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Riding on the Roads of Resolute: Meet Pawani Khandelwal and Her ‘Aatm Nirbhar’ Women Riders

About Aatmnirbhar Overcoming Challenges About Aatmnirbhar A brainchild named 'Aatmnirbhar' emerged in 2017 breaking all the shackles of gender biasness making women self-reliant by helping them reach the handle grips of their own lives, teaching them scooter riding. In 2017, I started @aatmnirbhar. I realized that women were hesitant to outgrow the cocoon that society enforces upon them. I decided to create an organization and dedicate myself to doing something about this unfortunate reality. Being raised in Mathura, gender inequality and [...]
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About Aatmnirbhar Overcoming Challenges About Aatmnirbhar A brainchild named 'Aatmnirbhar' emerged in 2017 breaking all the shackles of gender biasness making women self-reliant by helping them reach the handle grips of their own lives, teaching them scooter riding. In 2017, I started @aatmnirbhar. I realized that women were hesitant to outgrow the cocoon that society enforces upon them. I decided to create an organization and dedicate myself to doing something about this unfortunate reality. Being raised in Mathura, gender inequality and
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Capturing Verity With Her Lens: Riddhi Parekh

Getting Into Photography Facing Backlashes Fond Memories Behind The Scenes Advice To The Youth Riddhi Parekh is not your usual photographer. She believes in power of expression through photography. Through her memorable still shots, Riddhi beautifully highlights the bewildering and thought-provoking questions that underpin Indian society. Through visual communication she highlights India’s psychological mindset and true identity. At her core, she is a life-long learner and believes in the practice of continuous evolution to achieve the best version of oneself.
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Getting Into Photography Facing Backlashes Fond Memories Behind The Scenes Advice To The Youth Riddhi Parekh is not your usual photographer. She believes in power of expression through photography. Through her memorable still shots, Riddhi beautifully highlights the bewildering and thought-provoking questions that underpin Indian society. Through visual communication she highlights India’s psychological mindset and true identity. At her core, she is a life-long learner and believes in the practice of continuous evolution to achieve the best version of oneself.
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Intertwining Body Image Concerns With Health: Smita

Childhood And Health-Problems Self-love, Self-Care And Support Childhood and Health-Problems As a kid, I was incredibly skinny and people constantly highlighted it. Lactose intolerant and susceptible to food poisoning, I consistently battled stomach pains and nausea. After catching a stomach infection, I lived in fear that it would manifest into an ulcer. As a result, I developed anxiety and struggled with confidence. The physical and emotional turmoil of an unhealthy body, especially at a young age, can be deeply jarring.⠀
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Childhood And Health-Problems Self-love, Self-Care And Support Childhood and Health-Problems As a kid, I was incredibly skinny and people constantly highlighted it. Lactose intolerant and susceptible to food poisoning, I consistently battled stomach pains and nausea. After catching a stomach infection, I lived in fear that it would manifest into an ulcer. As a result, I developed anxiety and struggled with confidence. The physical and emotional turmoil of an unhealthy body, especially at a young age, can be deeply jarring.⠀
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Towards an Unbounded Motherhood: Meenakshi

The Bliss Of Motherhood Empowering While Being Empowered The Bliss of Motherhood “The untold story of a Mama.” I am blessed with two adorable daughters and they mean the world to me. But my identity is not limited to being a wife or their mother. I am a successful Entrepreneur & Community Advocate/Leader. With empathy and passion, I develop the mental well-being of the motherhood community through my channel @mamauntoldthoughts After I conceived my first child back in 2016, I experienced
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The Bliss Of Motherhood Empowering While Being Empowered The Bliss of Motherhood “The untold story of a Mama.” I am blessed with two adorable daughters and they mean the world to me. But my identity is not limited to being a wife or their mother. I am a successful Entrepreneur & Community Advocate/Leader. With empathy and passion, I develop the mental well-being of the motherhood community through my channel @mamauntoldthoughts After I conceived my first child back in 2016, I experienced
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Eradicating Biases – A Story of Perseverance: Poonam Yadav

Growing Up Empower and Educate Growing up "Women! A woman in herself is power, she has the capability to do anything. ANYTHING!" Growing up in Bulandsheher (Uttar Pradesh), I had two elder brothers and I was the only daughter to my parents. Gender discrimination and bias came to me during the early influential years of my life. For example, I attended a Hindi medium school, while my elder brothers both went to English medium schools. They were offered freedom to
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Growing Up Empower and Educate Growing up "Women! A woman in herself is power, she has the capability to do anything. ANYTHING!" Growing up in Bulandsheher (Uttar Pradesh), I had two elder brothers and I was the only daughter to my parents. Gender discrimination and bias came to me during the early influential years of my life. For example, I attended a Hindi medium school, while my elder brothers both went to English medium schools. They were offered freedom to
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The Woman Behind eShe: Aekta Kapoor

The Vision and Journey Behind Founding eShe Social Impact and Future Goals Overcoming Challenges and Mentoring Others Breaking Barriers, Learning and Investing on Self Advice to the Youth Aekta, founder of eShe, a women empowerment blog and magazine, has always been intent on creating a space for women where they can be themselves without filters - visual or verbal. Her skills and experience as a journalist and reporter have allowed her to withhold the highest standards possible to create a
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The Vision and Journey Behind Founding eShe Social Impact and Future Goals Overcoming Challenges and Mentoring Others Breaking Barriers, Learning and Investing on Self Advice to the Youth Aekta, founder of eShe, a women empowerment blog and magazine, has always been intent on creating a space for women where they can be themselves without filters - visual or verbal. Her skills and experience as a journalist and reporter have allowed her to withhold the highest standards possible to create a
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Changing Narratives – Disability and Identity: Eno Okpo

Understanding With Empathy Helping and Spreading Awareness Staying Strong on Purpose "You can be the bridge to someone's tomorrow. So, make today count." ⠀ I remember a little girl, Rebecca, living in a remote Nigerian village. She couldn't walk & had no access to a wheelchair. I resonated with her because I struggled growing up in the face of disabilities resulting from Polio. More so than these physical challenges, the way people look at you eats at your soul. Their
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Understanding With Empathy Helping and Spreading Awareness Staying Strong on Purpose "You can be the bridge to someone's tomorrow. So, make today count." ⠀ I remember a little girl, Rebecca, living in a remote Nigerian village. She couldn't walk & had no access to a wheelchair. I resonated with her because I struggled growing up in the face of disabilities resulting from Polio. More so than these physical challenges, the way people look at you eats at your soul. Their
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Women in Sports: A Struggle for Change | Cremson

Growing Up Finding Myself Women and Sports “You know yourself the best; keep working to polish your strengths, while recognizing your weaknesses. Don’t overthink." Growing up, I knew that chemistry and biology in general were my strength subject areas as I moved to the US to pursue my undergraduate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Working in the lab was exciting, but it wasn’t enough. I genuinely wanted to expand the impact that I could have on the lives of not just
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Growing Up Finding Myself Women and Sports “You know yourself the best; keep working to polish your strengths, while recognizing your weaknesses. Don’t overthink." Growing up, I knew that chemistry and biology in general were my strength subject areas as I moved to the US to pursue my undergraduate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Working in the lab was exciting, but it wasn’t enough. I genuinely wanted to expand the impact that I could have on the lives of not just
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Pave Your Own Way: Alejandra

Surroundings and Ambitions Love for Exercise Advice to the Youth “Do what you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”. This is so simple yet so complex to understand and execute.⠀ I am blessed to always have been surrounded by women. Growing up in an only girls school was a beautiful journey that helped me gain insights into how loving, smart, creative, strong and determined women are. Yet still, personally I always was surrounded
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Surroundings and Ambitions Love for Exercise Advice to the Youth “Do what you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”. This is so simple yet so complex to understand and execute.⠀ I am blessed to always have been surrounded by women. Growing up in an only girls school was a beautiful journey that helped me gain insights into how loving, smart, creative, strong and determined women are. Yet still, personally I always was surrounded
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