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They Said Her Son Was ‘Possessed’. Then Her Fight against Witch-hunting Began.
She is barely literate, in her mid-sixties and has been on a mission for several years now. But far from being worn out or disheartened, she forges on with a conviction that is both rare and inspiring....
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A Panchayat Meeting in an MP Village Was Concentrating Only on Men. Till...
Women from a Self Help Group in Gopipur Village of Madhya Pradesh know the right way in which their voices will be heard. With their questions, and confident stand, the village is slowly moving towards...
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How India Is Breaking The Silence On Gender Violence
With an increasing number of gender crimes, individuals and organizations have taken matters into their own hands. Here is how they all are doing their bit. Know more about various initiatives which...
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Why Nobody Would Dare Exploit These Marginalised Women from Kerala
The feisty women members of grassroots groups in Kerala, who would earlier not even dare to talk within the hearing of the upper caste employees, are now successfully setting the community development...
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Family Planning, Sex Education in Rural Madhya Pradesh Yields Results
Getting married at 14 and pregnant at 16 is the usual course still decided for many girls in rural India. Here's how sex education is changing attitudes in a remote district in Madhya Pradesh. When...
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She’s Solved 124 Cases of Corruption & Domestic Abuse. Meet the Fiery Founder...
Aparna's father was an alcoholic and she had seen its ill-effects personally. When she saw many women from her neighbourhood being abused by their alcoholic husbands, she started a Red Brigade group...
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How Street Plays & Theatre Are Raising the Curtain on Violence against Women...
Domestic violence, sexual harassment and dowry cases are not really news in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh. But a few compassionate activists and organizations are taking on the issues with the help...
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They Said She Wouldn’t Walk. So She Became a Biker, Swimmer and Athlete Instead!
A spinal tumour left Deepa paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair in 1999. But she did not let her disability deter her passion to go out and pursue adventure sports. She became an award-winning...
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This 60-Year-Old Sarpanch Made Her Panchayat in Bihar 100% Open Defecation...
From starting a Rural Sanitary Mart for villagers for buying toilet construction material on credit, to setting up vigilante committees for catching people defecating in the open, Rampur Panchayat left...
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The Karate Champ Who Fought Epilepsy and Poverty from a Kolkata Slum to...
Ayesha Noor is a national and international gold medalist in Karate, and The Independent Television Service (ITVS) in USA is now making a documentary movie on her life to be featured on the Women and...
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Kerala’s Nursery For Future Women Politicians
Many shy, home-bound women have now transformed into active political leaders who are bringing a larger change in their community. Thanks to one poverty alleviation programme. What does a woman need to...
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When Women Were Not Given the Dignity They Deserve, Indian Courts Had Spot-On...
The year 2015 has been marked by some precedent-setting legal judgements, particularly those that enforce the constitutional rights of women and girls as individuals, wives, single mothers and...
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How An Ugly Incident In Usha’s Life Ended Up Saving Thousands Of Girls From...
They were just a group of 15 in Lucknow in 2011. Now they are a force of 8,500 around the country. The world-famous Red Brigade, which addresses the issue of sexual violence in India, is the brainchild...
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Why a Small Town in Bihar Is Teaching Boxing to Girls. And Creating National...
These girls from a small town in Bihar are boxing champions. They have been breaking stereotypes and winning medals since 2009. Here's why they pack a punch! Dighwara, a town located in Saran district...
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Tune in to 90.4 FM Sarathi Jhalak – a Women Run Community Radio Station in...
Sarathi Jhalak is a community radio station owned and run primarily by women in rural Karnataka. Over the past three years, the station has become a very important part of the lives of local people....
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This Woman with Physical Disability Achieved the Unthinkable and Proved...
Pushpa Singh, a 26-year-old girl from a small village in Uttar Pradesh, has been physically disabled since birth. Today, she has been elected to the Block Development Council (BDC) in her area. This is...
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Gold and Silver Are Passe. Try Jewellery Made of Wood, Terracotta,...
Wood, terracotta, ceramic, beads, papier-mâché, jute, bamboo and more - several options of hand crafted jewellery in natural materials are available today. Here are some Indian designers who are...
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The Incredible Story of Neerja Bhanot – Indian Flight Attendant Who Saved 360...
On the morning of September 5, 1986, Pan Am Flight 73 landed in Karachi. It had arrived from Mumbai and, had nothing gone wrong, would have departed for Frankfurt and onward to New York City. The...
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The Season of Giving: Borivali Resident Helps Her Domestic Help Start Her Own...
'Tis indeed the season of giving. Borivali resident Cassandra Nazareth has hit upon the perfect way to celebrate Christmas — helping an employee become financially independent. Sumi has been working as...
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This Team Is Eradicating Gender Based Violence & Inequality By Doing...
Even as the media reports about violence against women and the country debates how to fight gender discrimination, there is one organization that is quietly working on the root cause of these problems...
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