Ratan Ratan's day starts with going to the vegetable market at Shalimar Bagh at 7am and loading up kilos of lemons and chillies into a cloth bag which she carries back home in a rickshaw.
Lila Devi Lila Devi’s son and husband work as fruit suppliers to local fruit sellers at Shalimar Bagh.
Shila Devi Shila Devi's primary work includes working in weddings as hired help for cooking as well as for doing make-up and mehndi.
Sangeeta Gupta She operates a rented Kirana store in the Sitapur district, and her husband is a disposal salesman.
Sita Her husband works in a labourer in a wholesale store that sells fertilizers to farmers and earns around nine thousand rupees per month while Sita manages their 5 acre farm which produces two crops Maze and Wheat over the course of six months each.
Babita Her husband works in a labourer in a wholesale store that sells fertilizers to farmers and earns around nine thousand rupees per month while Sita manages their 5 acre farm which produces two crops Maze and Wheat over the course of six months each.
Nanu Naik She works as a contractor and takes commissions for building homes in the city of Chittorgarh.
Prembai Prembai has been working to support her family of six for the last twenty years. Her two sons and husband work in a limestone factory nearby while their wives help Prembai with her work.
Radha Tiwari Radha Tiwari lives with her family in Para, Lucknow and works as a marketer in a PNG company.
Ratni Devi Ratni Devi defers the everyday work of building their home to her husband Ratan Lal who works as an independent contractor and paints people's homes for a living.
Renu Renu, surrounded by a pile of old newspapers is busy making paper envolopes. She uses a homemade resin to give them shape while her vigilant eyes ensure that each fold is of the perfect proportion.
Sangeeta Yadav Sangeeta Yadav is a housewife and lives with her family in Fazulaganj, Lucknow. Her husband works in a dairy.
Shobha She works in six acre family farm. Her husband Ladulal works in a marble factory in the RICO industrial area of Chittorgarh.
Shyama Shyama is an Anganwadi worker by profession who has been an inspiration to many women within her neighbourhood – and outside of it – because of her years of selfless service to them.
Suman Saini Suman is a Kanthi Mala (basil-seed threaded string) maker, and her husband is a noodle street vendor.
