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Purnima Padmasana was overweight during her school and college years, and that made her a constant subject of ridicule. Despite all the obstacles in her life, she clinched the title of Mrs India One in a Million Second Runner-Up.

Shatabdi Sahu holds an engineering degree, and despite receiving job offers from various corporate companies, she chose the path of a plumber trainer. She is the only female plumbing trainer in Odisha. Being one of the firsts, she is being honoured for her unique role.

Sapna Tamta endured through many difficulties in her life. At 24, she became a widow. In her second marriage, she faced domestic abuse, mental torture and even suffered physical violence during pregnancy. Today, Sapna is a Senior HR Manager in a reputable company, successfully raising her child as a single parent.

Dr Keerthana G Krishna is a successful doctor who accomplished her dreams despite facing many setbacks in her life. Her mother’s heart swells with pride and joy when she sees Keerthana in her medical uniforms.

As President Ram Nath Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar awards on Women’s Day 2020, the awardees narrated their stories

The number of women working India Inc has risen from 19 percent in 2016 to 25.7 percent in 2019. This year, it is expected to increase to 26%.

A one-stop centre-cum-helpline at district level to motivate, facilitate, enable and empower girls, Kanyavaani has helped many girls come out with their grievances and get them resolved. 

There has always been a stereotype that women are good housewives and cooks and nothing beyond that. But in this special article, we present to you a number of women who have dared to do things extremely different. 

On the occasion of Women’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted women and saluted the spirit and accomplishments of women power. 

On this #Womendsday2020 let’s revisit the great epic Ramayana, but instead of focusing our lens on the protagonist Lord Rama, let’s try to give some space to a lesser known character Surpanakha. 

On this #Womensday2020 let’s tell you the interesting story behind Kamakhya temple in Assam. 

India opener Shafali Verma achieved another high on Wednesday (March 4) after she grabbed the top spot in the T20 International Rankings for women in the latest list released by the International Cricket Council. 16-year-old Shafali is the youngest Indian ever - in men's and women's cricket - to be ranked No. 1 in any ICC Player Rankings table. She jumped 19 places and surpassed former New Zealand captain Suzie Bates to grab the top spot with 761 points. Watch this video to find out more.

On February 29, 2020, at Melbourne, crafty Indian left-arm spinner Radha Yadav spun a web around Sri Lanka, claiming 4 wickets for 23 runs in the final league game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. As a result, Sri Lanka was bundled out for 113/9 and Indian eves registered a 7-wicket win - topping their group by virtue of this victory. This lethal spell has brought to fore the story of this Mumbai vegetable seller’s daughter. Watch this video to know more.

India's 16-year-old sensation Shafali Verma now has the highest strike-rate in Women's T20Is. The opening batter has scored 438 runs in the shortest format of the game at a strike-rate of 147.97 and has surpassed South Africa's Chloe Tryon and Australia's Alyssa Healy. The official handle of the T20 World Cup posted the stat on Twitter and captioned the post as: "Highest career strike rates in women's T20Is (min. 200 runs)--Shafali Verma - 438 runs at 147.97, Chloe Tryon - 722 runs at 138.31, Alyssa Healy - 1,875 runs at 129.66, the 16-year-old is top of the tree". India entered the semifinals of the women's T20 World Cup after Shafali Verma's 34-ball 46 followed by a superlative performance from the bowlers helped the team notch up a narrow four-run win over New Zealand in Melbourne on Thursday.

On Thursday, Indian women's team captain Rani Rampal became the first-ever hockey player to win the prestigious 'World Games Athlete of the Year' award. Earlier in the week, she was one among the six recipients from the category of sports to be conferred with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of our country. On Friday, January 31, 2019, the Indian Women's Hockey Team captain handed an out-of-turn promotion by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to honour her achievement. In this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer, let’s take a look at Rani Rampal’s inspiring journey so far.