Archeologists unearthed the sculpture, dated 2000–1750 B.C., during excavations in Kausambi, near Prayagaraj(Uttar Pradesh). The sculpture is said to notify the important role of women in Indus cultures.

Mahadevi Varma was much too aware of the loneliness of a woman who lived a creative life and was unrelenting in her commitment to her craft.

Author Archana Garodia Gupta speaks on her quest to bring the fascinating women from Indian history into the limelight.

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.

Conquering Mounts is probably the last thing a 9-year-old would dream. But Dhanshree Mehta has achieved this feat and created history. She scaled Mt Elbrus, one of the Seven Summits on 17 June 2017, 1:30 (Russian time). And with this, she has now become the youngest mountaineer from India to reach the summit. India not only cheered on […]

Author Vera Hildebrand talks about her book on the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, the first all-women infantry regiment in the world. Vera Hildebrand has authored a book that takes us back in time. The history of women at war. We have always known of India’s freedom struggle and women who have led that but very […]

Meet 10 Indian women of the past who hit patriarchy where it hurt (not including Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, because you know her already)

Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer who became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. She was passionate about trekking and scaling summit of the region she was born in, Garhwal. She stood her ground and took on stiff opposition from her family when she decided to opt for a career […]