(From left) Rihen Ajmera, founder of Awestrich, and Siddhartha Fondekar at Jugonnath Sunkersett Chowk in Grant Road

If you walk under the French Bridge in the bustling Gamdevi neighbourhood, on your right, you will come across Sharda Mandir High School. The school stands on the ground that used to be the home of Rukhmabai Raut. Hers is a story of sheer determination. Born in 1864, she was married off to Dadaji Bhikaji, when she was all of 11. In the years following her marriage, she lived in her parental home to complete her studies. In 1884, when she refused to consummate her marriage, her husband filed a case for restitution of conjugal rights under British law. Rukhmabai stood her ground and initiated one of the most publicised legal cases in 19th-century India, which even led to the passing of Age Of Consent Act. And that's not where the story ends. She went on to study medicine in England and earned the honour of becoming India's first practising lady doctor.