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When the Personal is Political: Inequality within Marriage
In rural Uttar Pradesh, one young woman brings her camera and lots of courage to dismantle patriarchy.
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MNREGA Finally Becomes Operational in Tribal Hamlet in MP
Community Correspondent Pawan Solanki helps his community in getting jobs and stopping distress migration.
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Women Allege Corruption and Gender Discrimination in MNREGA
MNREGA officials take signatures on blank sheets, leaving women workers in the dark about their records and payment.
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Women die in Childbirth as Hospital lies Vacant in West Bengal
Doctors refuse posting to a small village in a border district of West Bengal even as people suffer due to lack of medical services.
Why I don’t think Women should Celebrate Independence Day
Freedom is an unfulfilled promise for nearly fifty percent of the country who have to constantly negotiate their lives through fear and stigma. It was a holiday. A holiday marked by fluttering tricolours in each neighbourhood and loudspeakers blaring patriotic songs. A day before in school, I had dutifully stood...
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12,000 Women in Maharashtra Get Maternal Health Benefits After a Year
Community Correspondent Chetan Salve fought for a year so that women from marginalised sections could access benefits promised under Manav Vikas Yojana.
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Dalit Homes Burn While ‘Upper’ Caste Arsonists Roam Scot Free
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A dozen Dalit houses were torched after electoral defeat of ‘upper’ castes in Odisha village. The police, instead of making arrests, are protecting the accused.
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Without Clean Drinking Water, Village Residents Succumb to Diarrhoea
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Village goes without water supply for half a month, residents forced to draw water from nearby BSF camp or consume unsafe pond water. “India got its freedom in 1947, but we have no water even now”, says a visibly angry Ajit Soren, a resident of a West Bengal village. His...