দশপ্রহরণধারিণী Dashapraharanadharini

A women's organisation for social work · Kolkata

দশপ্রহরণধারিণীDashapraharanadharini

দশ শক্তি · দশ উদ্যোগ · এক উজ্জ্বলতম আগামীTen strengths · Ten initiatives · One brighter tomorrow

Ten areas of work, like the ten hands of Maa Durga: education, health, livelihood, leadership and more, led by women, for the whole of society.

Join us Explore the Ten Divine Hands

নারীর উদ্যোগে, সমাজের অগ্রযাত্রায়… Women taking the lead, society moving forward…

A group of women together, smiling
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Maa Durga idol at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata
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শুভ শারদীয়া

Shubho Sharodiya! Warm Durga Puja greetings to you and your family.

As Kolkata welcomes Maa Durga, the mother who holds ten weapons in her ten hands, we begin our journey in her name, with ten hands of our own: ten ways women can move society forward.

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দশ হাত · দশ উদ্যোগ Ten hands · ten initiatives

The Ten Divine Hands

Maa Durga carries a different strength in each of her ten hands. Our work has ten hands too. Each one is an area where women can lead real change.

  1. Education & Awareness শিক্ষা ও জাগরণ Women's rights, awareness and the growth of every woman's potential
  2. Environmental Awareness পরিবেশ সচেতনতা A green earth for everyone
  3. Health & Wellbeing স্বাস্থ্য ও সুস্থতা Support for physical, mental and reproductive health
  4. Career Guidance for Students ছাত্রছাত্রীদের কেরিয়ার গাইডেন্স School connect, career guidance and mentorship
  5. Social Service & Community Initiatives সমাজসেবা ও কমিউনিটি উদ্যোগ Women leading the way to solve society's problems
  1. Women's Employment & Livelihood নারী কর্মসংস্থান ও জীবিকা সহায়তা Skills, entrepreneurship and financial independence
  2. Leadership Development নেতৃত্ব বিকাশ Women leading in the family, in society and at work
  3. Social Awareness সামাজিক সচেতনতা Working with schools, colleges and communities
  4. Innovation & New Thinking উদ্ভাবন ও নতুন ভাবনা New ideas, solutions and initiatives for change
  5. Women's Organisation & Cooperation নারী সংগঠন ও সহযোগিতা Moving forward together to build a strong society
See all Ten Divine Hands
A Bengali woman in a red-and-gold saree, with other women forming Maa Durga's ten hands around her, Kolkata
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আমাদের কথা Who we are

Five women. One shared belief.

Dashapraharanadharini was started in Kolkata by five women who believe that when women work together, a whole society moves forward. We began in Sharadiya Navratri, 2026, and we are at the very start of the journey.

We are not a big institution. We are neighbours, mothers, daughters and professionals who want to put our time and skills to good use, and we would love you to build this with us.

Who we work with: women of every age, girls and students, and families and elders in Kolkata's neighbourhoods.

নারীর শক্তি দশ দিকে সমাজের উন্নতিতেWomen's strength, in ten directions, for society's progress
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Our promise

A social organisation lives on trust

We only say what is true

We describe our aims as aims. When we have done something, we will show it, with real photos and real numbers.

Dignity and consent, always

No one we help is ever photographed or named without their consent, and never in a moment of hardship.

Open to every woman

Whatever your age, background or education, there is a place for you here, and a hand for you to hold.

Our first steps

We are planning our first sessions and drives now

Tell us what your neighbourhood needs, and we will start there. Write to care@dashapraharanadharini.cc or use the contact form.

Need help now? In an emergency, call 112. We are a small organisation and cannot respond to emergencies, but we can help you find the right official service.

যুক্ত হোন Get involved

How you can help

  1. 1Tell us about yourself on the Join form
  2. 2We match you to one of the Ten Divine Hands
  3. 3Join a session, a drive or a circle

Specialists & professionals

Doctors, gynaecologists, child specialists, elder-care givers, teachers and more: share your knowledge in any of the Ten Divine Hands.

Join as a specialist

Social workers & activists

Social workers and child-rights and women's-rights activists: bring your experience and your voice.

Join the work

NGOs, collaborators & CSR

NGOs, social collaborators and CSR partners: let us plan programmes for the community together.

Partner with us

A helper's spirit

No special skill? If you have the heart to help and the right attitude, there is a place for you.

Volunteer
সহযোগিতা Working together

Our Partners

Global Career Labs Career guidance partner Career guidance, coaching and mentoring for students: education planning and career planning. Beautyqueen.pro Women's beauty & personal grooming partner Beauty, grooming and self-care for women. clickks.net Digital marketing & SaaS partner Our website, digital presence and the technology behind it.

More partners are joining this noble cause. Come, join us and contribute to society's progress.

Become a partner
একটি প্রগতিশীল বৃহত্তর সমাজের জন্য For a progressive, wider society

The Ten Divine Hands at a glance

Questions people ask

Frequently asked questions

How can we improve women's empowerment?
By making sure women have education, an income of their own, good health, safety and a voice in decisions. In practice that means helping girls finish school, teaching skills that earn money, making health care easier to reach, and encouraging women to join local committees and groups. Change lasts when the whole family supports it. We work on all of these through our ten areas of work.
What are the 5 points of women's empowerment?
The United Nations describes five components: women's sense of self-worth; their right to have and to determine choices; their right to have access to opportunities and resources; their right to have the power to control their own lives, both within and outside the home; and their ability to influence the direction of social change, to create a more just social and economic order.
What are the roles of women in our society?
Women play many roles at once: carers and homemakers, earners and entrepreneurs, teachers, health workers, farmers, leaders and voters. In most Indian homes, women also make the daily choices about food, health, money and children's education. When their work is recognised and the unpaid work at home is shared fairly, women can contribute even more to society.