Meet Maya Vishwakarma – The PADWOMAN of India | Founder, Sukarma Foundation | Inspiring Sarpanch Story In this powerful and inspiring conversation, we meet Maya Vishwakarma — widely known as the PADWOMAN of India — a changemaker, social reformer, Founder of Sukarma Foundation, and a dedicated Sarpanch working at the grassroots level. Discover her journey, challenges, and mission to bring awareness, dignity, and positive change to communities across India.
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Maya Vishwakarma also known as "PADWOMAN OF INDIA". She is Founder & President Sukarma Foundation, natively I belong to village Mehragaon (Sainkheda) district Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh. Currently, living in San Francisco, California, from last one decade. Past 4 years working in hometown district Narsinghpur on a self-sustainable village in which we made a documentary film and wrote a book titled "Swaraj Mumkin Hai" for education and awareness about sustainable villages.
Sukarma Foundation working on "Menstrual Hygiene Awareness" in the tribal area of Madhya Pradesh. We are manufacturing affordable low-cost sanitary napkin for tribal and rural girls/women named "NO TENSION" brand name. Sukarma Foundation also started "Telemedicine Primary Health Care Center" in rural India focusing most remote population in rural India.
Specialties: Women Leadership, Social Entrepreneur, Activist
Professional Work Experience: Human and mouse cell line culture, Plasmid preparation, purification, Enzyme double digestion, DNA isolation, PCR, rt-PCR, DNA Electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, BSA protein assay, protein and enzyme production and purification, recombinant DNA, cell culture, cell transformation, cloning, chromatography (HPLC/GC), Vis-spectrophotometer
- Maya Vishwakarma
PADWOMAN of India/Founder Sukarma Foundation/ Sarpanch