INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY
RASSHI THAKRAN
Moved by her campaign after the loss of her brother to suicide, India finally has a 24×7 National Mental Health Helpline for suicide prevention.
SPURTHI KOLIPAKA
Made an Indian state appoint a fully functional Women’s Commission, after years of having no official body to address crimes against women.
BREAKING GENDER NORMS
INSIA DARIWALA
India broke its silence around male child sexual abuse after this campaign made global headlines.
MASOOMA RANALVI
For the first time ever, India acknowledged the existence of FGM in many states after her powerful survivor account.
ADVOCATING FOR
GOOD HEALTH
SRILEKHA CHAKRABORTY
Advocated the rights of tribal girls to access menstrual health products.
RAISING AWARENESS ON MARGINALISED ISSUES
SHIRIN SHABANA KHAN
After evidence of school children sitting under trees to eat their meal surfaced, Shirin’s campaign iInfluenced the government of one of India’s most impoverished poorest states – Uttar Pradesh, to commit to building childcare centres in villages
BIDESHINI PATEL
In a remote village in Odisha, Bideshini’s campaign ensured that a vulnerable tribal community which had never seen roads even to go to the nearest government ration centres, was assured proper roads.
SENSITISING
POP CULTURE
ALMAS VIRANI
Her campaign encouraged one of India’s top production companies to create stronger girl characters in one of their most popular cartoon shows.