New Delhi, March 8 -- On a quiet morning in countless Indian homes, women wake before the sun rises- preparing breakfast, packing school bags, responding to office emails, and gently nudging a sleepy toddler awake. Their days stretch between boardrooms and kitchens, buses and daycare centres, dreams and duties. Many of them do this silently, carrying the invisible weight of expectations while navigating battles that rarely make headlines.

This International Women's Day, a nationwide initiative seeks to ensure that those unheard stories finally find a platform.

Beginning March 8, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has launched an ambitious nationwide programme titled "Mahila Jan Sunwai"- Women's Public Hearing, an initiative designe...