Odisha's Suchismita Sahu, Rajasthan's Preeti Prajapat, Manipur's Akhirun—Usha Silai School's Kushalta Ke Kadam celebrates these awardees, from homemakers to master trainers earning accolades

From Ladakh peaks to Assam fringes, Usha Silai School trains tribal women in Turtuk, Kargil & Dakhinkuchi—crafting livelihoods with armed forces, NHPC & NGOs. Stitching national resilience

B D Tatti empowers persons with disabilities in North Karnataka through education, therapy, and livelihoods since 1994

Golden Feathers, founded by Radhesh Agrahari, upcycles hazardous chicken feather waste into the worlds lightest natural fiber using a patented eco-friendly process. It empowers over 10,000 tribal women by providing home-based livelihoods, turning environmental waste into sustainable fashion and financial independence.

Shwetdhara empowers Gram Sakhis—rural women entrepreneurs—with dairy training, turning them into income-earning leaders

Kheyti's Greenhouse-in-a-Box: 90% cheaper, 98% less water, 7x yields, doubles incomes for 7,000+ small farmers

LeapForWord, a Mumbai-based non-profit, empowers regional-language school kids with English fluency via tech-driven tools like ELP programs and Word Power Championships, bridging the gap to higher education and jobs across 12 states

Genrobotics Medical & Mobility crafts G-Gaiter robotic exoskeletons to help stroke and injury patients relearn natural walking, from kids to adults, powering Kerala's rehab revolution

Annapurna Mukherjee's Bandhu Purulia fights stigma in rural West Bengal with Ek Prayas—a centre aiding 73 kids via early interventions, skill-building, etc

From West Bengal's transgender tailors to Telangana's tribal seamstresses and Meghalaya's embroidery revivalists, Usha Silai School's Kushalta Ke Kadam partners with NIRDPR and state governments

IIT Delhi alum Ritesh Singh's Eckovation connects 5M+ students, teachers, and parents via free social learning app, breaking language barriers in rural India

Manipur's Bijiyashanti Tongbram crafts India's first lotus silk from Loktak Lake waste, empowering women via Sanajing Sana Thambal

Prem Kumar Vislawath's Marut Drones delivers indigenous solutions for agriculture, disaster management, and healthcare from Hyderabad

Dr Satish Jeevannavar's AiSteth turns heart and lung sounds into AI-visualised waveforms, empowering ASHA workers to screen patients door-to-door

Anirban Palit's Cervicheck is revolutionising cervical cancer screening in India. This at-home self-sampling kit offers private, accurate testing reaching women from cities to villages, one life at a time.

In Odisha's mining heartlands, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited teams with Usha Silai School's Kushalta Ke Kadam and Gram Utthan, empowering tribal women turning them into entrepreneurs

Noida's reusable pads break menstrual taboos, Hardoi's master trainers scale via NITI Aayog, Hoshangabad women master digital finance—Usha Silai School's Kushalta Ke Kadam with NDTV stitches knowledge into power

From Madhya Pradesh's stigma to Bihar's child marriages, Usha Silai School's NDTV-backed Kushalta Ke Kadam empowers women like Kalpana and Shabnam to stitch dignity and self-reliance

Usha Silai Schools give second chances to women like Srinagar's Marifat, who rebuilt after widowhood; Madhya Pradesh's Jyoti, escaping abuse to run her own center; and Rajasthan's Vimla, rising from child marriage to tailor and teacher. Through nine-day training, they gain sewing skills, confidence, and income proving one stitch mends lives and inspires communities.

A new wave of corporate-community partnerships is equipping rural women with skills, income and confidence

USHAs Silai School Programme empowers women across India by turning sewing into independence. Women become trainers and leaders, transforming their lives and communities through skills, confidence, and income

USHA Silai School is empowering women across India by turning sewing skills into leadership and income. Women like Lalita, Yashira, and Pushpakala have become mentors, reviving traditions and building stronger communities. Their stories show how one skill can weave a brighter future.

From homemaker to celebrated teacher, Lakhi Debnath transformed her life via Usha Silai School, funding her daughters' education and buying land through tailoring

In Takkar Birpur village, Jammu and Kashmir, Kanta Devi escaped domestic violence and poverty through the Usha Silai School's tailoring training. Earning ₹10,00020,000 monthly, she now teaches women in border areas while inspiring her daughter Tanya to dream of a bourtique