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Indian Expats Enter the Electoral Fray

BY NILANJANA BHOWMICK
Time.com NEW DELHI APRIL 23, 2014
For months, braving India’s hot summer, Maya Vishwakarma crisscrossed the dusty roads of Hoshangabad, her hometown in Madhya Pradesh, central India.

Only in AAP’s India: The story of Maya Vishwakarma

economictimes.indiatimes.com March 25, 2014, 11:29
It was January 2014 and Maya Vishwakarma had just quit the cosy comfort of her job in California to pursue her idealitic dream of cleansing her motherland of corruption and nepotism.

Maya Vishwakarma’s journey: From AIIMS in Delhi to Silicon Valley, and now vying for the Hoshangabad Lok Sabha seat

americanbazaaronline.com April 23, 2014 6:12 pm
WASHINGTON, DC: Maya Vishwakarma, who left India for a job in California’s lucrative Silicon Valley, has returned to India to contest a seat in India’s Parliament under the banner of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

India’s newest political party is shaking up business as usual

america.aljazeera.com April 29, 2014 5:00AM
AHMEDABAD, India — Maya Vishwakarma was in California in 2011 when she learned that her sister-in-law had died in a fire in her hometown in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. She flew there to help her family but faced an unexpected obstacle.

Meet Pad Didi

rediff.com February 14, 2018 10:08
Maya Vishwakarma gave up her job as a scientist in California to make ‘No Tension’ sanitary pads for tribal women who have never used one before.

This “padwoman” is on mission to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene

financialexpress.com February 4, 2018 4:34:24 PM
At a time when the entire country is talking about the upcoming film “Padman”, a woman scientist in Madhya Pradesh, who returned from the US, has been silently working on her mission to educate tribal women about menstrual health and offering them cheap sanitary pads.

A Village Which Has Successfully Implemented The Idea Of Self-Governance

thelogicalindian.com March 3rd, 2017 / 4:41 PM
Swaraj Mumkin Hai- A documentary on Baghuvar village of Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh by Maya Vishwakarma. A live model of development implementing the idea of Self-Governance or Swaraj.

Woman Scientist Urges Akshay Kumar To Screen PadMan In Village Schools. Will He Agree?

abplive.in 21 Feb 2018 09:53 AM
A US-returned woman scientist, working towards educating tribal women about menstrual health and providing them with cheap sanitary pads, has urged the PadMan star Akshay Kumar to screen the movie in village schools and hostels.

Female Indian scientist on mission to educate women about menstrual health

deccanchronicle.com Feb 4, 2018, 3:30 pm
Maya Vishwakarma started her mission two years ago, prompted by her own experience of unsafe menstrual hygiene during her early years.

The Story of Maya Vishwakarma, India’s Own ‘Padwoman’

thequint.com 21 Feb 2018 09:53 AM
At a time when the Akshay Kumar starrer ‘PadMan’, chronicling the true story of Tamil Nadu’s Arunachalam Muruganantham is making it big in the theatres, and helping bring the issue of menstrual hygiene to the Indian masses, there’s another lesser-known story of a woman, who left the comforts of a high-paying job in America, to dedicate her life to helping the women of her homeland.