Anshika Kumar

On 24th December 2011, 24 year old Kiran Kanojia was excited to board a train from Hyderabad to Faridabad. She had a good job as an engineer at Infosys Hyderabad. She was sure to assist her family with their finances now. In fact, she was most excited for it was her 25th birthday the next day, and she had...

Harita Kaur Deol was born on 10th November 1971, in Chandigarh, to a Sikh family. Her father, Colonel Deol, was serving in the Indian Army. Little is known about the early life of this officer who made history by becoming the first woman pilot in the IAF to fly solo. Till 1992, the IAF did not give its women pilots...

Major D P Singh is a man who is full of life. He wishes to see the good in every situation, and make the most of what he has. His life story is an inspiration to all those who need strength to beat the odds. Here’s this brave man’s story: Singh was born on 13th September, 1973 in Jagadhari, India....

Women around the world are most often associated with delicacy and coyness, amongst other aspects of conventionally ‘feminine’ behavior. Proving all these stereotypes wrong, we often come across women who have fire in their souls. They don’t sit around letting things happen; they walk across the ‘minefield’ fearlessly and carve histories. 25 years back, a feisty Priya Jhingan decided to...

Amongst the roaring battle between Mars and Venus, we often tend to forget those who are still pinned to the ground without basic human rights. We are talking about the neglected LGBTQ community, with special reference to the third gender. Their fight for rights and respect has been a constant and long drawn struggle. The world is fortunately opening up...