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The unsung freedom fighters
Many people laid their lives for the independence, some are known while others still remain obscure. Hausabai is one of the those. She was writhing in pain, pleading for him to stop but her cries went unheard. Despite this happening in front of the police station in Bhavani Nagar in Sangli,...
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Lead by example
27 December 2019 | Swapna Majumdar -
No more labour pains
14 December 2019 | Swapna Majumdar -
Don’t muzzle their voices
22 November 2019 | Swapna Majumdar -
Rethink the two-child norm
26 October 2019 | Swapna Majumdar -
They dared to dream
11 October 2019 | Swapna Majumdar -
Why stories need to be told
27 September 2019 | Swapna Majumdar
Odisha’s untiring Earth angel
In the last ten years, there have been no maternal and infant deaths in areas under the care of ANM Naik. This is a big achievement for a State where the MMR of 180 for 100,000 live births is way above the national average of 130 It was about noon when...
Breaking barriers
Vatsalya, an initiative to improve the health and nutritional status of women and children, was undertaken in 22 villages in Amreli’s Rajula Block The small boat at Gujarat’s bustling Pipavav Port bobs up and down as it waits to ferry passengers to Shiyal Bet Island barely 600 metres away. It’s a...
Don’t forget the tribal day
Have things really changed for the Koraga community? Sabitha’s story reveals impressive strides have been made but there’s a long way to go to end the stigma around untouchability At first glance, 21-year-old Jeetha looks like just another student at the prestigious Mangalore University in Karnataka. But with one difference —...
A woman's human right
Investment in family planning counselling corners is essential not just to fulfill India's pledge at the International Conference on Population and Development to give women reproductive choices but also because women should be allowed to plan their future In Bihar, a State where many girls are married early — some as...
A human health project
Empowering women to make reproductive choices and opt for quality family planning services can help India not only address the fertility challenge but fulfill the ICPD pledge Ever since 1989, July 11 is observed as the World Population Day to draw attention to issues surrounding human population. The urgent need to...
The missing link to nutritional safety
While the percentage of stunted children has seen marked improvements in recent times, progress has been really slow. States must follow Maharashtra’s mission approach example to tackle the problem of child malnutrition Almost one in three children in India under five years of age will still be stunted by 2022 if...
The forgotten women
Widows in our country are an invisible lot who are denied their economic rights. It is up to the Government and civil society organisations to ensure that they live a life of dignity June 23 is the International Day for Widows. Even today, they are perceived as being a burden...
