With the recent boom in NFTs, Mumbai-based artist Akshita Gandhi saw an opportunity to continue to champion social issues close to her heart – female empowerment and sustainability – while exploring the new medium. Although crypto art has been labeled the great democratizer of the art world, data from Art Tactic shows that only 16% of NFTs sold over the past 21 months were made by female creators. Furthermore, most blockchain technology incurs high carbon costs with a negative impact on the environment. On January 9, Gandhi, a former construction worker, dropped her first NFT. It is part of a …