The number of women in leadership is steadily increasing — not only at the national and international level but also at the grassroots level. A lot of Indian women are empowering themselves and taking up the onus of ensuring development of their villages. From tackling water-related problems to bringing an end to child marriages, these sarpanchs […]

In Odisha’s Nayagarh district, the tribal women of Gunduribadi village start their day with patrolling the nearby forest. Many of them survive on the forest for resources and livelihood, but face problems like theft of commercial timber and bamboo. Also, because of this exploitation, the ground water started depleting and eventually dried up, leading to […]