A voice in my head was screaming “Puja, there’s something more that you can be doing with your life!” It left me feeling guilty and ungrateful because, in so many ways, my life was wonderful.

“We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action”, is one of her famous quotes which was celebrated in the freedom movement of India.

With gender parity still a clear 167 years away, many are contemplating the trajectory encompassing women’s rights rises as the year proceeds.

“I believe by breaking age barriers; I helped PoSSUM recognise that younger children could offer just as much to their research”

She has been posted as the Deputy Chief of  Integrated Defence Staff (DCIDS), Medical (under the Chief of Defence Staff) in New Delhi.

The 22-year-old, Malala, posted a photograph on Instagram of herself and Thunberg sitting on a bench in a friendly pose with the caption, “Thank you, #gretathunberg”, with a heart emoji.

Storyteller Film’s Mayurica Biswas talks about her film A Big Little Murder which investigates India’s first high profile school killing, where a seven-year-old boy was found with his throat slit inside his school washroom.

Tangibles of heritage are always present as artefacts and buildings but what stands out is the immovables of culture, language and people.

49-year-old darts player Lisa Ashton becomes the first woman to win the PDC Tour Card from Q School. This grants her the opportunity to compete on the PDC tour for two years.

“I will work towards guaranteeing that all the poor widows in the gram panchayat get a pension. The pension must also be raised,” Vidya Devi said.