A 13 year old daughter of a rag picker was abducted by six men in a moving car when she was returning home with her brother after doing domestic work on May 2, 2005 in Lucknow. She was beaten with a…
Orissa has long been a site of Hindutva violence against minority groups. From anti-Christian violence in Rourkela in 1964, to the brutal murder of the Australian missionary Graham Staines and his…
Areti Sathyavathi, age 55, belongs to Thundurru village. Her husband is a cancer patient. In spite of her difficulties, she has been agitating along with the villagers for a pollution-free village…
The life of Savitribai, wife of Jotirao (or Jotiba, as he is fondly known in Marathi) Phule is a tale of great sacrifice and courage. Born on 3 January 1831 in a relatively well to do…
The first central executive committee (CEC) meeting of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) after the 11th All India conference at Bhopal was held on March 21-23, 2017 in Delhi. It…