A school dropout, Arunachalam Muruganantham, revolutionized menstrual hygiene in India by inventing an affordable sanitary pad-making machine. Driven by concern for his wife's struggles, he overcame ...

Women in Tamil Nadu are rising in local governance, asserting their power and challenging systemic discrimination in ...

CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Priya Periyasamy was elected to lead her village council in southern India a year ago, her parents warned that she would face hostility as a ...