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Poonam Muttreja
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Instead of raising women’s marriage age, here are six things India should do to curb child marriage
The proposed legislation to raise the legal marriage age for girls to 21 years can have several harmful consequences.
Poonam Muttreja, Alok Vajpeyi & Martand Kaushik
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Why India needs to impart comprehensive sexuality education in its schools now more than ever
Misconceptions and lack of resources amid the pandemic have pushed adolescent girls to adopt unscientific menstrual hygiene practices.
Poonam Muttreja
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As India turns 74, it must realise coercive two-child norm isn’t best way to stabilise population
If a women’s needs for family planning and sexual and reproductive healthcare are met, this will happen naturally.
Poonam Muttreja
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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Ending early marriage in India will take more than legal action – it needs real belief in equality
Child marriages occur because girls are usually less valued than boys, notes a new UNFPA report.
Poonam Muttreja
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India’s best population strategy? Ensure women have the right to limit their families
When women lack control over their own fertility decisions, they become collateral damage in the event of a coercive population policy.
Poonam Muttreja
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Trump's Global Gag Order will stop US-funded NGOs from providing legal abortion services in India
Studies have shown that the policy, in the past, has resulted in an increase in abortions around the world.
Poonam Muttreja
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes