Submitted by Harini Calamur.
Submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot (Bhopal)
Sonika Kaliraman, wrestler, Ropar, Haryana, (15-11-09) Submitted by Ashish Verma
Sunita Chaudhary, auto rickshaw driver, New Delhi, (30-10-09), Submitted by Ashish Verma
Supreet Dhiman, businesswoman and founder of CATS (an adventure group), Chandigarh (20-10-09). Submitted by Ashish Verma
"My mother is seen here at an inter-collegiate debate that took place at some point between 1983-1986. She studied at Miranda College, University of Delhi and participated in many events such as this." Photo contributed by Sakshi Kumar
Contributed by Lokendra Singh Kot (Bhopal)
Washer women at Sawant Wadi, Maharashtra, 2008 Photo submitted by Harini Calamur
Nazia Batool, President Batool Welfare Trust Pakistan is briefing a community of women about the centenary of  IWD, 2011 Contributed by Nazia Batool
"Nagalakshmi and N. Valli (my grandmother and grand aunt respectively) taking time off sweet and savoury making and joining in the Diwali celebrations, late 1960s in Madras" (contributor Hamsini Ravi)
Mythily Sivaraman at a street corner meeting, Tamil Nadu (exact location not known) in the late 1990s - early 2000s. It is a photograph of Mythily speaking at a meeting organized by women activists of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), Jananayaga Maadhar Sangam. One of the founder members of AIDWA in Tamil Nadu,... Continue Reading →
An adivasi woman in Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot.
Mythily Sivaraman in Keezhvenmani village (Nagai district, Tamil Nadu), in early January 1969. The picture was taken when Mythily visited Keezhvenmani village shortly after an infamous massacre in December 1968 in which 44 dalit labourers were burnt alive in a locked hut by local landlords after a long agitation for higher wages. Mythily was the... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Arun Budhathoki (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Mythily Sivaraman in the office of the state government of New York (Albany), March 1966. The picture of Mythily and her colleagues was taken at a farewell party for Mythily who worked from Feb.1965 to March 1966 in the Research and Fiscal Policy Planning Unit of the Budget Division of the State Government of New... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Arun Budhathoki, Kathmandu, Nepal
The 'Rainmakers' exhibition photo album
'Rainmakers' exhibition photo album
‘Rainmakers’ guest comments
https://prajnyaarchives.wordpress.com/2011/08/07/rainmakers-guest-comments/
Weaver in Thimpu, Bhutan, in September 2007 (Photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Read about our upcoming 'Rainmakers' exhibit, August 5 - 7, 2011
“Through the lens”
Congress Party Member of Parliament, Lalitha Rajagopalan, with President Zakir Hussain, New Delhi (date unknown) (Photo contributed by her daughter Priya Rajagopalan)
Woman chopping vegetables out in the open in Tangail, Bangladesh , in April 2007 (Photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Woman weeding at Qutb Minar, New Delhi, in August 2007 (photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
The Maldivian Princess, Maandoogey Don Didi
Princess Maandoogey Don Didi, 1895, Male (Maldives). Maandoogey Don Didi was the mother of a Maldive sultan and step-mother of another. This is likely to be the earliest photograph of a Maldive lady of such prominence. This photo was taken circa 1895. Photo contributed by her great-grandson Chris Abdul-Wahhab.
Vendor, with child, in Thimpu, Bhutan, in September 2007 (Photograph contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Women in road works in Bhutan, September 2007 Â (Photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Taking a break from construction work in Hyderabad, India, in December 2006 (Photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Working in the capital
R. Leela, at work in the Indonesian embassy in New Delhi, 1950s (photo courtesy R. Shyamala)
Seva Dal volunteers
Rashtriya Seva Dal volunteers, Queen Mary's College circa 1947, Madras Presidency. Lady Dhanvantari Rama Rao with K.N. Lalitha, R. Vasantha, K.N. Pramila and others. (Rashtriya Seva Dal was the service wing of the Indian National Congress during the independence movement) (photo courtesy R. Shyamala)
All-India Youth Festival, 1954
R. Vijaya, representative of Rajputana University, Udaipur, at the very first All-India Youth Festival, New Delhi, 1954 (photo courtesy R. Shyamala)
Freedom fighter and social activist
S. Manjubhashini was active in the Indian freedom movement. Family stories abound about her deep commitment to the Swadeshi movement and the neighbourhood bonfires of British goods that she organized. She also founded Bala Mandir in 1948, one of the first orphanages of independent India.
The very first Maldivian first lady
The late Fathimath Saeed, the 1st first lady of the Maldives (wife of Amin Didi), 1984. Photo contributed by her grand daughter Farah Faizal.
The earliest first ladies of the Maldives
Mariyam Saeed and Fathimath Saeed, circa 1940s (sisters and former first ladies of the Maldives). Fathimath Saeed was married to the 1st President and was the first first lady. Mariyam Saeed was married to Ibrahim Nasir who later became the 2nd President of the Maldives. Both are sisters. Photo contributed by Fathimath Saeed's grand daughter... Continue Reading →
Students in a march, 1940s
Queen Mary's College students in a march, Madras Presidency, 1940s. Contributor: R. Vasantha
Women’s movement for peace
Women's peace rally, 2002 in the aftermath of the Gujarat riots. Contributor: Vibhuti Patel
Women’s Day rally
Vibhuti Patel addressing a rally on March 8, 1980
“Daughter of Maharashtra”
Dr. Vibhuti Patel conferring the Daughter of Maharashtra Award on ms. Manisha Gupte, Director, MASUM, at the Naari Samata Manch, Pune, 5 April, 2009.
Delegate at the United Nations
R. Lalitha, delegate at the United Nations, 1960s
Freedom front
R. Vasantha and Kamaraj, New Delhi, early 1960s?
Guard of Honour at the All-India Women's conference
R. Shyamala, A.V Lakshmi, E.R. Leela, N. Parameshwaran, R. Susheila, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, P. Swaminathan, N. Padma. (photo courtesy R. Vasantha)
Indian National Congress delegates
Delegates at the Indian National Congress, Jaipur session, December 1948. R. Vasantha, K. N. Lalitha, E.R. Leela and others at the Indian National Congress, Jaipur Session, December 1948 (photo courtesy R. Vasantha)
