Meet the Indian women who challenged gender stereotypes

Fighting the stereotypes: After passing the physical endurance test and weapons training at the police training college 134 women from the Northeast are now part of Delhi Police force. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Updated on: Mar 08, 2017 1:41 PM IST

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Fighting the stereotypes: After passing the physical endurance test and weapons training at the police training college 134 women from the Northeast are now part of Delhi Police force. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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The women Police Control Room (PCR) cruisers who patrol in the city to keep a tab and contain crimes against women. (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)

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India’s famous bodybuilder from Manipur, Sarita Devi, has made the country proud by winning the ‘Woman of India’ title in the prestigious National Women’s Bodybuilding Championship 2017. Mother of two boys, Sarita has shown the world how a woman can successfully balance her professional and personal life. (Parveen Kumar / Ht photo)

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Body builder Europa Bhoumik from West Bengal during the Body-building national championship 2017 . Bodybuilding word conjures images of bulked up men, tanned to perfection and flexing their chiselled bodies. But these women bodybuilders are breaking that worn stereotype as they strike out on their own and make their presence felt in what was earlier a male-only preserve. (Parveen Kumar / HT photo)

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Sitabai Deshmukh, 90, is the oldest student at Aajibaichi Shala in Thane district of Maharashtra. Deprived of education as children, the women, most of whom are widows and aged between 60 and 90, are fulfilling a life-long dream to become literate through this unique initiative near Mumbai. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Dressed in bright pink saris, the grannies all sit together in a single classroom and learn to write, read and multiply, all in Marathi. On International Women’s Day 2017, the women will mark their one-year anniversary with celebrations. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Women train operator working in Delhi metro rail corporations. (HT Photo)

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These pink/orange auto drivers have bravely fight all odds in Mumbai to work. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

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‘Pulling along’ in a man’s world: Ranju Devi, mother of three, holds her own in a profession almost completely dominated by men. Ranju became a cycle rickshaw puller in order to supplement her family income. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

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Spreading love through food: Thirty-four-year-old former school teacher Urvashi Yadav sells chole-kulche and parantha from a thela (wooden cart). She started selling chole-kulche to secure her family’s future after her husband met with an accident. (Parveen Kumar / HT Photo)