Uttarakhand Stories

Women

Women of Uttarakhand are the backbone of the state’s economy as they contribute a lot in farming, raising livestock, bringing fodder, managing the household and earning a livelihood for their families. Great women have born in Uttarakhand who has brought laurels to the state by their selfless acts so nourish your brains by reading inspirational stories of the phenomenal women of Uttarakhand.

प्रभा देवी सेमवाल: जिन्होंने उगाए 500 से अधिक पेड़, आज है खुद का एक वन

प्रभा देवी सेमवाल: जिन्होंने उगाए 500 से अधिक पेड़, आज है खुद का एक वन

आज उनके द्वारा उगाये गए जंगल में पेड़ो की संख्या ५०० से अधिक है. जिसमे विभिन्न तरह के पेड़ है. जहां इमारती लकडियो से लेकर...
Cancer Survivor Sarika Rana’s Inspirational Story- A Journey Beyond Life

Cancer Survivor Sarika Rana’s Inspirational Story- A Journey Beyond Life

I was born and brought up in the lap of nature - the Himalayas, in a small town of Uttarakhand. Glancing at the floating clouds...
Bhitauli- A heartwarming tradition devoted to Uttarakhand Women

Bhitauli- A heartwarming tradition devoted to Uttarakhand Women

The culturally grandiose, Kumaon region of Uttarakhand celebrates many distinctive festivals that are famous in this zone, to name a few there is ‘Bhitauli’ which...
The Success Story of Divya Rawat- The Queen of Mushroom Farming

The Success Story of Divya Rawat- The Queen of Mushroom Farming

If you have been following eUttarakhand.com then you must have come across an article about 'The Mushroom Woman of Uttarakhand' Yes! I am talking about...
Rani Karnavati ‘Nak-Kati-Rani’: The Invincible Queen of Garhwal

Rani Karnavati ‘Nak-Kati-Rani’: The Invincible Queen of Garhwal

Uttarakhand, a beautiful Himalayan state of India referred to as 'Dev Bhoomi' always lack good historians that can showcase the real facts and figures of...
Uttarakhand’s Basanti Behan honoured with Nari Shakti Samman by President

Uttarakhand’s Basanti Behan honoured with Nari Shakti Samman by President

Basanti Behan of Laxmi Ashram nestled in Kausani was honoured with Nari Shakti Samman by President Pranab Mukherjee for her tremendous work in preserving the...
Seven female bikers crossed one of the highest motorable pass – The Mana Pass in Uttarakhand

Seven female bikers crossed one of the highest motorable pass – The Mana Pass in Uttarakhand

The seven adventure loving women from the colourful state of Maharashtra geared themselves to go on an arduous bike expedition to Mana Pass lying on...
Uttarakhand’s Daughter Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi all set to sail around the world

Uttarakhand’s Daughter Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi all set to sail around the world

Vartika Joshi hailing from Uttarakhand is all set to sail on a boisterous voyage around the world. Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi will give wings to...
Hiresha Verma: The Mushroom Woman of Uttarakhand

Hiresha Verma: The Mushroom Woman of Uttarakhand

A country where the agro-based communities are committing suicide and are forced to alienate themselves from farming Hiresha has appeared as a silver lining in...
The women avengers of Uttarakhand

The women avengers of Uttarakhand

The contribution of the women of Uttarakhand cannot be summed up in mere words as it fails to convey how they have evolved over the...
About Mamta Rawat and her association with eUttaranchal

About Mamta Rawat and her association with eUttaranchal

Who is Mamta Rawat? Mamta Rawat hails from a hushed village of Bankoli in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. Inspired by nature since childhood, she...

Uttarakhand Online Fest 2015 – Contest Winners – Part II

Winners of "My Uttarakhand Story" and "Uttarakhand Traditional Attire" Contest organized by eUttaranchal during Uttarakhand Online Fest 2015. Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks...
Adverse situation of Pahari women

Adverse situation of Pahari women

Women are the support system of Uttarakhand and a huge contributor to the state's economy but even today they are invisible in many sections of the society...
Women Empowerment in the hills of Uttarakhand

Women Empowerment in the hills of Uttarakhand

Recently, Dehradun-based NGO Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) is honoured with the Future Leadership award for its work in the field of women's empowerment. The...
Raksha Sutra Andolan – A bond to save Nature

Raksha Sutra Andolan – A bond to save Nature

In 1994, to protect the tree falling in Tehri, women tied threads around trees and pledged to safeguard them. Their struggle saved the many evergreen...
Teelu Rauteli – The greatest female warrior of Uttarakhand

Teelu Rauteli – The greatest female warrior of Uttarakhand

At the age of 22, Teelu Rauteli freed the provinces of Garhwal from the oppressive Katyura ruler Dham Shahi. She was killed by her enemies...
Maiti Movement: When ‘change’ begins at ‘home’

Maiti Movement: When ‘change’ begins at ‘home’

The eco-women centric movement has received worldwide recognition including US, UK, Indonesia, Canada, Nepal and Thailand. In India, it spread across 6,000 villages in 18...
Manorama Joshi: Changing Many Lives

Manorama Joshi: Changing Many Lives

Her differently-abled students participated in Special Olympics held in China in 2007 and Greece in 2011. She has Changed lives of over 50 children by...
Sudha Gunwant: A Farmer and Environment Emancipator

Sudha Gunwant: A Farmer and Environment Emancipator

Since 2003, she is practicing protective irrigation, started own seedlings before the monsoon, and cultivate exotic, high-value crops like the Kiwi fruit. She is a...