How one woman went from losing the primary breadwinner of her family to running a successful business – Priti Kate
It was May 2021 when Priti Kate received the most devastating news of her life. She was informed that her strong, healthy husband had lost the battle with Covid. Married at a young age, Priti depended on her husband for almost everything. He was the sole breadwinner of their family, working in a senior position […]
A one-week challenge and success in receiving a major certification – Radhika Chittoor
I am Radhika Chittoor. I used to work as a before I took a career break. Now that I have decided to return to work, I want to tell you about one crucial week of my journey. I took a career break in 2019. My son had just completed his tenth boards and started preparing […]
Catching up with technology & rejoining the tech space after a 12-year gap – Asma Akram
I am Asma Akram, an IT professional and a mother of 2 daughters. I worked at TCS for 4 years. In 2009, I did something that many women end up doing – I quit my job when I had a child. I had always intended to get back to work, but when I finally had […]
How one mentor single-handedly helped women in crises become financially literate & confident in managing wealth – Deepti Sagar
As the horror of the second wave of Covid was unfolding in India, our mentor and guide, Deepti Sagar was looking for ways to help. She signed up as a volunteer in our #NotAlone community, and quickly became a pillar of strength for our members there! Around that time, a lot of women in India […]
How a spiritual connection with a mentor helped a young girl through the toughest phase of her life – Sangeeta Maheshwari & her mentee Adrija
Not too long ago, we got a notification on our mentor group about a girl in a dire situation. Adrija had recently lost the only person in her life who supported her – her mother. After her mother passed away, Adrija’s father turned violent and abusive, before he abandoned her altogether. It took Adrija all […]
How one leader helped hundreds of women navigate financial challenges during Covid – Tirath Doshi
Meet Tirath Doshi, who is an integral part of our Supporter community. Tirath was on a sabbatical during the 2nd wave of Covid in India, when he caught our founder Madhura DasGupta Sinha on CNBC. That’s around the time we launched our #NotAlone community, and Madhura was talking about the struggles of women who had […]
How AWS got more intentional in enhancing team diversity – Chandra Balani
This story is centred around Chandra Balani from our Supporter community, who is the Head of Global Enterprise at AWS. Over at AWS, they are always looking for people who will raise the bar – and who knows if someone embodies the Amazon Leadership Principles better than employees? Hence employee referrals are a crucial part […]
How a young girl managed to pay her school fees and complete her basic education – Dr. Annoottam Ghosh
At the heart of this story is Dr. Annoottam Ghosh, a member of our supporter community. Dr. Ghosh’s mother had lived most of her life outside India, and had always wanted to do something for the people of her country. She was especially keen on helping underprivileged students in India, as she believed that everyone […]
A 16 year work gap, a family crisis and a career comeback with a dream company – B. Usha Kumari
I am B. Usha Kumari, a homemaker from Visakhapatnam, and I am making my career comeback this year. I started my career as a Telecom Engineer at HSBC and worked there from 2005-2007 before I went on a break. I did not know it then, but this break would last 16 years. Unfortunately, it was […]
Battling depression, breaking Guinness World Records & breaking into the tech field – Dipali Gupta
I am Dipali Gupta. I have 10+ years of work experience in various industries like satellite communication, healthcare and retail – and today, I am the Project Manager at Ramco Systems, Chennai. But what you don’t know about me is that before my current role, there was a 6-year period during which I was not […]