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She travels to various countries as a cultural ambassador She is her school representative at debates She is her schools cultural head She is a state level champion at classical dance She is interning as a fine visual artist with a book publisher She is in college pursuing applied arts She stands first in her dance diploma exams She can do a headstand She teaches children ancient art forms in govt schools Now imagine this She lives in a home not larger than 6 feet by 8 feet She awakens at 5am to help her father prepare cholas for his bhatura cart or redi food stall She scrubs the utensils at night for her five siblings She delivers clothes as a presswali She cleans her father’s auto rickshaw She cooks all the food for her younger brothers She only eats the cheapest possible food available She often sees her mother with no voice She is however full of hope and promise for the future She recognizes that she is not a statistic She is power She is compassion She is love and confidence She is selfworth She is Sarvam Shakti.

We have 21 monitors who look after their groups of Shaktis (a total of 170 Shaktis) at the Gurgaon Haryana chapter. Amazing empathic compassionate leadership is encouraged by the Shakti management in how our monitors interact with the groups. With utmost respect and mentorship is the way the representatives manage their groups. Hear them share their experiences!

Meet Chetna Kapur - The face behind PediaNutri.She hails from Mumbai and has completed her majors in Nutrition from the SNDT Mumbai.Chetna has been passionate about Child Nutrition since the time she was in college and that passion got extended to her taking it up professionally. She had her initial stint with Nestle post which she ventured out on her own to craft PediaNutri. With two boys of her own aged 9 years and 12 years now, her hunger for crafting and sharing ways and means of proper upbringing grew manifolds. Chetna carries with herself 17 years of enriching experience that spans across one to one consultations, creating meal plans, guidance on child upbringing w.r.t eating habits, taking sessions for young moms. She specialises in tackling specific issues like obesity, fussy eating and sports nutrition (for kids) and healthy eating & sustainable weight loss (for Adults) Chetna is a regular blogger with Momspresso, Say Cheese and First Moms w.r.t experiences on Early Life Nutrition, Baby Food Recipes, Meal Plan, Cool Foods for Warm Days, Raising healthy, Child habits and upbringing etc. --

Abstract: A comparative study was conducted in order to investigate certain variables (impact exposure and self-esteem) of the beneficiaries of Sarvam Shakti Project and Non- Sarvam children. The sample consist 30 adolescent girls in the age group of 11-16years. The Sample were further classified under 2 groups- Experimental (n=15, Sarvam Shakti girls, undergoing Indian Classical Dance training for the past 1.5 years) and Controlled group (n=15). It further aimed to highlight health benefits of learning Indian classical dance form on the overall personality of the adolescent girls. Tools used for data collection were Self Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, M., 1965) and Qualitative Interviews. Results revealed that the average score of Experimental Group (19.73) and Controlled Group (16.33) differ significantly. Qualitative analysis shows that Shakti’s Intervention through dance training not only leads to higher self-esteem but also contribute in their overall personality development be it academic, health, confidence, public speaking, of adolescent girls. Download the study above to learn more!

The Shakti vegetable juice is an elixir of life. ANTIOXIDANTS, PHYTONUTRIENTS, MINERALS- you name it--the 15 magical ingredients have kept our Shaktis so strong and healthy. Here is a video by our Chief Empowerment Officer explaining the recipe! And now we have gone a step further by adding in these two power ingredients- Black chana + Jaggery to give it a PROTEIN punch! Black Chana Brown Jaggery At Shakti, we believe in being extra kind- and unfortunately eggs these days are not ethically sourced. The poor birds suffer and also the added injections and hormones to the birds to plump them up only adds to growth in our cells and hence its not even a healthy option any longer. If a horse can get his power from plants, and a rhino and an elephant- so can we!!

When we watched the movie Gully Boy, the story of empowerment of a marginalized boy through learning rap music, it reminded us of our own project Sarvam Shakti where performing arts are a medium of discovering their self-worth- her inner Shakti. That strength, that power within that is a force much beyond gender. It is a force of good in this world much greater than what we can ever imagine- only if we care to discover it. Each and every one of us are worthy of love, respect, an identity, compassion and yet for millions of girls- that is a distant dream. They seem to be a statistic in the annals of history- always downtrodden, always secondary. Enabling girls to recognize their self-worth, their inner Shakti free from the strappings of gender, economics, class can be HUGELY beneficial for them and also for the society at large. Giving them an education that is fearless, creative, imaginative, energetic and also full of health and healing is the answer to a world of Shaktis! Educate a Girl. Educate a Community UNLEASH A GIRL. UNLEASH SHAKTI Just the simple fact of turning towards a child and saying 'I see you and you are so worthy of all my love and respect' is enough to bring structural changes for our world. At Shakti, we recognize this and therefore our curriculum is joyful, creative, hopeful, compassionate and full of wonder for a girl child. It is holistic education for she not only trains her physical self, but also her mental, emotional and spiritual selves. This is a film made so beautifully by Sahil Fauzdar, a DOP by passion and an enterpreneur by profession assisted by Puneet Bhojwani. The concept is by Nehha Bhatnagar and this film will release soon in collaboration with an international arts organization. If you find this blog post meaningful, do support our unique work for girl child empowerment!