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International Womens Day

There has been a marked change in the attitude towards women in the new millennium. Women are now finding a place in boardrooms, in governing bodies, in Parliament and even as astronauts in space! In general, women have a greater visibility... more >>

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Annie Besant 1847 - 1933

Annie Besant - a woman who made a mark in life. India owes its theosophical society to her ideology. Yet, at no time did Annie Besant claim the ideology to be truly hers. more>>

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Helen Keller

As the International Women`s day draws near, we can`t help but think of Helen Keller. She had so little in life, yet she refused to let her spirit die. more>>

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Women achievers of the world

Louisa May Alcott:The author who produced the first literature for the mass market of juvenile girls in the 19th century. more>>

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Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Indian political leader, diplomat and one of the world`s leading women in public life, Vijayalakshmi Pandit is the daughter of Motilal Nehru and sister of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. more >>

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Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu is one of India`s most eminent personalities of the pre-independence era. more >>

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Rani Lakshmi Bai

Rani Lakshmi Bai, the Queen of Jhansi, a small Maratha principality in Bundalkhand in India can best be described as a reluctant rebel. more >>

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Meera Bai

Meera Bai was a queen of Rajasthan, who was known more for her devotion to Lord Krishna than her political position. more >>

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Joan Of Arc

Joan Of Arc was a peasant girl who, convinced that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French Army to a momentous victory at Orleans against the English. more >>

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Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi, the Iron lady of Indian politics was the daughter and the only child of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, more >>

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Dr. Annie Besant

A British theosophist and nationalist leader in India, Dr. Annie Besant`s activities at the Theosophical Society of India are an epic. She led a life that was unconventional by any standard. She advocated free thought and socialism. more >>

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Begum Liaquat Ali Khan

Pakistani politician and women`s leader - that`s what Begum Liaquat Ali Khan was. Begum Liaquat Ali Khan fought vehemently for the upliftment of women. In 1978, she received the Human Rights Award of the United Nations. more >>

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Abala Bose

An Indian educationalist, Abala Bose was one of those eminent personalities who campaigned very strongly for the spread of education among women more >>

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Marie Curie

Polish born French physicist, Marie Curie was famous for her work on radioactivity. more >>

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Maria Montessori

Italian educator Maria Montessori was the originator of an educational system that bears her name. more>>

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Maria Stopes

An advocate of birth control, in 1921, Maria Stopes founded the first instructional clinic for contraception. more >>

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Barbara Cartland

A romance novelist and one of the top five best selling authors of all times, Barbara Cartland was also a playwright, decorator, pilot, country councillor, philanthropist, business women and a globe trotter. more >>

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Florence Nightingale

Named after the city of her birth, Florence Nightingale was the daughter of William Edward Nightingale, a wealthy landowner and his wife Frances Smith, more >>

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