Year End Specials: Women and men who made 2017 historically significant

A list dominated by women of people in 2017 who broke the stereotypes

It has been a year of heroes without capes, of historically significant firsts and of breaking stereotypes. 

The author compiles a list of people who made 2017 special. And, at last, a list that women dominate

Afshan Ashiq

Afshan Ashiq

The young woman who represents the two aspects of Kashmir’s troubled youth

In a moment that quickly transformed her life, the picture of a young Kashmiri girl throwing a rock at a police vehicle was splashed across television channels and newspapers.

From being a stone-pelter to