Nari Shakti

Women's Day 2019: Narendra Modi, Ram Nath Kovind salute the strength of 'Nari Shakti', vow for female empowerment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his greetings and saluted women power. "On International Women's Day, we salute our indomitable Nari Shakti," he tweeted.

Oxford Dictionaries names 'Nari Shakti' Hindi word of 2018; JLF director says it 'encapsulates spirit of our times'

Oxford Dictionaries on Saturday declared "Nari Shakti" the Hindi word for the year 2018. The announcement was made during a session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at Diggi Palace.

Sowing hope: How some women have given organic farming a fillip by collecting seeds of long-forgotten vegetable varieties

Organic farming for me is as important as animal welfare. Here are a few women who have changed thousands of lives by simply collecting old seeds of long-forgotten vegetable varieties.

Mann Ki Baat: Narendra Modi applauds women power, ventures against social evils in 1st radio address of 2018

Narendra Modi in Mann Ki Baat on Sunday said that for the first in history heads of 10 ASEAN countries joined India's Republic Day celebration

Kumar Sundaram row: Being progressive is no excuse for activist groups to ignore gender issues

Masculinity and sexism within progressive collectives have been allowed to persist because the questions on gender issues are always under-prioritised to make way for discussions about “issues which actually matter” or are ”larger concerns”.

Prime Minister Modi salutes India's women, calls them indispensable

On International Women's Day, Narendra Modi said he salutes women for their accomplishments and expressed his govt's unwavering commitment to their welfare