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Rising Queens: India’s largest hearing impaired entrepreneur network
Deepika founded Rising Queens, now India's first and largest community of hearing-impaired digital entrepreneurs, growing from one woman to over 4,000 members. The group recently held its Hyderabad Queen Contest, featuring a…
The Story in Brief
Deepika founded Rising Queens, now India's first and largest community of hearing-impaired digital entrepreneurs, growing from one woman to over 4,000 members. The group recently held its Hyderabad Queen Contest, featuring a ramp walk, live music, and product showcases.
Deepika initially relied on text and team members who knew Indian Sign Language to communicate. She later began learning ISL herself, calling it an act of respect. 'I'm still learning, and I make mistakes, but the women are patient and teach me,' she told New Indian Express.
The Indian Opinion
The feel-good framing of Rising Queens as a 'movement' risks glossing over the daily barriers hearing-impaired entrepreneurs still face, poor digital accessibility, patchy ISL interpretation, and social stigma. The real test will be whether this community can translate ramp-walk visibility into durable livelihoods. How many of those 4,000 women are earning a sustainable income?
Source: newindianexpress.com
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