Dear Reader.

It is International Women's month and we bring you some stories of accomplished women who have worked hard to be where they are and are still doing that. The story of Lijjat - the giant cooperative of women who roll pappads in one such one.

In a recent BBC article the story calls " a big business today, with an annual turnover of nearly $100m and a flourishing exports account to boot".
Papads, or poppadoms, are the traditional restaurant starter and go with dips and chutneys. They are a thin wafer of lentil, chickpeas, black gram, salt and oil. Various types of seasonings are added.The Lijjat trade began when seven Gujarati housewives decided to exploit the only skill they knew - cooking.  Read more

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7932979.stm

Lokvani pays a tribute to this enterprising women and all womankind.

Lokvani team

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