In IndiaSpend, I look at the state of India’s shelter homes for children to discover endemic abuse and, worse, absolute apathy. She has no memory of her early childhood, no recollection of her biological parents and no idea of how or why she got separated from them when she was about three years old. What she […]
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In my Hindustan Times column, I look at a state that has, despite having India’s worst gender indices (sex ratio at birth, crimes against women, including gang-rape and stalking), there is a high level of ambition and aspiration amongst young girls and women. Yet, when there’s a gang-rape of one woman, it impacts and restricts the
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A heinous gang rape of one girl impacts the mobility of many others, affecting their ability to participate in public life Members of All India Democratic Women’s Association and various other organisations protest against the Rewari gang rape case, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi, September 17, 2018(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO) The first-year BSc student was on her
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Women cricketers in outer Delhi juggle school, tuition and housework and still find the time to practice on the field Hima Das celebrates after securing silver medal in the women’s 400m final on athletics track event at the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, August 26. Despite the Asian Games success of Swapna Barman, Hima
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