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Jan 30 2019

This Nun Is Fighting To End Sexual Abuse In India’s Churches Despite Threats

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Information, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 30, 2019 January 30, 2019

Going against the church is equivalent to going against the entire society for nuns, but Lucy Kalapura is not perturbed. When Bishop Franco Mulakkal returned to the Jalandhar diocese in October after spending 21 days in jail, his supporters welcomed him back with massive garlands and showers of rose petals. As images of the hero’s welcome given …

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Jan 28 2019

‘Nari Shakti’ or women power is the Oxford Dictionaries Hindi Word of the Year 2018: Here’s why this phrase ruled the year

Leave a Comment / Information, research, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 28, 2019 January 28, 2019

With the increasing activism of women in various fields, it is only just that ‘nari shakti’ or women power is the Hindi Word of the Year 2018 chosen by Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford Dictionaries announced ‘nari shakti’ as its Hindi Word of the Year for 2018 yesterday. Derived from Sanskrit, ‘nari’ means women’ and ‘shakti’ means …

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Jan 23 2019

This gardener makes soaps with her garden produce

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 23, 2019 January 23, 2019

With the mid-day sun shining on her terrace, Anju Agarwal tends to more than 50 plants in her terrace garden, which includes varieties of spinach, tomatoes, carrots and beetroot. CHENNAI: With the mid-day sun shining on her terrace, Anju Agarwal tends to more than 50 plants in her terrace garden, which includes varieties of spinach, tomatoes, …

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Jan 16 2019

This Iron Lady’s haunting Ladakh trek is helping her transform govt schools at 17000 ft

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 16, 2019 January 16, 2019

From setting up libraries in 230 schools to building playgrounds in 140, Sujata Sahu has been transforming the education scene in rural Ladakh (Kargil and Leh), earning herself the nickname of ‘Iron Lady’. It was in 2010 that Delhi’s Shri Ram School Maths and Computer Science teacher Sujata Sahu first went on a trip to Ladakh. It …

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Jan 15 2019

Young Pune girl makes cycle-cum-wheelchair for her differently-abled brother to help him go school

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 15, 2019 January 15, 2019

Her innovative cycle-cum-wheelchair was exhibited at the district level science exhibition. PUNE: A 16-year-old girl from Baramati in Maharashtra — similar as shown in the ‘Three Idiots’ movie who wanted to do something to make sure that her brother never missed school due to his disability — Mayuri Yadav, 10th class student at Anand Vidyalaya …

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