by Admin | Jul 30, 2025 | Social Work
Khalida Parveen is a distinguished 66-year-old social worker and women’s rights advocate from Hyderabad, India. With a background in pharmacy, she transitioned to full-time activism over three decades ago, dedicating her life to social justice and empowerment....
by Admin | Jul 23, 2025 | Education, Social Work
Lady Amina Hydari (1878-1939) was a pioneering social reformer and advocate for women’s education in Hyderabad during the early 20th century. Born into an influential family, Amina Najmuddin Tyabji, her uncle, Badruddin Tyabji, was the third President of the...
by Admin | Jul 21, 2025 | Education, Padma Shri
Masuma Begum (8 October 1902 – 2 March 1990), sometimes recorded as Masuma Hosain Ali Khan, was a formidable Indian politician, dedicated social worker, and pioneering feminist from Hyderabad who left a lasting legacy of public service and women’s...
by Admin | Jul 21, 2025 | Education, Social Work
Saeeda Khurshid (1927–2015) was a pivotal, yet understated, figure in 20th-century Indian social reform, recognised for architecting a unique “middle ground” for empowering Muslim women. As the founder of the Muslim Women’s Forum (MWF), she...
by Admin | Jul 23, 2025 | Education, Royalty
Sikandar Begum (1817–1868), born on September 10, 1817, at Gauhar Mahal in Bhopal, was the daughter of Nawab Nasir Mohammad Khan and Qudsia Begum, the Nawab Begum of Bhopal. Raised in a lineage of female rulers, she defied gender norms by training in martial...
