Women who are empowering rural India

Updated On Mar 08, 2014 03:49 pm IST
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Archana Pale conducts workshops about women's empowerment at Kalina, in Mumbai. (Vidya Subramanian/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Archana Pale conducts workshops about women's empowerment at Kalina, in Mumbai. (Vidya Subramanian/HT Photo)

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Bindu a successful Kudumbasree worker, in Thiruvananthpuram, India. (Vivek Nair/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Bindu a successful Kudumbasree worker, in Thiruvananthpuram, India. (Vivek Nair/HT Photo)

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Meghali Bora from Assam packs a rural economic revolution in her branded food products. (HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Meghali Bora from Assam packs a rural economic revolution in her branded food products. (HT Photo)

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Pooja Thakur, HIV AIDS activist, in her office in Chandigarh. (Rajnish Katyal/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pooja Thakur, HIV AIDS activist, in her office in Chandigarh. (Rajnish Katyal/HT Photo)

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Priyanka Bharti, brand ambassador for Sulabh, has convinced 40-odd families to get toilets constructed in their homes in Vishnupur. (Ashok Dutta/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Priyanka Bharti, brand ambassador for Sulabh, has convinced 40-odd families to get toilets constructed in their homes in Vishnupur. (Ashok Dutta/HT Photo)

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Rajim Tandi decided to make women in her community speak up against domestic violence and turned activist. (Pradeep Dadsena/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Rajim Tandi decided to make women in her community speak up against domestic violence and turned activist. (Pradeep Dadsena/HT Photo)

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In Sarpataha village, 35 km from Gorakhpur city, Ramrati Devi is a model farmer. (Ashok Dutta/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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In Sarpataha village, 35 km from Gorakhpur city, Ramrati Devi is a model farmer. (Ashok Dutta/HT Photo)

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Seema Devi, Sarpanch of Chausla village in Kaithal district in Haryana along with other village ladies discussing a point at her residence. (Gurpreet Singh/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Seema Devi, Sarpanch of Chausla village in Kaithal district in Haryana along with other village ladies discussing a point at her residence. (Gurpreet Singh/HT Photo)

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Vandana Bahadur Maida, sarpanch of Khalkhandvi Gram Panchayat in Jhabua district of western Madhya Pradesh, in her office with the UN calendar in which she featured on the table. (Amit K Jaiswal/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 08, 2014 03:49 pm IST

Vandana Bahadur Maida, sarpanch of Khalkhandvi Gram Panchayat in Jhabua district of western Madhya Pradesh, in her office with the UN calendar in which she featured on the table. (Amit K Jaiswal/HT Photo)

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