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A father's courageous fight against girl’s sexual assault
Despite threats and coercion, Ranjit, supported by his resilient daughter, pursued justice with unwavering courage When Ranjit took on the might of the powerful in his tribal village in Ranchi district, Jharkhand, to pursue action against the rapists of his 13-year-old daughter, he didn’t think he would get justice. But he...
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The unsung freedom fighters
31 January 2023 | Swapna Majumdar -
Find a better alternative
10 January 2020 | Swapna Majumdar -
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
Ignorance on periods can be fatal. By sharing good Menstrual Hygiene Management practices, the media connects many to solutions they can adapt and scale up It was just beginning to get dark in her village when Gauri came out of her house. After furtive glances to make sure no one...
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...
