BBC recognizes Mithali Raj amongst most influential women in India

New Delhi, September 28: The BBC 100 Women list 2017 is revealed by the BBC on Wednesday. Mithali Raj along with nine other most inspirational and innovative women have been included in the list.

 

The challenge is starting from October 2-6 at Silicon Valley where tackling the glass ceiling will be presented by a group. October 9-13 will be a challenge looking on female illiteracy in Delhi, From October 16-20 the London and Nairobi team will focus on safety on public transport and from October 23-27 sexism in the sport will be considered by women in Rio.

 

The listed women will also be a part of the 100 women challenge and tackle the major problems faced by women around the world. Still, on 40 places, names are yet to decide which will be filled as the season progresses.

The women will share their experiences and create innovative ways to tackle the problems by coming together in four teams: The glass ceiling –Team lead; Female illiteracy –Team read; Street harassment –Team go; Sexism in sport –Team play

Aditi Avasthi, Ira Trivedi, Mehroonisa Siddiqui, Priyanka Roy, Rupi Kaur, Virali Modi, Dr. Urvashi Sahni, Tulika Kiran and Nitya Thummalachetty are the other inspirational individuals who have been listed.

Indians in the list:

Aditi Avasthi is the founder and CEO at Embibe, which is a platform looking to use tech and data science to revolutionize education.

Ira Trivedi is an author, columnist, and yoga teacher.

Mehroonisa Siddiqui is a 65 years old proud mother of Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Mithali Raj is an Indian cricketer and captain of India's women's cricket team.

Priyanka Roy is a 16-year-old student.

Rupi Kaur is a Canadian-Indian author and illustrator, she writes on themes including love, loss, trauma, healing, and femininity.

Virali Modi is a motivational speaker, disability rights activist, model, and actress campaigning to make railways more accessible to disabled women in India.

Dr. Urvashi Sahni is a social entrepreneur, women's rights activist and educationist.

Tulika Kiran has been teaching children in the Tihar prison for the last eight years. She has also worked as a journalist.

Nitya Thummalachetty is a healthcare entrepreneur and gender expert, she believes technological innovation could mitigate social disparities in education and healthcare.