Sreejita Talukdar, Content Writer, Siliconindia

The enticing startup ecosystem is the driving force behind the overwhelming economy of India. The pace of progress the young visionaries are adopting is the testament to the growth of strong will with unwavering determination of Entrepreneurs of India. The true spirit of these young startups meets passion, sincerity and integrity when they use the power of innovation.

From the time immemorial, women are considered inferior compared to their male counterparts in terms of skill, intelligence and strength. But gradually, with time women has proven this wrong by showcasing their effective and successful role in different sectors and segments of society.

"It was 49 years ago that the United Nations designated the 8th of March as International Women’s Day. Almost half a century has passed (more if you count the first time Women’s Day was celebrated in 1911), and while many things have not changed and there are miles to go, we have entered an era where inclusion and the need for it have gained more importance than ever before. While flexible work, back-to-work and many other programs have been huge enablers, I believe it is the spirit of women that has been running the world from behind, is that has driven this change." -Kamakshi Pant, Chief Business Officer at Taggd

They clearly showed the imposters of the society, they are not just created for mere domestic chores, in fact they can also conquer the whole world. Despite being the third largest startup nation and having over 27,000 startups, India still has only 5% women startup founders.

You don’t need to be the Cinderella who needs her prince charming, but be the prince charming yourself who can conquer the whole world to grab & attract all the happiness in your favour.

Entrepreneurship & Women Empowerment

With the touch of strong wave of modernization, India transformed its status from ‘save the girl child’ to ‘educate the girl child’ and now it is the time to adopt ‘unbiased business environment’. Startups are the only factor that can lead to improve the status of women in the society by creating opportunities for lot more educated unemployed women in the society and enhance leadership development.

Each woman has their own talent or skill which remains covered under the layers of social barriers, and owing to this their unfiltered talents and skills shun to shine in front of the world. Women are always criticized whatever they do, some fall prey of these criticisms and get trapped in home and some of them don’t let this criticism hinder their path of progress. India has nearly 48 million educated yet unemployed women workforce. Entrepreneurship spirit of women not only bolsters up one woman but at a time it uplifts the status of lot more of them by infusing confidence in them.

“I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” –Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Laureate

The roaring wave of feminism has boldly declared that, we are the women, we can do anything and everything in any field of the industry. Previously, the professions like construction, real estate, civil engineering, defense, pilot has seen microscopic participation from women but now we have many talented architects, civil engineers, pilot, fighter pilot, in army and navy also we get to see a lot of women fighters. Shakuntala Bhagat was the first women civil engineer who broke the taboo; on the other hand, Avani Chaturvedi created a record for being the first female IAF women fighter pilot.

From the highest point of sky till the lowest point of horizon, women are driving with eternal strength.

"I believe in never giving up, no matter what the odds. My mantra is, 'Failure is temporary. Giving up is permanent", –Kiran Mazumdar Shaw