Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Maya Kaul's Journey from Displacement to Empowerment
Maya Kaul is a 73-year-old woman who had to leave her home in Kashmir in 1989 due to violence.
She started a new life in Hoshangabad with her two sons and later moved to Indore.
She faced many challenges but never gave up.
She started teaching and then created an NGO called Takshashila to help women and children.
Today, she oversees 60 anganwadis, supports many families, and is opening a library.
Her sons, Manas and Manav, have also achieved success in their own ways.
Maya's story is one of resilience, empowerment, and the power of education.
Maya Kaul left Kashmir in 1989 due to violence and started a new life in Hoshangabad with her two sons.
She faced financial struggles but began teaching and later started an NGO called Takshashila to support women and children.
Maya oversees 60 anganwadis, providing essentials like uniforms, chairs, and toys to ensure dignity and education.
Her sons, Manas and Manav, have supported her and achieved success in their own fields.
At 73, Maya continues to empower women, adopt children, and is now opening a library to promote reading.
- Who
- Maya Kaul, a 73-year-old woman who oversees 60 anganwadis in Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Maya's journey from displacement to empowering women and children through her NGO, Takshashila
- When
- Her displacement occurred in 1989 due to violence in Kashmir
- Where
- Originally from Kashmir, now based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To support her family and empower women and children through education and self-reliance
- Age
- 73
- Current Location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- NGO
- Takshashila
- Anganwadis Managed
- 60
- Children Adopted
- 10 (battling AIDS) + 3 girls
- Education
- Master's in Hindi, Law Degree
- Notable Works
- Blue Bicycle (poetry), Laughing Sunshine (short stories)
- Sons
- Manas (elder), Manav (younger, writer, artist)