08/03/2026
International Working Women’s Day 2026;
On this International Working Women’s Day, we celebrate women from the extended Krittika family, whose journeys stretch from Dimapur to Jaipur and reflect the many meanings of strength.
One photograph captures Jayanti Buruda , the first woman journalist from the Koya tribe of Malkangiri, Odisha, receiving a prestigious award for her work and courage in the field.
The other shows Samim Mustafa Ahmed from Kokrajhar Assam, holding her young son in quiet affection — a moment that reflects care, resilience, and everyday love.
Women’s Day is often framed around visible achievements — awards, titles, milestones.
Those matter. But the deeper truth is that the life of a woman is itself an act of persistence.
Every day, women negotiate countless visible and invisible battles — social barriers, economic constraints, expectations, responsibilities, and the silent emotional labour of holding families and communities together.
So today is not only about what women do.
It is about who they continue to be — despite everything.
Let Women’s Day remind us that the very act of being and surviving as a woman in this world is worthy of celebration — not just today, but every day.