Tag: Satyawan Verma

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Legend Frees VillageFrom Smoking

 
/ September 20, 2010

Residents of Shankarpura, a village in India’s Haryana state follow folk tradition, shun smoking.

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Tradition VictimisesHaryana Women

 
/ September 6, 2010

In a shocking tradition, women in rural Haryana are forced to walk barefoot for 12 days to mourn a death in the family while men can wear shoes.

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