15 years ago, Rashmi Anand walked away from a violent abusive marriage with 2 small children, a 9 year old daughter who had become quiet and withdrawn, and a 5 year old son who had stopped speaking completely from trauma. She came out without any financial support whatsoever.
Life has been a struggle every step of the way. But Women are the Phoenixes of life, and even our tears have healing power. An Author, Counselor and Social Worker, she works today with the very issues that devastated the lives of her children and her – issues of Gender and Domestic Violence.

Having voluntarily counseled hundreds of women at the Crime against women Cell of Delhi Police at Nanakpura New Delhi, over a period of 5 years, as well as at a personal level, she has tried to make sure that no woman should have to endure what she has been through.
The Delhi Police 2010 calendar was based on her first book and on her life.
Rashmi has prepared 2 widely acclaimed ready-reference booklets for the Special Police Unit for Women and Children, New Delhi, which are on Women and Child Laws and their rights as well as the duties of society towards them. These are entitled “Stop Violence against Women” and “Stop Violence against Children”.
A special edition of her book Room 103, Nanakpura Thana was published by Delhi Police and distributed by them to various stakeholders of society – Judges, Bureaucrats, Decision makers, NGOs amongst others.

The published author of 13 books on gender violence, love, abundance, joy, hope, the human spirit, life and death, Rashmi also writes children’s books.

She runs the Woman of the Elements Trust that gives free legal aid to Women and Child victims of Violence who are below the earning capacity of Rs. 5,000.
She co-ordinates with Shelter homes, most especially the All India Women’s Conference, to rehabilitate women – get them a roof and food, to help them develop skills through vocational training.

She gives talks in schools on “Good Touch, Bad Touch” from children aged 6 upwards.

Rashmi gives talks and lectures at Schools, Colleges and Universities on gender issues, joy, abundance, positivity, duties and responsibilities, as well as on acceptance and inclusion.

She gives talks and lectures at Corporate Houses on the human spirit and positivity, and also gives awareness sessions on the Sexual Harassment at the Workplace Law, with the wider perspective of Decorum, Dignity and Decency.
She is on the Internal Complaints Committee of Corporate houses so as to carry forward this law.
She also gives inspirational talks on her life, on breaking through and on the human spirit, on love, laughter, religion and spirituality at various other fora.

She has worked with the Catholic Bishops Conference of India of the Church on women’s issues. She has been a speaker at the Circle of the Divine Feminine at a Conference at Jaipur on 8th March 2008, held by the Global Peace Initiative of Women, New York. The Conference was a congregation of 350 global and women leaders and spiritual leaders from across the world.
She has been on an Advisory Committee on Domestic Violence, the other members of which include the Representatives of UN Women, National Commission for Women, US Aid, Special Branch of Delhi Police and the International Center for Research on Women.

Rashmi has been a resource person for gender issues and human values for the National Indian Open Schooling Board.
She initiated a project with the West District of Delhi Police called “Bandhu” which works to cement relationships between Police and Community, most especially the marginalised – women, and children from lower income areas.
This program is unusual for it works at internal awakening and fortification – of the police and the community so as to build bridges and initiate closeness between them.

Rashmi is the recipient of:
➢ The Naari Shakti Puraskaar from the President of India
➢ The Neerja Bhanot Award
➢ The Karmaveer Jyoti
➢ The Karmaveer Puraskaar
➢ Doordarshan’s Woman Achiever Award of Aadhi Abaadi Baat Naari Ki,
➢ The CNN-IBN Zindagi Live Award
➢ The Bharat Excellence Award
➢ The Indian Woman Achiever’s Award
➢ The Award for Literature from the Indian Council for UN Relations and the Champion Trophy of UK-based “We are the City”.
➢ She has been felicitated as a “Karamyogi” at the discourse of Karam Yoga of the Bhagvad Gita by the Chinmaya Mission worldwide head Swami Tejomayananda.
She has been on social awareness shows of CNN IBN, NDTV’s Salaam Zindagi, Doordarshan, Rajya Sabha TV, Lok Sabha TV and on Satyamev Jayate, amongst many others.
Articles/Documentaries have been done with her and on her life across the world – Mexico, Sweden, France and New Zealand, amongst others.
She has been featured in the book “Women of Pure Wonder” a special edition from Vodafone and Roli Books that showcases the life and work of 50 extraordinary Women of India.
The 2010 Delhi Police Calendar was based on her life and her first book.
The latest issue of the Chicken Soup for the Soul inspirational series of books carries the story of her life entitled Awakening.