By Shrinkhala Pandey
बस में बैठने की जगह नहीं थी इसलिए चाचा ने मुझे एक अंकल की गोद में बैठा दिया उन्होंने मुझे कई बार गलत तरीके से छुआ मैं डर के मारे चुपचाप बैठी रही। मैंने ये बात किसी को घर में नहीं बताई लेकिन बहुत दिन तक बार-बार वो सब याद आता रहा।"
बस में बैठने की जगह नहीं थी इसलिए चाचा ने मुझे एक अंकल की गोद में बैठा दिया उन्होंने मुझे कई बार गलत तरीके से छुआ मैं डर के मारे चुपचाप बैठी रही। मैंने ये बात किसी को घर में नहीं बताई लेकिन बहुत दिन तक बार-बार वो सब याद आता रहा।"
By Diti Bajpai
बलात्कार और यौन उत्पीड़न जैसे जघन्य अपराध पर अंकुश के लिए कड़े कानून तो हैं, लेकिन थानों और अदालतों की लंबी प्रक्रिया और जिम्मेदार अधिकारियों के लापरवाही से दोषियों पर समय से कड़ी कार्रवाई नहीं हो पाती, और पीड़ित को न्याय के लिए भटकना पड़ता है।
बलात्कार और यौन उत्पीड़न जैसे जघन्य अपराध पर अंकुश के लिए कड़े कानून तो हैं, लेकिन थानों और अदालतों की लंबी प्रक्रिया और जिम्मेदार अधिकारियों के लापरवाही से दोषियों पर समय से कड़ी कार्रवाई नहीं हो पाती, और पीड़ित को न्याय के लिए भटकना पड़ता है।
By Shivani Gupta
Last year, the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki turned murky when a minor daughter of a Dalit, who was contesting the polls, was allegedly gangraped. The survivor and her family complain that they continue to face threats from the accused who are free on bail. In a series titled 'Twice Cursed', Gaon Connection revisits families of the victims and survivors of rape, now forgotten.
Last year, the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki turned murky when a minor daughter of a Dalit, who was contesting the polls, was allegedly gangraped. The survivor and her family complain that they continue to face threats from the accused who are free on bail. In a series titled 'Twice Cursed', Gaon Connection revisits families of the victims and survivors of rape, now forgotten.
By Gaon Connection
The old ritual forces a woman’s family to pay several lakhs of rupees to the husband and his family in case the woman wants to walk out of an abusive marriage, or call off a child marriage. The team of Laal Chunar has rescued 276 victims and helped file 450 FIRs.
The old ritual forces a woman’s family to pay several lakhs of rupees to the husband and his family in case the woman wants to walk out of an abusive marriage, or call off a child marriage. The team of Laal Chunar has rescued 276 victims and helped file 450 FIRs.
By Manoj Choudhary
Between 2019-20 and 2021-22, at least 1,578 people have died of elephant attacks in the country. Odisha tops the list followed by Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam. On July 23, a 32-year-old forest guard got killed in the crossfire between stone pelting villagers and an enraged tusker in Khunti, Jharkhand.
Between 2019-20 and 2021-22, at least 1,578 people have died of elephant attacks in the country. Odisha tops the list followed by Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam. On July 23, a 32-year-old forest guard got killed in the crossfire between stone pelting villagers and an enraged tusker in Khunti, Jharkhand.
By Abdul Wasim Ansari
The old ritual forces a woman’s family to pay several lakhs of rupees to the husband and his family in case the woman wants to walk out of an abusive marriage, or call off a child marriage. The team of Laal Chunar has rescued 276 victims and helped file 450 FIRs.
The old ritual forces a woman’s family to pay several lakhs of rupees to the husband and his family in case the woman wants to walk out of an abusive marriage, or call off a child marriage. The team of Laal Chunar has rescued 276 victims and helped file 450 FIRs.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
A cadre of Banking Sakhi, Samuh Sakhis, Agricultural Livelihood Sakhis, Health Sakhi, and Vidyut Sakhi will be trained to become master trainers in self-defence.
A cadre of Banking Sakhi, Samuh Sakhis, Agricultural Livelihood Sakhis, Health Sakhi, and Vidyut Sakhi will be trained to become master trainers in self-defence.
By Shivani Gupta
For young girls in villages, education is a luxury. But most of them are forced to discontinue their studies even before completing secondary education. Besides safety issues, there are many reasons behind their dropping out. In order to understand the roadblocks, Gaon Connection interviewed many girls in villages in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh
For young girls in villages, education is a luxury. But most of them are forced to discontinue their studies even before completing secondary education. Besides safety issues, there are many reasons behind their dropping out. In order to understand the roadblocks, Gaon Connection interviewed many girls in villages in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh
By Mohit Asthana
By Manoj Choudhary
Recently, a 16-year-old girl from Dumka, was set on fire by her stalker and killed. A couple of days later, a minor girl who was four months pregnant was found dead and hanging from a tree in Dumka. The Jharkhand Police had launched a mobile application Shakti to help women in distress, but the app is not functioning and few even know of its existence.
Recently, a 16-year-old girl from Dumka, was set on fire by her stalker and killed. A couple of days later, a minor girl who was four months pregnant was found dead and hanging from a tree in Dumka. The Jharkhand Police had launched a mobile application Shakti to help women in distress, but the app is not functioning and few even know of its existence.