Towards a Better World

20/11/2025

Only 22% of India’s 9+ crore MSMEs are led by WOMEN — The gap remains wide, the challenges persist!

CELEBRATE. EMPOWER. DEMAND ACTION FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS!

Increasing women’s participation in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises is more than just empowering individuals — it’s a crucial step for real POVERTY ALLEVIATION, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, and GENDER EQUALITY in India.

Women-led MSMEs contribute significantly to employment and GDP (30% contribution by MSMEs overall) yet WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS face disproportionate barriers:

√ Limited access to formal credit
(less than 10% use formal finance, relying mostly on personal savings or informal loans)

√ High concentration in low-margin, informal, and traditional sectors

√ Systemic neglect in policy implementation and market linkages

√ Socio-cultural constraints especially in rural India where most women liveLack of cohesive support systems covering skills, mentoring, and finance.

This is not just a GENDER GAP—this is a massive ECONOMIC OPPORTUNUTY lost.

Despite rising numbers—from about 1 crore to nearly 2 crore women-led MSMEs in the last decade—the pace of progress is too slow to achieve "Viksit Bharat" without focused, structural reforms.

Supporting WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS must go beyond rhetoric:

• Ensure market access and digital inclusion like ONDC
• Tailored financial products with mentoring and training
• Breaking patriarchal norms that confine women to informal, low-growth enterprises
• Strengthening government initiatives and accountability in their enforcement

Empowering women in business is key to breaking poverty cycles, improving family health, and transforming communities.

Let’s not just celebrate but push for real change—because when women rise, India rises.

20/11/2025

In Times of Crisis, Great Minds Matter More

Philosophy has always been more than an academic discipline —
it is the soul of human Wisdom, the force that nurtures CRITICAL THINKING, INDEPENDENCE and CREATIVITY across civilizations.

Today, as the World faces a HEALTH CRISIS, an ECONOMIC CRISIS, a CLIMATE CRISIS, and an EXISTENTIAL CRISIS,
we look to great minds who taught us that ANSWERS begin with fearless QUESTIONS.

On this World Philosophy Day,
Let us revisit the timeless wisdom of
Socrates, Karl Marx, Hypatia, Voltaire, Confucius, Mary Wollstonecraft, Swami Vivekananda…
Thinkers whose ideas continue to guide humanity with courage, compassion and clarity.

Because in times of CRISIS,
GREAT MINDS matter more than ever.

10/11/2025

SCIENCE is not just about laboratories, inventions, or technology —
it’s about a way of thinking. A way of QUESTIONING, REASONING, and seeking TRUTH over blind belief.

As we celebrate World Science Day, let’s reaffirm our commitment to nurturing a scientific temper —the courage to doubt, the patience to explore, and the humility to accept evidence over opinion.

🧠 Let’s inspire our children to ask “Why?”
💡 Let’s make curiosity our habit.
🌱 And let’s remember — a NATION that values reason builds a future that lasts.

10/11/2025

05/11/2025

Chennai’s 16-year-old chess prodigy Ilamparthi has made India proud by becoming the country’s 90th Grandmaster. A beneficiary of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu’s (SDAT) Champions Development Scheme, Ilamparthi has joined the ranks of legendary players like Viswanathan Anand, R Praggnanandhaa, and D Gukesh. His remarkable achievement highlights Tamil Nadu’s strong legacy in nurturing world-class chess talent and reinforces India’s growing dominance in the global chess arena.

29/10/2025

Scary. Cartoon by Rucke Souza: https://buff.ly/MgFtwDV