These Homestays are owned by SHG members of Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihood Mission (JKRLM) in partnership with OYO Group under project ‘Crown of Incredible India’ Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor said that the country’s leading travel tech company OYO Group in collaboration …
Indian Army’s women empowerment initiatives in the border villages of Kashmir
In the border villages of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, close to the Line of Control, the Indian Army has started various initiatives to empower women in the area. Dozens of women in the remote village of Dudi Macchil in the district, are being trained to …
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar – DC Baramulla and scholar who topped KAS Examination
Dr. Syed Sehrish is the second woman from Kashmir who topped the Kashmir Administrative Service exam in the year 2011. She is the second Muslim woman from the state of Jammu and Kashmir who has cleared the UPSC exam in 2012. Syed Sehrish is an …
Women Entrepreneur Sets example in Online Business
Breaking the stereotype Muslim Women are making a foray into business in defiance proving they are nothing less in the Male dominated and non-Muslim Women Entrepreneurs in the Business Profession. Muslim Women Entrepreneurs are gradually making their mark in Business on their own merits. One …
Entrepreneur and Interior Designer of Glass Work
My life starts from 21-feb-2000, a chilly cold winter night in Rawalpora Srinagar, a city in Kashmir as my parents was in hope of a baby boy child but a baby girl (me) was born and I was the second girl child in the family …
Kashmir based Mehndi, Calligraphy and Resin Artist
Aakhiz khursheed, a Medical student from downtown Kashmir. She has completed her 10+2 from Kothibagh Srinagar in 2018. After that she had applied for entrance exams where, in few she got selected and at the same time got rejected too. Her selection in entrance exams …
Woman of Many Titles – a Doctor, an IPS Officer and a motivational speaker
ACP Dr Ruveda Salam has held many titles under her belt. Going after her father’s wishes, she chose to appear for the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) exam and cleared it with flying colours. She also has the achievement of having cleared the same not once, …
Founder of Srinagar’s famous tea room, Chai Jaai
Nazki is the founder of Srinagar’s famous tea room, Chai Jaai. Her cafe by the river in Srinagar is quite popular among young girls who say that Chai Jaai is a place they can finally breathe in. Her key mission is to make the tea …
Nurturing the Dream of becoming a part of the Women’s Cricket Team
Rasool, of Baramulla in Kashmir, is a young cricketer who is nurturing the dream of becoming a part of the women’s cricket team. She idolises Jhulan Goswami and believes in the mantra of working relentlessly to achieve one’s goals. Her inclination towards cricket during her …
Kashmir’s First Female Football Coach
Nighat is Kashmir’s first female football coach. The football aficionado was born and brought up in a middle-class Muslim family from Rambagh, a locality two kilometres away from of the Srinagar city. She explained how all girl students in her locality had almost no interest …