February 2018
Child Care Centre Runs for 20 Years Without a Building
Running in a makeshift community hall, an anganwadi leaves women and children without essential services.
Indigenous Communities Finally get their Land Rights
July 2017 was a month of celebration for over 200 people of 11 villages in Sundarpahari Block. Two years of community mobilisation had finally gotten them land tenure, under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
Studying Without a School
Over the past five years, parents in a village in Madya Pradesh have been using rooms in other people's homes to school their children, while the local government fails to finish building the community's only primary school.
Navi Mumbai Municipal Workers Demand Permanent Employment
Navi Mumbai is believed to be one of Mumbai's best-planned areas, but what about the condition of those who keep the city on its feet?
Trafficked and Sold from One Man to Another, Minor Finally Returns Home
Nati was one of the 130 children who go missing and often fall victim to trafficking every day in India. Sold for 70,000 rupees, she was forcibly married and abused for a year before she managed to come back home.
Love in the Time of Fear
At a time when lovers are threatened and killed for transcending the norms of caste, religion, class and gender, two couples from Haryana tell us about their beautiful stories.
Communities Come Together to Ensure Better Maternal Health
Despite the government’s promises, lack of infrastructure and problems of access endanger maternal health across rural India. Communities are stepping in and holding the system accountable.
Government Hospital in Jharkhand Leads by Example
At 167 deaths for every one lakh live births, India’s maternal mortality rate is still much higher than the Sustainable Development Goals target of 70. How can government hospitals help change the figure?