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Female Tabla Maestro Succeeds Despite Bias

 
/ September 15, 2011

Shobha, a talented tabla player had to battle against patriarchy to follow her dreams.

Women Aloud: Gender Equality In CVUs

 
/ August 23, 2011

This is the final part of the 3-blog series by Jessica Mayberry, the founding director of VV on how Community Video Unit (CVU) – VV’s pioneering community media model,  in addressing sensitive issues such as caste, sex and gender, and find innovative ways to deal with them.To read more about...

Girls Inspired To Study

 
/ August 22, 2011

In Uttarakhand, girls are traveling far from their villages to pursue further study.

Tribal Woman Overcomes Odds

 
/ August 18, 2011

A tribal woman vendor in Assam overcomes economic difficulty and fights for her rights.

MGNREGA Empowers Rural Women

 
/ July 22, 2011

Women from Mughalpura, Haryana have improved their earnings and opportunities due to the MGNREGA.

Land and Life Lost in Bihar.

 
/ July 18, 2011

A young woman dies and frustrations rise over a land grab attempt in a Dalit community in Bihar.

When Marriage Does Not Come At a Cost

 
/ July 5, 2011

In Rajasthan, a mass wedding ceremony is helping to put an end to dowry and child marriage.

Women, The Second Sex In Media

 
/ June 24, 2011

Female journalists in Bihar bemoan the fact that Media remains a male-dominated space.