Meet the seven achievers who took over PM Modi’s social media handles on Women’s Day

Team Udayavani, Mar 9, 2020, 3:53 PM IST

On Sunday, March 8 on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Prime Minister gave access to 7 marvellous women achievers from across the country to his social media handles, as he had tweeted earlier in the week.

The seven women shared their journeys in life and their achievements to all the followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Here is the list of the seven legends who have inspired us:

1. Sneha Mohandass was the first to take over. She is the founder of Foodbank India, an NGO dedicated to eradicating hunger and malnutrition.

You heard of food for thought. Now, it is time for action and a better future for our poor.

Hello, I am @snehamohandoss. Inspired by my mother, who instilled the habit of feeding the homeless, I started this initiative called Foodbank India. #SheInspiresUs pic.twitter.com/yHBb3ZaI8n

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2020

2. Malvika Iyer was the second to take over. She is a bomb blast survivor who lost both her wrists and parts of her forearms in the blast. Even with such daunting disability, she completed her doctorate. This is what she tweeted about being a ‘divyang’ and what she wishes is expected of differently-abled people.

Acceptance is the greatest reward we can give to ourselves. We can’t control our lives but we surely can control our attitude towards life. At the end of the day, it is how we survive our challenges that matters most.

Know more about me and my work- @MalvikaIyer #SheInspiresUs pic.twitter.com/T3RrBea7T9

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2020

3. Arifa from Kashmir took over next and shared how she strove to revive the almost extinct Namda crafts unique to her disturbance-prone union territory and how it, in turn, helped empower local women there.

I always dreamt of reviving the traditional crafts of Kashmir because this is a means to empower local women.

I saw the condition of women artisans and so I began working to revise Namda craft.

I am Arifa from Kashmir and here is my life journey. #SheInspiresUs pic.twitter.com/hT7p7p5mhg

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2020

4. Kalpana Ramesh, the water warrior, took over next and shared her achievements to make the future ‘water secure’ for our children.

Be a warrior but of a different kind!

Be a water warrior.

Have you ever thought about water scarcity? Each one of us can collectively act to create a water secure future for our children

Here is how I am doing my bit. @kalpana_designs pic.twitter.com/wgQLqmdEEC

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2020

5. Vijaya Pawar, exquisitely dressed in her Banjara apparel, tweeted about her work in promoting her community’s handicrafts.

You have heard about handicrafts from different parts of India. My fellow Indians, I present to you handicrafts of the Banjara community in rural Maharashtra. I have been working on this for the last 2 decades and have been assisted by a thousand more women- Vijaya Pawar pic.twitter.com/A3X47245E3

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2020

6. Kalavati Devi from Kanpur tweeted in Hindi her unceasing crusade against unclean and filthy her neighbourhoods. She presented how she collected money and built toilets to bring about a sea change in sanitation practices around her.

मैं जिस जगह पे रहती थी, वहां हर तरफ गंदगी ही गंदगी थी। लेकिन दृढ़ विश्वास था कि स्वच्छता के जरिए हम इस स्थिति को बदल सकते हैं।

लोगों को समझाने का फैसला किया। शौचालय बनाने के लिए घूम-घूमकर एक-एक पैसा इकट्ठा किया।

आखिरकार सफलता हाथ लगी।

कलावती देवी, कानपुर #SheInspiresUs pic.twitter.com/t9b6deXt4g

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2020

7. Veena Devi, from Munger, Bihar, was the last woman to take over and showed how she started mushroom cultivation in 2013 which led to her and many around her to improve their economic situation.

जहां चाह वहां राह… इच्छाशक्ति से सब कुछ हासिल किया जा सकता है।

मेरी वास्तविक पहचान पलंग के नीचे एक किलो मशरूम की खेती से शुरू हुई थी।

लेकिन इस खेती ने मुझे न केवल आत्मनिर्भर बनाया, बल्कि मेरे आत्मविश्वास को बढ़ाकर एक नया जीवन दिया।

वीणा देवी, मुंगेर #SheInspiresUs pic.twitter.com/MkfyZ8mnZp

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2020