To understand the umbrella term ‘marginalization’, it is important to refer to those helpless people who are ignored, excluded, oppressed, dominated, or socially alienated by the mainland.

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As India witnesses its 75th independent year, it's important to highlight some stories that unravel the essence of unity and freedom. What's more, these stories involve unlikely heroines.

She is the first Adivasi woman to be elected as the president of India. Before this, she was also chosen as the governor of Jharkhand from 2015-2021.

Droupadi Murmu

Mirabai Chanu

The 27-year-old is a weightlifter from Manipur. She has bagged a gold medal in the Common Wealth Games, 2022, and also a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, 2021.

Her Hindi novel, Ret Samadhi, translated into English by Daisy Rockwell (Tomb of Sand), became the first Indian book to bag the Booker Prize.

Geetanjali Shree

Tage Rita, Techi Anna

The duo from Arunachal Pradesh were given the ‘Vasundhara NE Women Entrepreneur of the Year’ award for the country’s first kiwi wine brewer and excellence in handicrafts, respectively.

India's Supreme Court recently observed that “sex work is a profession” like any other, and sex workers should not be harassed by the police. Sex workers are entitled to equal protection of the law.

Sex Workers