
Bharatiya Stree Shakti
Empowering women through education, health and self-esteem since 1988
Women & ChildrenEducationLivelihood
Established in 1988 and headquartered in Mahim, Mumbai, Bharatiya Stree Shakti is a voluntary, autonomous women's organisation working on a Panchsutri of education, health, economic independence, gender equality and self-esteem. Through branches across India, family counselling centres, help desks that connect women to government schemes, Gram Chetana for rural women and Gender Clubs for youth, it has intervened in national debates from POCSO cases in the Supreme Court to the portrayal of women in cinema, and represents Indian women's voices at UN forums.
Founders
UBUrmila Balvant ApteGBGeeta Balvant GundeSAShubhangi Avinash Thorat-PetheBJBakultai Jayant DeokuleJNJaywantiben Navneet MehtaNPNirmala Pramod VaidyaSHSunjeevani Hari RaikarKRKirtida Ramesh MehtaSPShobhana Prakash BhideCJChhaya Janardan PotphodeJSJyoti Shreeram PatwardhanJRJayashree Ravindra PawarSSSwati Suresh NagwekarSPSwati Padmakar Gokhale
Mumbai, MaharashtraSince 1988








































· 12 Jan 2022
· 10 Feb 2021