Kandhamal's wonder women fight hate

WFS,    Thu, 23 Apr 2009
"One morning, I heard a knock on the door. When I opened it I saw a group of men holding swords behind them. They started threatening me. They asked me why, despite being the daughter of a Hindu,

The terrible silence within the family

WFS,    Thu, 16 Apr 2009
Psychologists and counsellors who deal with child sexual abuse are not surprised at the increasing number of cases of incest in the wake of the complaint filed by a 19-year-old girl against her businessman father and a 'tantrik'

1984: Rebuilding Lives with Love

WFS,    Sat, 4 Apr 2009
A large oil paining of a tall and handsome Sikh dominates Lakhbir Kaur's modest sitting room in Kumbra village in Mohali near Chandigarh.

Inconsistent politics, unstable Pakistan

NI Wire,    Fri, 20 Mar 2009
Last week was a time of great upheaval in the politics of Pakistan. The entire world watched Pakistan politics curiously. On all sides, the expectation was that Pakistan army

When women lead, a trickle becomes a cascade

WFS,    Fri, 6 Mar 2009
In a room full of people at Vithalbhai Patel House in New Delhi one bracing winter day last month, I was the only person from the government. The rest were prominent members of the civil society of Delhi.

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