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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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Inspirational firsts
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Mahlaqa Chanda
The first woman 'sahib-e-diwan'
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Savitribai Phule
The woman who opened the first school for girls
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Dr. Rakhmabai
The first practicing woman doctor in India
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Anandibai Joshee
The first Indian woman to attain a degree in western medicine
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Tarabai Shinde
The author of the first feminist text in India
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Razia Sultana
The first woman Sultanate of India
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Ahilyabai Holkar
The queen who brought peace and prosperity with her wisdom.
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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...
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Story of Anuradha TK
Geostat Program Director at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
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Story of Vidita Vaidya
Professor and Principal Investigator at the Neurobiology Lab at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
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Story of Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
Director at the Indian Statistical Institute
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Story of Sujatha Ramdorai
Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia (Canada)
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Story of Shubha Tole
Professor and Principal Investigator at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
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Story of Rama Govindarajan
Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru
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Story of Gaiti Hasan
Senior Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
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Story of Mitali Mukherji
Senior Principal Scientist at the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi
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Story of Ritu Karidhal
Scientist and Deputy Operations Director of Mangalyaan at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
The pioneers and trailblazers
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Dr. Asima Chatterjee
Achievements in medicinal chemistry
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Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi
Charting the path in law, education, medicine and more
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The Rising Women of Kumaon
From homemakers to breadwinners
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Khasi Women
The strength of Meghalaya's matrilineal society
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Maharanis
Women of Royal India
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Women Musicians of Rajasthan
Reclaiming their place in public forums
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Initiating Yoga for Women: Shrimati Sita Devi Yogendra
The Yoga Institute
Representing the lives of women across india: artworks, artefacts, photographs and more
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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
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Poster Women Archives: Environment
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Poster Women Archives: The Goddess
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Poster Women Archives: Religion & Communalism
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Poster Women Archives: Marginalisation
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Being in the zone: women artists
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Women Artists at Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Envisioning contemporary art
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Faces that Launched a Thousand Films
Women in Indian Cinema, 1949 - 1984
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At the Turn of the Tide
Exploring memory, gender and identity politics
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Nine Women Artists
Subverting their personal into the political
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Amrita Sher-Gil
Her life and incredible career
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Nutan: Behind the Scenes
Glimpses of an iconic film star
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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˚
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Queen Udayamati's 11th Century marvel, now a World Heritage Site
Rani Ki Vav, Gujarat
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One of the Wonders of the World, the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal
Taj Mahal, Agra
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The site of Kasturba Gandhi's memorial
Aga Khan Palace, Pune
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The site of Begum Hazrat Mahal's seige of the British in the Revolt of 1857
The Residency, Lucknow
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The Dakkhani Taj tomb, dedicated to Rabia-ud-Daurani
Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad
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Dedicated to Catherine of Alexandria, scholar and martyr
Chapel of St. Catherine, Goa
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