“Here’s to Her Circle”
An extraordinary year deserves a befitting end. 2021 started on a positive note, taking a sudden downturn with the second wave of COVID-19 which delivered a body blow to our health, life and the economy. In such trying times emerged women who achieved milestones undeterred by their circumstances.
We draw 2021 to a close by giving these Her Circle Heroes an applause.
You will meet an amazing league of women who walked barefoot to collect one of India’s highest honours, to those who jumped boundaries in what would be the most gravity-defying Cricket catch, to those who went beyond the stars. Here is the rollcall of women who owned 2021 in no particular order:
Sirisha Bandla
Tulsi Gowda
Avani Lekhara
Shobha Bhutada Purushottam
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Sneha Dubey
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Harleen Kaur Deol
Dr Padma Bandopadhyay
Lilly Singh
Asma Said Khan
Mahua Moitra
Rohini Iyer
Guneet Monga
C.A Bhavani Devi
Indian Women’s Hockey Team
Women who took home the Padma Shri Awards
Seema Samridhi Kushwaha
Vaishali Shadangule
Bhavina Patel
Kamala Harris
This is not to say the countless multitudes like you and I—who are straddling work, home, circumstances that life throws at us—are not unstoppable. We are, but we could all do with role models and that’s where Her Circle Heroes step in.
Here’s to them and you. Here’s to us. Here’s to Her Circle!