28 year old Chithra belongs to Pudducherry. Extremely weak eyesight caused due to genetic defect made her drop out of school after 9th standard. She couldn’t even do any household chores and most of her time would go sitting idle. She started making Gajras at home to pass her time and earn some money too.…
Nusrath Bano belongs to Nagavara, an area situated in Bengaluru city of Karnataka. Due to the passing of her father, Nusrath had to start working at a very young age in order to provide financial support to her family. Nusrath was only 11 when she started working at a saree mill. Another job was wrapping…
Vimala was a house wife when she started taking up small tailoring jobs at her home. Along with stitching clothes, she started training young girls in her neighbourhood in tailoring. However, she soon realised that her designs and cuts were outdated and that it was important for her to keep up with latest trends. When…
42 year old Nandabai Raghunath Bodre lives in Kerhala village in district Aurangabad of Maharashtra. She had only completed her fifth standard when she got married. But she had always wanted to study further and hence after couple of years, she completed her 7th standard and found work at an Anganwadi as a helper. However,…
