financial independence

'Laapataa Ladies', India’s entry for the 2025 Oscars in the Foreign Film category, is a story about two brides swapped during a train journey. Directed by Kiran Rao, the film delves into themes of financial independence, women’s aspirations, and self-discovery, offering a refreshing take on feminism and patriarchy.

Bengaluru student Anaya Jethanandani launched FINWIN to help domestic workers and women from low-income households understand the basics of handling their own finances. Here’s a look at how this has shaped hundreds of lives.

Lovingly called didi, Sukla Debnath has empowered over 5,000 Adivasi women by training them to be beauticians, so they become financially independent and don’t fall prey to human trafficking.

Kamal Kumbhar from Osmanabad spent her early years battling incessant poverty, till one NGO changed the course of her life. Today, she hopes she can play the same role for women like her, by helping them become entrepreneurs.

Couple and co-authors Shivani and Pawan Agarwal share how people in relationships can manage their personal finances in a smart and hassle-free way.

The elderly should be viewed as contributors to the process of development, and their ability to affect social betterment must be taken into account during policy and programme formulation at all levels.

Illuminating lives, quite literally, Ashok and Dhanalakshmi have together built this venture through equal participation and belief in one another.

With a new project, CBSE is planning to educate children on how to manage their finances independently, and to learn about the importance of investments and savings.