Nirmaadane (Kannada)

IT was no different from other music festivals that Bombay is treated to during the peak music season, except that it was organised by Protima Bedi, and her Odissi Dance Centre students. And since Protima is a commercial password when it comes to all things cultural, the festival drew to its charmed circle, big names.

The average pay given to a Domestic Servant is Rs.30, merely half the cost of a cotton sari. On the rare occasion that they ask for a raise they are merely asked to quit.

Why then hasn’t micro-financing taken off? Ms Nilekani has funded, Sanghamitra, which is a micro-financial institution that’s targeted at the urban poor. If you’re still wondering what such an institution does, well it’s actually pretty simple; It offers loans to the poor at decent rates. View PDF

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Ladies Organisation In association with the Indian Television Academy – Gr8 Women Achievers Award 2007. View PDF