Heavy rains in Karnataka wreaked havoc on people’s lives and the city’s infrastructure. The death toll, too, is continuously increasing. But thanks to some Good Samaritans, several people managed to wriggle out unscathed. One such gutsy woman is Jayamma, a resident of Kurubarahalli, who jeopardized her own life to rescue eight children from drowning in the flood […]
Times have changed and so has the symbolism of our goddesses. Read on to know about the various traits of goddesses that the modern-day women should aim to embody. Draupadi It was unusual for women of mythological times to voice their opinions against the misdeeds done to them by the patriarchal society. Draupadi, however, grabbed […]
Nagpur’s Anamika Mirzapure has scripted history by becoming the youngest and the first woman inspector of a rural police station. The 29-year-old cop reportedly took over the reins of Khapa police station on June 1.
There are an umpteen examples of people who didn’t let their disability become their weakness. They have gone from strength to strength to accomplish great feats and get their name scripted in the golden pages of history. One such dauntless girl is 11-year-old Walker Lear who climbed the Great Wall of China on Tuesday (June 6), despite […]
Besides mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa’s fifth successful climb to the Mt. Everest, there is another reason for Indians to celebrate. Anita Kundu, a Sub-Inspector in Haryana Police, has reportedly become the first Indian woman to climb the peak from the Chinese side. She commenced her expedition on 13th April this year but encountered a lot of challenges […]
What would you expect a woman breaking a national record to do? Rest on her laurels and enjoy the adulation? 37-year-old Anshu Jamsenpa from Arunachal Pradesh doesn’t think like that. After returning from the Mount Everest peak for the fourth time last Tuesday, she tried a double ascent in a season and succeeded. This valiant woman […]
Arunanchal Pradesh’s Anshu Jamsenpa scripted history on Tuesday by scaling the Mt Everest for the fourth time and becoming the first Indian woman to accomplish this feat.
India is home to some of the most courageous women who have never shied away from following their hearts and conquering mountains.(Quite literally!). These women with their respective achievements is a savage blow to all those who consider women as the “weaker sex” and “unworthy” of praise. Read on to know about 5 such women […]
So much of what we read, imbibe, tweet, even write is sexist.
