Women Success Stories

Female Entrepreneur Self-starts Dry Fruit Business in Pahalgam, Makes Her Parents Proud

This dry fruit business is our own brand, said Hemu a female dry fruit seller who had set up a shop at Pahalgam Base Camp. We have Kashmiri saffron, honey, etc. We had our grocery shop. Then I thought when I get married how will I run it? It will not be allowed after marriage. …

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Insha Mushtaq lost her sight but not her courage, successfully clears 12th exam

My name is Insha Mushtaq and I belong to a village in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. There have been a lot of challenges in my life. From 2016 till today so many problems I have faced but I did not lose hope. I did not want to lose courage, be independent and move …

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Poonch girl gains All India Rank 11 in UPSC 2022 exam

This day holds an important significance for us, said the parents of Poonch girl Prasanjeet Kaur who has stood All India Rank 11 in the UPSC 2022 exam. Since a child Prasanjeet had the dream of becoming an IAS officer, her parents shared. Recently she qualified for KAS but she said her target is to …

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Bhumika Rajpoot from Poonch crowned Miss Glorya Winner

Jammu & Kashmir’s Miss Glorya winner Bhumika Rajpoot from Poonch district says, if you want to do something, please do. She is grateful to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi because of whom girls have got so much value. Earlier girls did not get as much importance as they are getting now, she says. You …

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Baramulla’s Shamshada empowered 300 women by training in her boutique, gets mentioned by J&K LG

Today women in Jammu and Kashmir are themselves coming forward to lead the development, said the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha. Talking about Self Help Groups, Shamshada Begum of Pattan, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir has taken the responsibility of technical training of women in her area. She has trained around 300 …

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J&K’s Junior National Gymnastic Champion Muskan Rana’s humble story

Thirteen-year-old Muskan Rana is an eighth standard girl studying in Modern Academy School in Jammu and Kashmir. What defines her is her skills in gymnastics which she has been practising for six years. She got inspired by watching gymnastics videos on YouTube. Muskan then told her parents that she wanted to learn gymnastics. Her mother …

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Gymnastics is the mother of all games: Rhythmic Gymnast Bavleen Kaur, Jammu

Bavleen Kaur is an International gymnast from Jammu and Kashmir. She has won four bronze medals, finishing third in the rhythmic gymnastics event at the Emirates Cup in Dubai. She won fifth position in the Rhythmic Gymnastics Thailand Open at Bangkok. Bavleen Kaur acquired the number 1 rank and represented India in 38th World Rhythmic …

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Kashmir’s young rapper Humaira Jan is a voice of freedom for the girls

Badlega lihaz bhi, badlega itihaas bhi, badlega samaj bhi, badlega sab aaj hi… Rapper Humaira Jan from Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmir says, people come up with negative comments. Some people used to say that you are a girl and you should not use social media. And you are spoiling the name of our …

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Emerging Kashmiri singer Nargis Khatoon’s lilting voice rocks Instagram

‘ I started singing when I was around four or five’, says Nargis Khatoon, an emerging Singer from Jammu and Kashmir. She always loved to sing. ‘My school assembly was my first platform where I sang’, says Nargis. From there she kept on moving ahead in the field of singing. At one point in life …

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Kulgam girl wins a gold medal in 7th Sqay South Asian Championship 2023

At the 7th Sqay South Asian Championship 2023 organised by Sqay Federation of Nepal at National Sports Stadium, Kathmandu, a Sqay Martial Arts player from Kulgam Mariya Sahar won a gold medal at the international competition. She started playing Sqay from class 5th and now she is in class 9th. In her five-year journey she …

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