Category: Founder’s Desk
Welcome to Stories of Change — a collection of real journeys from Meri Pathshala, Bandhini, and SHE Matters. Here, children learn with confidence, women earn with dignity, and communities grow safer and stronger — one inspiring story at a time.
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A SHE Origin Story – The Promise My Father Made to Women
When I think of SHE and what it has become, I think of my father first, Dr Prem Sethi. He did not start SHE because it was fashionable. He did not launch it because safety had suddenly become a talking…
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The Sewing Machine That Changed a Household
When the world slowed down after COVID, I found myself spending long stretches of time at our small farmhouse in Khanapur, a quiet village on the outskirts of Pune. I had spent years working in education and community spaces, yet…
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The Afternoon That Built Meri Pathshala
In March 2019, just days after losing my father, the founder of Odser Charitable Trust, I walked into a small school he had once supported. I was carrying grief, confusion, and the weight of responsibility that had arrived too quickly.…