Married at 11, widowed at 15, an HIV positive survivour now saves lives
Ajmer: After losing her father at the age of nine, Asha Jat of Deranthu, Nasirabad (Rajasthan), had no option but to work as a...
Activist demands apology from Bengal Education Minister over “Lesbianism is against Bengal’s culture” remark
Kolkata: When a group of girls at Kamala Girls High School were made to sign a confession letter stating that they are lesbian, what...
Joyita Mondal: Transgender, who left home, begged, slept at platform but now holds the most respectable job
Kolkata: She has had to sleep on a bus stop or railway station. Hotels have refused accommodation. She has been bullied for her identity....
Queen Harish: The Man, The Woman, The Performer
Jaisalmer/Kolkata: He slips into the gait of a woman to set the stage on fire and when the show is over, he has a...
From Selling Vegetables to Building a Hospital: The Padma Shri-Winning Journey of Subasini Mistry
Widowed at 24 after losing her husband to a treatable illness, Subasini Mistry vowed to build a hospital for the poor. Working as a maid and vegetable seller, she saved to educate her son as a doctor and founded Humanity Hospital in 1996. Now a Padma Shri awardee, she continues expanding affordable healthcare
IAS Vijaya Jadhav: An officer and a gentlewoman
Giridih: Four months is just not enough for any officer or politicians to bring about a major change in the outlook of a city. ...
