'Is It a Girl or a Boy?': This Doctor's Small Step Is Changing How Many...
“Is it a boy or a girl” would be the most common question asked to Dr Nandini Mohta when she came out of a delivery room. “They would be more concerned about the sex of the baby rather than its...
View ArticleTripura IAS Officer’s Idea Is Preventing Girls From Leaving School; Stopped...
Last year, on her way home from school, 16-year-old Jyotsana Akhtar from Tripura’s Amzadnagar village heard people whispering while looking at her. When she overheard their conversation, she was taken...
View ArticleThanks to One Campaign, This School is One Among Many Helping Crores Beat...
This article has been sponsored by Whisper. ‘Period bullying’ is a major contributor to why 23 per cent of girls drop out of school when they start menstruating. Many stay at home to avoid being...
View ArticleThis Software Company Has Invested $5 Million To Make Quality Education...
This article has been sponsored by Salesforce. Gaganashree, a Class 9 student of Anjana Vidya Kendra in Bengaluru was an under-confident girl hailing from a farming family. But when she received an...
View Article‘I Choose Saving Lives Over Money’: For Nine Years, Doctor Delivers 2000...
"Ghar mein Laxmi aayi hai!” yelled Santosh (name changed), who had just become a father in Pune’s Medicare Hospital Foundation. Santosh had taken a loan of Rs 1 lakh for his wife’s delivery and other...
View ArticleUP Village Girls Battle Society To Play Cricket, Inspire a Film on Their...
Braving the blazing heat of the afternoon sun, they set out from their homes for a game they enjoy -- cricket. These are the girls of Murailapur, a small village nestled in the Jaunpur district of...
View ArticleUGC Offers Scholarships for Girls: How to Apply, Stipend Details And Last Date
Online applications for the University Grants Commission (UGC) Scholarship 2020-21 are being invited from students for three postgraduate scholarships. Students can submit fresh applications as well as...
View ArticlePragati Scholarship of Rs 50,000 for Girls: How to Apply, Eligibility & Last...
The All India Council for Technical Education is inviting online applications for the Pragati Scholarship Scheme. This is applicable for girls pursuing their degree or diploma in technology. Selected...
View ArticleJust 17, Gritty Haryana Teen Helps Victims Battle Child Marriage, Sexual...
17-year-old Anju Verma, a resident of Daulatpur village in Haryana is championing the cause of girl-child education, and working tirelessly to help village children in the state have a childhood they...
View ArticleEducation to Health: 14 Govt Schemes for Daughters You Need to Know
The Indian constitutional framework envisions an equal society sans any discriminatory practises against girls and women. To ensure the creation of the same, the government of India has implemented...
View ArticleNo Syllabus, Stigmas: UP Village Has India's First All-Girls Agricultural...
Did you know that The Good Harvest School, located in the village of Paschim Gaon in the Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, is India’s first agriculture-based primary school for girls? There are no...
View ArticleDecoys, Stings & More: How Haryana Is Cracking Its Whip To Improve Its Sex...
When India held its last census in 2011, Haryana had the worst sex ratio at birth (SBM) in the country at 830. In other words, for every 1,000 males, only 830 females were born. Matters didn't improve...
View ArticleHow Important is School? Let This Beautiful Ladakhi Film Inspire You
How did a Bengaluru-based documentary filmmaker end up making a feature film about a village girl from, Ladakh, the land of high passes? It is a fascinating story about a vision that was held on to...
View ArticleRaped by Her Father, 16-Year-Old Pregnant Survivor Scores First Class in SSLC
In a remarkable show of fortitude, a 16-year-old girl from Mangalore, who was sexually assaulted by her father and subsequently impregnated, earned a first class in the recent Karnataka Secondary...
View Article60% of Kids Adopted in Last 6 Years Were Girls, Maharashtra Tops List!
An RTI query filed to inquire about the number of adoption cases in every state of India since 2012 has revealed some very positive information. In a country where state and central governments have...
View ArticleHow one Initiative Saved a Girl from Child Marriage & Made her a Gold...
This article has been powered by Mahindra. Every day, millions of young girls all around our country are robbed of their childhood and forced to balance family expectations and household chores with...
View ArticleHow Full Length Mirrors Are Helping Keep Chittorgarh Girls in School!
Gone are the days when district collectors and other government officials were inaccessible. Today’s generation of administrators are not only accessible but also media savvy and aware of the work...
View ArticleSon Honours Father Slain in 26/11 Attacks by Educating Adivasi Girls
On 26/11, Chief Ticket Inspector SK Sharma was one of the many people who lost his life in the Mumbai terror attacks. Sharma was rushing home that night to spend his son, Aditya’s birthday with him....
View ArticleThis Brave Girl Just Took Father-Daughter Relationships to an All New High
In the last two decades, approximately 10 million female foetuses have been aborted in India. Mothers who bear daughters go through immense abuse and pressure, as daughters are considered a financial...
View ArticleRun Like a Girl! How a Delhi Startup Is Breaking Gender Stereotypes for Young...
Assume the sun is at its peak, going out to play is the temptation. Often times, parents are okay with their boys going out, but the daughters are encouraged to stay back home. Now, look at it through...
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