The constant discussions about lack of women’s safety and rising cases of crime against women back homemade 30-year-old Srishti Bakshi quit her corporate job and return to India to take the issue hands on. A management graduate from ISB, Hyderabad, Bakshi and her investment-banker husband were residing in Hong Kong where, she says, “The discussions at …
With a long walk, Srishti hopes to empower women. Read More »
The state government has streamlined spending funds under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities by coming up with a web portal to monitor its management.Plans for the portal – GO CARE (Government of Odisha – CSR Administration and Response Engagement) was revealed at the CSR Council meeting presided over by chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on …
In February 2015, Rahul Nath, then sub-collector of Tiruvallur, received an anonymous call, the voice on the other end pleading for help. Nine hours later, Nath tracked the person to a brick kiln. More than 300 bonded labourers from Odisha were rescued that day. For those working at the district collectorates in Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur, such …
The second edition of “Run for a Girl Child” will be held at Gachibowli Stadium on January 7. The event will be organised by Seva Bharathi-Telangana. The announcement came at a press meet in the city in which Raghunath Verrabelly, General Secretary of Seva Bharathi and Ramamurty Prabhala, the President of the organisation unveiled the …
The NGO is being led by Sharnas Muthu, who began her campaign in October. It was the winter of 2012 and Sharnas Muthu, a PhD scholar in Jamia Millia Islamia, had begun data collection for her thesis – ‘Role of legislation and justice system in safeguarding dignity of women’. The thesis dealt with the issues …
This NGO in Delhi is opening up a lot of empowering avenues for women in the country Read More »
