Women At The Grassroots
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Jal Sahelis: Women in parched Bundelkhand villages are leading the charge for water conservation
A network of women is reviving water harvesting techniques and traditional water bodies in the drought-ridden region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Kanchan Srivastava
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Rural employment: As opportunities drop, women pay the highest price
An increasing number of women in Indian villages are being left with few options except low-paid and erratic farm work.
Tish Sanghera, IndiaSpend.com
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A school teacher is spearheading a women-led turmeric farming movement in Meghalaya
Trinity Saioo, from Mulieh village, guides 800 women in her state in cultivating the indigenous Lakadong variety of turmeric.
Sahana Ghosh
Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Indore Congress candidate backed out days after attempt-to-murder charge added to 17-year-old case
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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A 24-year-old woman is leading the way in documenting the biodiversity of a small Goan island
Hycintha Aguiar is in charge of putting together a people’s biodiversity register, which is mandated by law but is not known about in many states.
Sahana Ghosh
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Purulia’s ‘nachaniyas’ take up dancing to escape poverty – but find a life of exploitation instead
Their lives and bodies under the control of their masters, folk dancers also face societal discrimination.
Gurvinder Singh
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In India and Tanzania, women’s NGOs are ushering in development – and not getting credit for it
Research shows they are easily marginalised by other partners once the project takes off.
Dr. Bipasha Baruah, The Conversation & Dr. Kate Grantham, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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Starting with deposits of Rs 5, Sakhi Mahila Bank has become an enabler of economic transformation
The bank has not only boosted rural women’s income but also their confidence.
Tarun Kanti Bose
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In the flood-ravaged Sunderbans, women often have to face the biggest brunt of the destruction
After men migrate for work, women of Mousuni Island in West Bengal have to struggle for survival.
Sayanti Sengupta & Nirmalya Choudhury
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Dalit women panchayat leaders in Tamil Nadu have defied discrimination – and even death
Women have emerged from the shadows and are carving a singular path as local leaders.
Bhanupriya Rao, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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Meet Kajubai, the health worker who has been saving Gadchiroli's babies since 1994
Local health activists have demonstrated that simple and scientific interventions rooted in community practices can save lives and improve health.
Aashish Gupta and Kanika Sharma
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Why over one lakh rural women in Bihar sent postcards to Prime Minister Modi
Concerns rise over the shutting down of 26-year-old Mahila Samakhya, hailed as one of the country's most successful women’s empowerment programmes.
Aarefa Johari