Gender inequality is a pressing issue in Indian society. Despite a constitution that guarantees equal rights for men and women and decades of legislation, some deep-rooted gender discrimination in India takes a brutal toll on women's lives. Even after rapid economic growth, gender disparities remain...
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Deep within the district of Gosaiganj cluster of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh famous for its Manjha Fort and Gopal Temple lies the village of Karorwa where a gritty band of women are stepping out beyond their traditional roles as homemakers into the brave and unpredictable world of business-
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Meena Kumari from the village of Bastiya in Gosaiganj cluster of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh got her elder daughter married a couple of years ago. Though struggling to make ends meet, they somehow put together the money required by taking help from family and friends. What she did not know was...
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In the village of Kapera Wadarpur in Gosaiganj cluster of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh resides Sunita Verma with her husband and two sons. Born and married into a farming household and given all the trials and tribulations she and her husband has worked hard over the years to educate their sons...
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The Parliament of India enacted the Right To Education Act 2009 to grapple with the downward spiral of the education system and poor learning outcomes. The act aims towards providing free and compulsory elementary education to kids between the age group of 6 years to 14 year...
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Rekha Devi from Baldi Kheda village in Lucknow District in Uttar Pradesh has had a hard life. She and her husband have been landless labourers struggling to make ends meet. Work is intermittent, lowly paid and hardly enough to cover expenses. Her son is physically challenged, married and unfortunate...
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Mestriyamma used to wake up at 4am every day to cook for her family of 12, consisting her husband, their two children and the couple’s eight brothers. Their house in Kodigehalli slum in Bangalore is simply a large hall with no separate kitchen or attached bathroom. And so, she would cook outside t...
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30-year-old Kajal was married for 18 years and had three teenaged children. For the past 15 years she was working as an ASHA and did not need to depend on her husband for financial support. Her husband worked with the local newspaper and as a family they were well-off. However, that did not stop Kaj...
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24-year-old Malti visited the antenatal ward for the routine HIV test and the results showed up as likely positive. The lab technician at this facility was oriented on the association between HIV and potential intimate partner violence, and so contacted the Sajha counsellor about Malti. The c...
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14-year-old Seema was brought by officers of the Child Helpline to the hospital for pregnancy testing. She had run away from her home and was rescued by the Helpline; she would be now sent to a shelter home till the legal procedures would be completed. As per the norms, for admitting a female to a s...
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Dilkhush was born on January 9, 2018, weighing 2.5 kilograms. His mother, Fori and father, Durgalal were happy with the birth of their first child, making it a family of three. The family draws its income from cattle farming and agriculture, with no external assistance. As a result, the infant’...
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“Initially, many women in the village were suspicious of me, taking me for nothing but an ambitious saleswoman. To set their minds at ease, I shared my own experience of using a cloth during menstruation, instead of a sanitary pad and how inconvenient and unhygienic it was for me. This helped ...
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