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Mother Teresa symbolizes charity, humility and empathy – a woman who reached out to the poorest of the poor.
Born in Macedonia, Mother Teresa first arrived in India in 1929 as a missionary. In 1950 she established the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta and for more than 45 years, she dedicated her life to help the needy and the sick.
Mother Teresa believed in the dignity of every human being and worked tirelessly for improving the lives of the downtrodden. Her compassion touched and continues to transform the lives of people from varying faiths, nationalities and walks of life. She was awarded the Padmashri Award in 1962 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. In 2003 she was beatified by the Catholic Church.
Why we find her inspiring:
– For ‘being the change’ and showing us that all humans are meant to be treated equally
– For proving that little acts of love and kindness can make an enormous difference
– For her grace, wisdom and faith in the goodness of people
– For leading by example and being a beacon of hope for the underprivileged
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Dear Women’s Web Community Member,
You may have wondered at our being on the quieter side during the last couple of months. Thank you for your patience, and we wanted to come back to you with a detailed note on what’s been happening at our end of things.
When we first began Women’s Web, as a blog from one woman’s desk along with a few like-minded souls, little could we have imagined the heights that it would soar to. Over the years, Women’s Web has published over 20000 stories (almost all by women), empowered countless women with the ideas, community and resources to chase their dreams, employed hundreds of women in core and project-based roles, and in the process, emerged as the OG women’s community in India. It has also inspired many others to build communities of a similar nature, all enabling women (and other-underrepresented groups) in their own ways.
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