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4 People Who’ve Followed Gandhian Principles To Create An Impact

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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mahatma Gandhi needs no introduction. Even decades after India lost one of its most prominent leaders and flag bearers of non-violence, his words, teachings and philosophy continue to inspire people across the globe. Mahatma Gandhi’s…

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A Journey In Search Of Dignity – The Unheard Voices Of India’s Widows

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In Deepa Mehta’s Oscar-nominated film Water, we see a little girl who’s widowed after the death of her much older husband and sent to Varanasi to spend the rest of her life. In one of the scenes, she’s told that when a husband dies, the wife is also half dead.…

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Millions In India Fight For A Morsel Of Food Even Years After Independence, But There’s Hope

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Whether you’re waiting at a traffic signal or walking down the road to your neighbourhood shop, you must’ve come across at least one malnourished child on the street; their mothers carrying their frail bodies in their arms, begging for a bit of food to survive the day. It truly is…

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4 Women Leaders In The Indian Startup Ecosystem We Look Up To

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Women have to contend with various challenges at the workplace, and in business, despite the progress we have made over the last few decades. Their path to success is often a minefield with underlying problems such as the gender pay gap, sexual harassment, toxic work cultures, and the glass ceiling.…

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Have Companies Become Better For Working Moms?

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Despite coming such a long way, society still expects women to mostly be the ones to have to prioritize their family and children over their work. In the case of working mothers, 31% of women without the proper support structure for domestic help often provide full-time childcare than 17% of…