Sonali
A 'non-9-5 desk job' ambivert geek who chooses her own audience, Sonali loves sharing stories and finding the corners where humanity still exists! She believes that every individual's story is unique and special. She loves writing about the untouched and unspoken segments of society. When not writing, you can find her listening to someone's stories or playing with dogs. Sonali values mental health and encourages people to speak their heart out!
Coming Out Month: People Who Mustered Courage To Accept Their Sexuality!
October is the Coming Out Month and the 11th day of this month is celebrated as National Coming Out Day widely across the UK and the USA. But I do wonder if we even need such days or occasions to tell people who we are? Or what we feel? Or how do we imagine living our life? Well, the answer…
Rights And Beliefs: LGBT Laws That You Must Be Aware Of In India!
It’s been 25 months since the government ruled out Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and acknowledged consensual homosexual sex between adults as legal. But what still makes it inequitable is the constant objection offered by half the country — the constantly given looks full of disgust and words of utterly divisive judgement! 25 months of freedom and 25…
National Police Commemoration Day: Meet The Gutsy Women Police Officers Of India!
When Kiran Bedi became the first female Indian Police Service officer, the whole country went gaga over her. And it’s been more than four decades, several female police officers have followed her steps and are changing the way we imagine women officers in Indian Police. On the occasion of National Police Commemoration Day, Infano introduces you to a few of…
Shantha Ragunathan: The Woman Who Lifted An Entire Village By Uplifting Its Women!
When Shantha took up a volunteer job at a local government office in the village of Kodapattinam, situated in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district, she had no idea that her life would change forever — and not only her life, but that she would inspire, empower and transform several other lives! Shantha (who, like many women where she lives, doesn’t use…
Rural Revolution: Five Inspiring Power Women Who Changed The Destiny Of Rural India!
Do you know that women account for as much as 89.5% of the labour force in rural India in the agriculture and allied industrial sectors? Or that 47% of India’s women aged 20–24 were married before the legal age of 18 as per UNICEF’s ‘State of the World’s Children-2009’ report? In a country where female infanticide is still prevalent in…
Indian Air Force Day: Meet The Women Officers Who Created A History In The IAF!
India celebrates October 8 as Indian Air Force Day to mark the foundation day of the Air Force. Indian Air Force was established in 1932 and currently ranks fourth amongst the air forces of the world. While the Indian Air Force is filled with the glory of war and male officers who brought the nation utmost pride and respect, the…
World Space Week: Other Than Kalpana Chawla, These Women Were The Firsts From Their Nation!
World Space Week is celebrated in more than 95 nations across the world and is officially defined as “an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition”. India has witnessed some of the greatest women leaders who proved their calibre and expertise in the field of technology and space. Thinking of space,…
The Gandhiwad On Women Empowerment!
Can women be compared to men? Are they equal to them? Given the biological differences, are women psychologically different from men or cerebrally inferior to them? This is a long far war which is infinitely unending and brain-draining. I say the answer ‘no’ but the millennia of oppression, perception and relegation have pushed the womenfolk downwards the human civilization. With…