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Meet Sukhpal Kaur, the bee queen of Punjab

Faced with her husband’s debilitating accident, Sukhpal Kaur transformed their small honey business from 50 to 550 hive boxes, creating a sustainable livelihood for her family and becoming a leading figure in beekeeping.

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A blooming business journey against the odds

Karishma Choyal, a young entrepreneur from rural Madhya Pradesh, transformed adversity into opportunity when she built a thriving flower business during the pandemic.

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How a woman from rural UP built her beauty business

A woman from a small village in Uttar Pradesh turned her passion for beauty into a successful business with the support of a local youth hub overcoming many challenges.

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Hope mushrooms for these women of flood-prone Barpeta

A few months ago, four brave women from the Bodo tribe in Assam's Barpeta district started a mushroom farm, bringing hope and empowerment to their flood-prone, poverty-stricken village.

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Caution: Reading this will make you crave paani-puri

With no background in making puris for the delectable pani puri or in running a business, a group of women in rural Tamil Nadu become successful micro-entrepreneurs.

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My Jagriti Yatra: A transformative journey

Aimed at inspiring youth to become entrepreneurs, Jagriti Yatra takes them across India, empowering them and helping them imbibe insights from experts, premier institutions and each other.

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Papads and pickles empower women in Maharashtra

A women's self-help group in the quaint village of Peth in Palghar district of Maharashtra has transformed traditional culinary skills into entrepreneurial success.

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Women’s Day: These rural women refuse to give up

From picking up digital know-hows to contacting agriculture and livestock experts, and even securing business capital, here are three women who have made an impact on their families and villages.

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Making gur and melting hearts

The matriarch of a gur (jaggery) business in Meerut might appear tough on the outside, but Jogindra Devi’s efforts to employ and empower the people of her village are as sweet as the gur she makes.

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Menstruation is Natural. Period.

It’s 2023 and more than 300 million Indian women still don’t have access to sanitary pads. Desperate to change this, three Delhi University students launched Project Aarogya.