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Rajasthan is well-known for its rich heritage and culture. But for women embroidery artisans of Jodhasar in Bikaner district, their craft has not been able to gain the deserved recognition in all these years. Their form of embroidery, known as Kashidakari which means needle work, is time consuming but the returns are meager. In the 1980s,…

Hello, I am Jhuma. In Bengali, which is my mother tongue, the name signifies Enjoyment. As a person, I am fun-loving and practical, ambitious yet realistic. As you must have understood by now, my roots are in West Bengal. My advanced studies saw me spend four years in Bangalore, the lovely garden city in the late Nineties before I moved to…

Science has never been without women. But the journey of most women scientists in India has not been as easy one. In the early days, this gender bias was so intense that women were denied admission in premier science colleges only for being a woman. Kamala Sohonie and Anna Mani are two such names. They had to fight hard to make a place for…

In this highly competitive world, where it’s so difficult to make a place for oneself, one can only imagine how daunting the situation would be for a transgender, who is subjected to social stigma, discrimination and harassment at every step and in every phase. Sandhiya Ghavri’s journey is no different. Early years Sandhiya was born in a…

As the school bell rang, the kids ran towards the gate, leaving the classrooms vacant within no time. The corridors were filled with the sounds of chitter-chatter, giggles and occasional shouts from teachers - walk in a line, go slow, don’t fight, don’t push! Soon enough, the crowd that had gathered at the school gate was dispersed, and amidst…

Are we living in the 21st century? Well, the ubiquity of gender-based crimes forces us to think otherwise, especially when it comes to violence in domestic setups in both urban and rural environments. A lot remains unaltered in this front even if we are progressing as a society in different other ways. The nature of crime, the types,…

When you enter आनंदम् बाल गोकुलम् (Anandam Bal Gokulam), you are greeted with ‘Suswagatam’ by a bunch of bubbly kids. In another room, you will find children reciting mantras and shlokas, the terrace is full of kids indulged in theme-based craft or painting. It may be difficult to believe that in today’s modern world there exists a…

Obstacles, objections, threats and resistance were just a few challenges that she faced in this journey. But Salma's determination kept her going.

Girls have to struggle with Math. Girls are not good with numbers. Girls have to work harder to score in Math. Have we all not heard, said or thought something on these lines when it comes to girls and mathematics? This write-up debunks such misconceptions that arise out of our ignorance.

Sometimes we need to travel to unknown places and traverse unknown paths to find the things we don't know we had lost and to repair the part of us we didn't know were broken somewhere.