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Yashodhara – A salve for the social injuries of the Dalits in Mumbai’s slums.
Yashodhara Salve’s style of community journalism has led to Dalit women marshalling against atrocities they faced, women standing up against traditions that exile them from society and women going on camera to demand education for their daughters which is a basic right. The 38-year old Community Correspondent grew up in...
What is the ‘Right” age for Women to get Married? Community Debating Child Marriage (Amendment)...
Last year in December 2021 the union government approved the proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, based on the recommendations of a NITI Aayog task force. The amendment was introduced in Lok Sabha on 20th December 2021.
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Fighting the Dowry System | Fixing India
This week Fixing India is dismantling the nonsensical economics of dowry system.
Uttar Pradesh: Wife Abused for Dowry and Forced into Prostitution by Husband
Uttar Pradesh woman demands justice after her husband domestically abused her for dowry and forced her into prostitution.
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Playing Against Patriarchy: Muslim Girls own the ‘Male Space’ by Playing Football
In Kolkata’s Rajabazar, Muslim girls have formed a football team to fight against patriarchal norms.
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A Dowry-Free Community in a Country of Dowry Deaths
The Baiga community, like many Adivasi communities, does not follow the patriarchal dowry system, setting an example in a country where women are killed for dowry every day.
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Dowry-Related Violence Kills Over 20 Women in India Daily
The highest number of crimes against women in India is because of “cruelty” by the husband or his family, with a dismal conviction rate.