Businesswomen Awake in India

Madhura Chatrapathy started a food dehydration business to give lots of jobs to women in Karnataka state; then she and other successful businesswomen started AWAKE to offer business counseling for other women. She also re-organized the handmade footwear industry so women could get better skills and be considered full partners.

Featured speakers/guests:

Madhura Chatrapathy ( also known as the Tamarind Powder Queen).

Credits:

Interview by Indu Ramesh; narration, Aparna Devagiri; recording, M.R. Ramamurthy; series editor and additional script, Frieda Werden. Music buttons (none more than 8 seconds) sampled from Women’s Day Special Song 2014, by Vani Harikrishna.


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