co/D8Z1imzQF6#Bandbaajaa #cheapthrills #sia #dance pic.twitter.com/2S1E2i8jGH
— Bandbaajaa (@bandbaajaa) May 9, 2017
When 9-year-old Ridhima Pandey sued the government for failing to implement green laws
INSPIRING! Meet the nine-year-old, Ridhima Pandey who is suing the Indian Government over climate change->>https://t.co/tnAMPNDdzB pic.twitter.com/nQkP8u6tmL
— Greenpeace India (@greenpeaceindia) April 4, 2017
52-Yr-Old Granny became Uber’s First Female Bike Taxi Driver in Punjab
Photo Credit: Hindustan Times
When Sari-clad, young female skateboarders in a music video “Alpha Female” broke the internet
Bangalore and skateboarders.
via @homegrownin
Wild Beasts – Alpha Female (Official Video) https://t.co/dlBC96Zgbh via @YouTube— rinan shah (@rinan_shah) February 15, 2017
Artist Annushka Hardikar’s project Oh Nari, So Sanskari! reveals issues modern women face
Oh Nari, so sanskari: Here’s how the ladies of #mahabharata would behave in modern times: https://t.co/iFUGCNgT17 pic.twitter.com/0rMFxZEGl6
— VagaTweets (@VagaTweets) October 23, 2017
When Sunny Leone adopted a kid
Sunny Leone and her husband Daniel Weber adopted a baby girl, leaving everyone pleasantly surprised. The kid named Nisha Kaur Weber #Respect pic.twitter.com/mdKplKamq3
— SREEKANTH 🇮🇳 (@tweetsreekanth_) July 27, 2017
When this acid attack survivor’s wedding made us go aweee! She met her husband via a wrong number
Vivek Oberoi not only attended this acid attack survivor’s wedding but also gifted her a new house https://t.co/fDgUxAyNgx via #indilens.com pic.twitter.com/Dakbnk1Yen
— Boby Van (@bobyvan4) May 24, 2017
When women with Down Syndrome were beautifully captured on film to challenge beauty norms
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When a transgender woman mothered an adopted kid
Gauri Sawant, transgender mom from the Vicks ad, seeks help in making shelter for sex workers' kids https://t.co/deOpJ79V2V
— K. Majumder (@KunalMajumder) June 1, 2017
When a few women wore cow masks to question if cows are safer than women in India
Women Wore Cow Masks To Question If Cows Are Safer Than Women In India pic.twitter.com/v1bcPxdNtc
— Shadab Ahmad (@shadab9451) June 30, 2017
When Mona Varonica Campbell become the first trans plus-size model at Lakmé Fashion Week
India's first plus-size #trans model Mona Varonica Campbell makes a splash after opening at Lakme Fashion Week https://t.co/tVAokBLFb9 #LGBT
— LGBT+ News (@mondokoosh) October 18, 2017
And, this 21-year-old’s artwork fights Censorship through Temple Art
Akshita Chandra’s Being Censitive art
When this Hijab-Clad Bike enthusiast rode an orange-red-and-black Honda CBR Repsol
Roshni Misbah – Delhi’s fierce 22-year-old ‘Hijabi Biker’ (Pic Credit: Facebook)
Roshni Misbah talks about what it's like to be a woman rider. #BreakingStereotypes #StandWithMe #16Days https://t.co/VXRHEIpObx
— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) November 29, 2016
https://www.facebook.com/RoSaMiSbah/videos/1816568088597963/
When Kochi Metro appointed transgender people at work
When three Muslim hijab-clad girls from Kerala’s Malappuram took part in a flash mob on World AIDS Day
#WATCH: Three girls dance in a flash mob in Kerala's Malappuram (4.12.17) pic.twitter.com/niyNtIGXn5
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2017
When India saw the first openly transgender wedding in Mumbai
Madhuri and Jay’s Wedding. Pic Credit: Facebook/Aher Abheena
When Aligarh Girls Challenged Discrimination, Roared Into AMU Campus On Bikes
Breaking several stereotypes in one go, these girls from Aligarh Muslim University are out to speak their minds and claim their rights, campaigning for women college students' body election on bikes. #AMU #AMUSU pic.twitter.com/QQM5Djj0RW
— Main Media (@MainMediaHun) December 16, 2017
Picture Credit: ANI
Sasikala, a railway keyman, conquered a men’s zone, ensuring safety of trains and goods on the tracks
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Source: The Express Tribune
Smashing Patriarchy, these Afghan Girls are Learning Kung Fu
Source: Huffington Post
When women celebrate Onam by dancing to a song about earrings, a thieving father and an alcoholic mother
Jimikki Kammal Dance Perfomance by Indian School of Commerce https://t.co/YQKRL9M2bq
— balachandran (@labbala) December 19, 2017
When Kangana Ranaut showed nepotistic Bollywood the finger
Kangana Ranaut had the regular Indian experience as a girl child
When the Lipstick Under My Burkha women made Pahlaj Nihalani quit from what he was never good at
And @konkonas wins the Best Actress (Critics' Choice) award for @LipstickMovie at the #StarScreenAwards! #LipstickUnderMyBurkha also scored 7 more nominations including Best film (Critics) and Director. Congrats to the entire team! ❤ pic.twitter.com/aefPJq4jP8
— 💄 Under My Burkha (@LipstickMovie) December 4, 2017
When Saudi Arabia finally allowed women to drive
When Punjab woman cop Manjit Kaur went to her lesbian wedding in a sherwani, pagdi and cash notes
PC India.com
Or, when this Punjabi woman rode a scooter while dancing bhangra on the highway
https://twitter.com/UnrealTalib/status/848612510118932480
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Feature Image Credit: Annushka Hardikar’s Oh Nari, So Sanskari! series
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