Women's Issues
Young Indian Men Shaving Off Mustaches
According to Washington Post article “New generation of men in India shaving off mustaches” a survey found that 72 percent of the women who responded in Mumbai and 83 percent of those surveyed in the southern city of Chennai said they were more likely to want to kiss a cleanshaven man. The numbers were similar in New Delhi, India’s capital, and in the eastern city of Kolkata, often seen as a center of tradition.
Khadi- New Fashion Statement
Sabyasachi Mukherjee is a young, hip, Bengali designer is insisting that khadi can be a great fashion statement. Khadi, which is simple homespun weave championed by Gandhi in the 1930s to boost the rural economy and give India a sense of nationalist pride during the fight for independence, is refined, sophisticated, eco-friendly and comfortable, and has too long been regarded as the poor man’s fabric.
Girl’s School Reshapes Rural India
Krishna Chaudhry, 16 year old girl is inspiring her classmates to seek independence through education in rural Uttar Pradesh. She has been an inspiration for her classmates by challenging them to refuel This is reported in Voice of America article titled “Girl’s School in Uttar Pradesh Reshapes Rural India”.
Teach for India – NGO with a Mission
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State for US currently visiting India joined with Aamir Khan in a conference on Education at St. Xavier’s college at Mumbai. They found a common ground in challenging bright youth to take care of millions of Indian citizens that falling behind.
Empowering Rural Women to bring Electricity to Villages.
In India, 220,000 villages lack electricity. Development organizations like the Barefoot College have focused on empowering women to help these rural villages. Solar projects which brings solar-powered lights is run by the Barefoot College in Tilonia, founded by Bunker Roy in 1972 to help make Indian villagers become self-sufficient, with an emphasis on using women’s skills.
