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When Mary Poonen Lukose returned to India in 1916, she took up the post of an obstetrician at the Women and Children Hospital, Thycaud in Thiruvananthapuram. She also assumed the role of the superintendent of the hospital.
Powerful Amrita Pritam Quotes That Resonate with Our Feelings Even Today
She was fearless and fierce. India's most iconic female poet, Amrita Pritam moved people with her writing on love, pain,…
Sepia Stories: Bimala Maji, freedom fighter who helped abolish Zamindari system
Bimala Maji was one of India's freedom fighters who must get far more credit for her role than she does.…
Meet A. Lalitha: India’s First Woman Electrical Engineer
From being a teen widow with a four-month-old daughter to care for, to becoming India's first woman electrical engineer, A.…
5 most-interesting facts to know about India’s Nightingale “Sarojini Naidu”
The sweet-toned voice yet reminiscent in her speeches, a dominant yet a tender-at-heart leader, often regarded by the sobriquet as…
Sepia Stories: Aktarbai Begum Akhtar is the legend of Hindustani music
https://vimeo.com/189503883 Begum Akhtar, the legendary ghazal singer passed away on Oct 30, 1974. She was a pathbreaker for many reasons…
Cornelia Sorabji, India’s first female barrister
https://vimeo.com/157014725/ Our popular 'back to history' series is here again. This feature on Sepia Stories is on India's first female…
Sepia Stories: Bachendri Pal first Indian woman to reach Mount Everest
https://vimeo.com/138948935 Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer who became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.…
Sepia Stories: Indira Gandhi as a leader, a daughter, a woman
https://vimeo.com/134383503 Indira Gandhi's leadership skills put the spotlight on quick, decisive and inspiring efforts by the first female prime minister…
Sepia Stories: Rani Laxmi Bai
https://vimeo.com/134381276 When the words queen and warrior are used for the same person, it ought to exude wonder, admiration…
Sepia Stories: Tun Tun Moti
https://vimeo.com/128247210 The first commediene of Indian cinema, Uma Devi Khatri is known to us as Tun Tun Moti. She regaled…
Remembering Sitara Devi
https://vimeo.com/112980542 She resisted marriage at 8, she pursued study and dance and was recognised by Tagore. He described her as Nritya…In the news
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