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Mid-Day Meal Scheme Priyanka Singh Director Mission
“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” ! M.K Gandhi Golden Temple Amritsar, Feeds up to 100,000 People a Day for Free The Kitchen at the Golden Temple Feeds up to 100,000 People a Day for Free Everyone eats the same food being…
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Taking Action for Women and Girls
Among the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, No. 5 is near to my heart: “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.” Since empowered women and girls are a powerful force for change in their families and communities, S.D.G. 5, as it’s known, would mean a better future for everyone else, too. To reach…
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Bihar’s Champaran transformed MK Gandhi into Mahatma
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, in the Champaran district of Bihar, India during the period of the British Rule, was the first Satyagraha movement inspired by Mohandas Gandhi and a major revolt in the Indian Independence Movement. Another important Satyagraha just after this revolt was Kheda Satyagraha. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started,…
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Nepal Government helping Women Entrepreneurs with Loans
Women entrepreneurship, a relatively new but evolving concept, is seen in both urban and rural parts of Nepal. Women entrepreneurs are taking risk and starting their own enterprise. The Government of Nepal at the meantime has its focus on initiating program like Women Entrepreneurship Development Fund (WEDF) to help women entrepreneurs meet their financial need…
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Walk of thorn for women entrepreneurs in Asian countries
Women entrepreneurship has been underlined as a key strategy for economic growth. Developing the capacity of women can bring positive changes in the society. Women are inspired by women which means they are the force to increase women entrepreneurs. However, women entrepreneurs in Asian countries are promoting their ventures through their individual efforts because usually…
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The Unwanted: female foeticide in India
There is a peculiar allure about the female body in India: it invites violence. Sex-selective abortion was outlawed long ago, given that the sex ratio had been indicating that too many girls were ‘missing’. Indians, as a rule, do not want girls. There is a peculiar allure about the female body in India: it invites…
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Chivalry is still alive and well in modern day society
In today’s society you often hear women complaining that chivalry is dead. But the art of being a gentleman is not as simple and well defined as it used to be. According to Lindeman’s Gentleman’s Collection research, being chivalrous no longer strictly means opening doors, pulling out chairs, helping a woman with her coat…
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Health and wealth; the pursuit of humankind – Ms. Priyanka Singh
Priyanka Singh (popular as ‘Ms Singh’ within her peer group), is the Director of Taj Pharma Group companies, India. She is also the founder of an Agro company “Taj Agro Products” which deals in commodity sector and Food Industry in India and abroad. Ms Singh played a pivotal role in the decade transformation journey of…
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An enchanted beauty
Once upon a time, I met a men, he was full of life and happiness, At the very first meeting I got enchanted by his behavior! He was a sweetheart and true gentleman. He looked at me and I looked at him, And we smile thoroughly. He made me feel comfortable and we shipped the…
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43 percent of Indian women don’t have access to sanitary pads
The survey was conducted in October 2017 and included women respondents from more than 35 cities all over India. It has been revealed that about 43% of Indian women do not have access to sanitary essentials at the beginning of periods, while 36 percent felt uncomfortable in buying them with other customers around. According…