Women in India: Unheard Stories

From pioneers of the past to innovators of the present, meet the women who have changed Indian culture forever.

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American Institute of Indian Studies

Zubaan

Museum of Art & Photography

Indian Museum, Kolkata

Rekhta Foundation

SEWA Hansiba Museum

and 25 more collections

Inspirational firsts

Mahlaqa Chanda

The first woman 'sahib-e-diwan'

Savitribai Phule

The woman who opened the first school for girls

Dr. Rakhmabai

The first practicing woman doctor in India

Anandibai Joshee

The first Indian woman to attain a degree in western medicine

Tarabai Shinde

The author of the first feminist text in India

Razia Sultana

The first woman Sultanate of India

Ahilyabai Holkar

The queen who brought peace and prosperity with her wisdom.

Begum Hazrat Mahal

One of India’s first female freedom fighters

The Life of Dr. Rakhmabai, narrated by Tannishtha Chatterjee

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... and inspiring now, through the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...

Story of Anuradha TK

Geostat Program Director at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Story of Vidita Vaidya

Professor and Principal Investigator at the Neurobiology Lab at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

Story of Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay

Director at the Indian Statistical Institute

Story of Sujatha Ramdorai

Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia (Canada)

Story of Shubha Tole

Professor and Principal Investigator at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

Story of Rama Govindarajan

Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru

Story of Gaiti Hasan

Senior Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)

Story of Mitali Mukherji

Senior Principal Scientist at the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi

Story of Ritu Karidhal

Scientist and Deputy Operations Director of Mangalyaan at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

The pioneers and trailblazers

Dr. Asima Chatterjee

Achievements in medicinal chemistry

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi

Charting the path in law, education, medicine and more

The Rising Women of Kumaon

From homemakers to breadwinners

Khasi Women

The strength of Meghalaya's matrilineal society

Maharanis

Women of Royal India

Women Musicians of Rajasthan

Reclaiming their place in public forums

Initiating Yoga for Women: Shrimati Sita Devi Yogendra

The Yoga Institute

Representing the lives of women across india: artworks, artefacts, photographs and more

Creating change

World Changing Women

Vital Voices Global Partnership

Women During Partition

The 1947 Partition Archive

Women During Partition: Rebuilding Lives

The 1947 Partition Archive

Breaking myths, seeding reason

Unsung

From Violence to Empowerment

Prajawala

Poster Women Archives: Political Participation

Zubaan

Poster Women Archives: Voicing Violence

Zubaan

Poster Women Archives: Environment

Zubaan

Poster Women Archives: The Goddess

Zubaan

Poster Women Archives: Religion & Communalism

Zubaan

Poster Women Archives: Marginalisation

Zubaan

Being in the zone: women artists

Women Artists at Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Envisioning contemporary art

Faces that Launched a Thousand Films

Women in Indian Cinema, 1949 - 1984

At the Turn of the Tide

Exploring memory, gender and identity politics

Nine Women Artists

Subverting their personal into the political

Amrita Sher-Gil

Her life and incredible career

Nutan: Behind the Scenes

Glimpses of an iconic film star

Pushpa Kumari & Pradyumna Kumar

Sustaining the Mithila art form

The artworks, in detail

The keepers of craft and tradition

Women Who Embellish Their Environment

Dastkari Haat Samiti

Towards Empowering Women

SEWA Hansiba Museum

Weaving the Kusti

Parzor Foundation

Weaving Freedom in Meghalaya

Worldview Impact Foundation

Women Add a Special Touch to the Jutti

Dastkari Haat Samiti

Keeping the Kantha tradition alive

Craft Revival Trust

Hansiba Museum & Craft Resource Centre

SEWA Hansiba Museum

Textiles by Women

JD Centre of Art

Flat Woven Rugs of India: Past-Continuous

Jaipur Virasat Foundation

Temple art and feminine energies

River Goddesses in Sculptural Art of India

American Institute of Indian Studies

Endowing Queens - A Reflection of Women's Agency and Power

American Institute of Indian Studies

Mohini: The Enchantress

American Institute of Indian Studies

Embracing Knowledge: Sacred Thread and Women

American Institute of Indian Studies

Saktirupena

Indian Museum, Kolkata

Hair Styles in Temple Art

American Institute of Indian Studies

Female Musicians in Temple Art

American Institute of Indian Studies

The Salabhanjikas: Entwined with Nature

American Institute of Indian Studies

Sringara Rasa: Apsaras of the Temples

American Institute of Indian Studies

Tracing the Female Dominance in Siva Iconography

American Institute of Indian Studies

Mahisasuramardini: The Warrior Goddess

American Institute of Indian Studies

Sri Lakshmi: The Goddess of Fortune and Prosperity

American Institute of Indian Studies

From Demoness to Deity: Hariti in Art and Familial Traditions

American Institute of Indian Studies

Ganga on Makara: River on the Doorways

American Institute of Indian Studies

'Black Mother'

Ekalokam Trust for Photography

Ornamentation: Waist Bands Seen in Temple Art

American Institute of Indian Studies

Explore legendary locations in 360˚

ExploreQueen Udayamati's 11th Century marvel, now a World Heritage SiteRani Ki Vav, Gujarat

ExploreOne of the Wonders of the World, the tomb of Mumtaz MahalTaj Mahal, Agra

ExploreThe site of Kasturba Gandhi's memorialAga Khan Palace, Pune

ExploreThe site of Begum Hazrat Mahal's seige of the British in the Revolt of 1857The Residency, Lucknow

ExploreThe Dakkhani Taj tomb, dedicated to Rabia-ud-DauraniBibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad

ExploreDedicated to Catherine of Alexandria, scholar and martyrChapel of St. Catherine, Goa

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