Taniya: Trigger Warning: Contains details of sexual violence. “I was 9 when I met Maa…
Category: Overcoming Obstacles
From a Dalit child-bride to the owner of a multi-million dollar company
Kalpana Saroj : “I was born in a Dalit family, in a village in Akola.…
Farida Begum: An Accidental Sanitation Entrepreneur
Mahiul Kadir: Farida Begum is unsure about her age. She thinks she is in the mid-40s,…
India’s first woman blade runner: Kiran Kanoji
Via Humans of Bombay: “My parents used to iron clothes for a living, and earned 2,000…
I am standing on my own feet and loving my work
WC Desk: *TRIGGER WARNING* “My love for dancing began when I was 2. My parents and…
Rebuilding a life where nobody owns me
Via Humans of Bombay: “I was 16 when I was sold to a brothel by my…
Sonu Rani: First Graduate of Sweeper Colony
Translated by Shanjida Nahar Priya: “They do not know how many wonders on earth are waiting…
Accepting yourself is never easy, but it’s worth it
Natasha Noel: *TRIGGER WARNING* “My father had schizophrenia, which my mother knew about and still chose…
Real beauty comes from within
WC Desk: “I started losing my hair when I was about 13 years old. I was…