Indian women Archives

A 2025 Recap: The women who took India’s story to the world

by Amrita Priya | Dec 27, 2025

(December 27, 2025) In 2025, some of the most consequential global stories involving Indian women did not begin overseas. They took shape within India, at Indian institutions, classrooms, teams, and lived realities, and travelled outward, influencing global...

Indian author Sreemoyee Piu Kundu gives single women the Status Single community to thrive

by Ranjani Rajendra | Jan 4, 2022

(January 4, 2021) Ever tried to house hunt as a single woman in the country? Kept a low profile at family dos to avoid the constant badgering by pesky relatives on your yet single status? Or for that matter had to back out of parties that would permit couples only? In...

Boxing sans burqa, these zealous Kolkata girl boxers pack a knockout punch

by Vikram Sharma | Dec 31, 2021

(December 31, 2021) At the crack of dawn, a group of 20 teenage girls are all fired up and ready to go. Clad in shorts and t-shirts, the determined youngsters jog through the densely populated Kalighat locality in South Kolkata into a ground in the Regent Park area....