Tag: Uttar Pradesh
When Children ‘Perform’ Gender
In rural Uttar Pradesh children exaggerate ‘femininity’ and ‘masculinity’ when performing gendered actions. But are things as black and white as they seem?
‘Make Men Wear Veils and They will Understand our Difficulties’
In rural Uttar Pradesh, one woman challenges men to cover their faces and then successfully execute their work.
Menstruation is Still Shrouded in Silence and Shame
A woman on her period is supposed to follow a thousand baseless stipulations of what she can eat, where she can go, what she can touch. When shall we learn to treat period as yet another normal bodily function?
200 Village Residents hold Authorities Accountable for Lack of Work Under MGNREGA
In a small drought affected village in Uttar Pradesh, the community came together to solve systemic bureaucratic apathy and wrested the employment guaranteed under MGNREGA.
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Swachh Bharat Mission fails 500 families in Uttar Pradesh
Are these 500 families in Uttar Pradesh village, an exception or is it part of a trend indicating improper implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission? “Advertisements promoting the Swachh Bharat Mission are all over the television. The government is shouting from rooftops that toilets will be built. But it’s all...
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Tragic Death of Two Children Motivates Community to Demand School
The tragic death of two girls was the catalyst for transformation in a village in Uttar Pradesh to demand a school in their village, under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
Community Voices powered by Lalit Lokvani in Uttar Pradesh
“Radio is such a medium that even while cooking we can listen to the news, music and folk songs.” shares a happy listener of Lalit Lokvani. Lalit Lokvani is a community radio station in Alapur village of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh, catering to the needs of 120 villages in...