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 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 Manoj Choudhary
Led by Bhanuvati Devi, women in Nandpura village in Dholpur district of Rajasthan got all the six liquor shops in their village shut. Since October 2019, the village has been alcohol-shop-free. The families there now have more money to spend on the education and health of their children.
Led by Bhanuvati Devi, women in Nandpura village in Dholpur district of Rajasthan got all the six liquor shops in their village shut. Since October 2019, the village has been alcohol-shop-free. The families there now have more money to spend on the education and health of their children.
By Virendra Singh
From having to depend on their brothers and husbands for the expenses incurred in enjoying festivities, about 9,000 women in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district are now not only able to relish the festivities on their own expense but are also able to contribute to the household incomes.
From having to depend on their brothers and husbands for the expenses incurred in enjoying festivities, about 9,000 women in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district are now not only able to relish the festivities on their own expense but are also able to contribute to the household incomes.
By Manoj Choudhary
Tribal men in East Singhbhum district make an annual pilgrimage into the Dalma forests to gather forest produce. Their women practise temporary 'widowhood' and pray to Singhbhonga, their deity. Sendra, say villagers, is a way of sharing knowledge of forest produce and rare herbs with their younger generation.
Tribal men in East Singhbhum district make an annual pilgrimage into the Dalma forests to gather forest produce. Their women practise temporary 'widowhood' and pray to Singhbhonga, their deity. Sendra, say villagers, is a way of sharing knowledge of forest produce and rare herbs with their younger generation.
By Manish Dubey
ASHA worker Annapoorna Singh is afflicted with polio and that is what gives her the drive to ensure children who come under her care in Kanpur, are inoculated on time. She also counsels parents about the importance of polio vaccines and helps with institutional deliveries.
ASHA worker Annapoorna Singh is afflicted with polio and that is what gives her the drive to ensure children who come under her care in Kanpur, are inoculated on time. She also counsels parents about the importance of polio vaccines and helps with institutional deliveries.
By Nidhi Jamwal
...in the hearts and minds of thousands of rural children she has taught for 51 years at the Bharatiya Gramin Vidyalaya, and the countless lives she touched.
...in the hearts and minds of thousands of rural children she has taught for 51 years at the Bharatiya Gramin Vidyalaya, and the countless lives she touched.
By Jyotsna Richhariya
In Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh, 6,000 women SHGs have been formed that are providing employment opportunities to rural women and helping them set up their own businesses. Four such rural women run a canteen at the district collectorate.
In Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh, 6,000 women SHGs have been formed that are providing employment opportunities to rural women and helping them set up their own businesses. Four such rural women run a canteen at the district collectorate.
By Urvat Il Wuska
While once they worked as labourers, villagers in Doodhpathri in Budgam now cook and sell food to tired and hungry tourists who stop by at their stalls to sample traditional Kashmiri cuisine.
While once they worked as labourers, villagers in Doodhpathri in Budgam now cook and sell food to tired and hungry tourists who stop by at their stalls to sample traditional Kashmiri cuisine.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
In a male-dominated profession, women electricians in Indore, Madhya Pradesh are now rewiring gender stereotypes and becoming a part of new building projects and providing other electrical services.
In a male-dominated profession, women electricians in Indore, Madhya Pradesh are now rewiring gender stereotypes and becoming a part of new building projects and providing other electrical services.