Anil Gulati

At 16,000 feet, when most people are worrying about surviving the mountains, mountaineer Yogeshwari Bohare had another challenge to deal with: her period. There were no sanitary pads, no pharmacy nearby and no other women around. With days still left on the expedition, she had to improvise. Her solution? Folded tissue paper secured with medical tape, turned into a makeshift sanitary pad. What followed was more than an unusual mountain survival hack. It exposed a reality women mountaineers often have to navigate, one that rarely finds a place in conversations about adventure sports. After all, how do you prepare for an expedition that takes you thousands of feet above the ground when something as basic as menstrual hygiene isn't part of the plan? Yogeshwari's experience raises a question worth asking: Are our mountains becoming more accessible to women, while the infrastructure to support them is still catching up? Read more about her experience and the challenges women climbers face on thebetterindia.com. Read Full Story: thebetterindia.com/changemak… #WomenInMountaineering #MenstrualHealth #WomenWhoExplore #PeriodAwareness #Mountaineering [woman mountaineer menstrual hygiene story, Yogeshwari Bohare 16000 feet expedition, period challenges during mountain climbing, menstrual hygiene for women climbers, women in Indian mountaineering]

Bhopal’s Kachra Café isn’t just recycling waste…it’s recycling the way we think! It is a unique model where people can exchange plastic and other waste for food and essential items. If you too want to be part of the change, visit the Kachra Café at least once and do your part for the city! @kachracafe #KachraCafe #Bhopal #CivicSense [Kachra Cafe Bhopal, Garbage Cafe India, Plastic Recycling India, Waste Management India, Bhopal Municipal Corporation, Swachh Bharat, Recycling Ideas India, Eco Friendly India, Plastic Waste Solution]

In the middle of a family’s worst heartbreak, one decision gave three other families a reason to hope. Bilash Tanti Sharma, lovingly known as Shivani, from Madhya Pradesh’s Khapa Khurd village, was declared brain-dead after a road accident. While her family was grappling with an unimaginable loss, they chose to donate her organs to AIIMS Bhopal, helping save three lives. There is something profoundly moving about a decision like this. A family facing the pain of losing someone they love chose to give other families a chance to hold on to someone they love. Their grief did not become any smaller, but their decision gave hope to people who desperately needed it. In recognition of this extraordinary act, Madhya Pradesh Police accorded Shivani a guard of honour in her native village. Shivani’s story leaves us with a powerful reminder: even when a life cannot be saved, the choice to donate organs can help other lives continue. And sometimes, in the deepest darkness a family can face, their decision becomes someone else’s light. #OrganDonation #DonateOrgansSaveLives #Humanity #MadhyaPradesh #InspiringStories [Shivani organ donation saves three lives, Madhya Pradesh woman honoured by police, family donates organs after brain death, AIIMS Bhopal organ donation story, how organ donation gives patients a second chance]