September 2018
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Meet the Woman Who Changed Her Name at 45
Hundreds of girls in India are given names indicating they’re unwanted. A woman in Haryana broke this spell and took on a new name.
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In Poonch, the Lack of a Road Hampers Education
Governments come and governments go, but in half a century, none has built a road to this government higher secondary school in Poonch.
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Five Months After PM’s Total Electrification Claim, an Odisha Village Waits for Electricity
At a time when India posits itself as a future superpower, the residents of Dharuapalli wait for electricity to irrigate their land and charge their phones.
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Waiting for the Pittance that is the Disability Pension
A woman living with 90 percent disability in West Bengal waits for her pension of a thousand rupees a month, while the administration shuts its doors on her and her husband.
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Why must only Brutal Incidents of Violence Spark Outrage Against Rape Culture?
The recent gang rape of a 19-year old in Haryana is a reminder that rapes do not happen in a vacuum, they are a result of patriarchy and the rape culture it has built.
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The Ground Realities of an ‘Ideal Village’ in Bihar’s State Capital
Despite being adopted under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, Sonmai is a village deprived of economic opportunities, education facilities, public infrastructure and even food security.
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Primary Health Centre in Shopian Shines a Ray of Hope
While stories of lack of health services, medical negligence and unaffordable healthcare fill our mediascapes, a rural health centre in Shopian shows the way.
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38 Years and Counting: A Village Waits for a Road to be Rebuilt
Four decades have passed since waterlogging destroyed the only road out of Inayatpur, but the government has not implemented any rural development scheme to rebuild it yet.