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WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN - #WomenFor33

Only women can empower women. This is especially true in a society like ours where women have historically been exploited, targeted and...

DEVADASI (PART 2) WHOSE ROLE IS IT, MAN’S OR GOD’S?

It is a shame to say we still get to see ‘Devadasis’ around us. It is not a women’s issue alone. Men, women, old people and children...

DEVADASI (PART 1) UNTOUCHABLES OF THE DAY- TOUCHABLE AT THE NIGHT

For the past couple of days I was very disturbed watching an award declaration. The Ramnath Goenka Award given to Prakash Noolvi of TV9...

ARE BANKS THE SOLE PRIVILEGE OF THE RICH?

The country is shaken by back-to-back bank scams. The latest to jolt the system are the fraudulent deals running into thousands of crores...

HUNGER IS NOT SIN. WHAT ABOUT MURDER?

FIRST, I WAS SHOCKED… I’m shocked to hear about the murder of 30-year-old Madhu, a tribal man from Attapaddi in Kerala, by a gang of 15...

A TRIBAL WOMAN AND AN EDUCATED WOMAN TOO

Tribes and castes have always been a burning topic in India. The Valmiki community has been exploited for decades and has received no...

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE - THE OWNERS OF EARTH

The original settlers lived in the forest, hills and isolated regions that are rich in mineral resources. Their identity was conditioned...

BEYOND THE WALLS OF A CLASSROOM

At the beginning of my career as a college lecturer, the only idea I had in my mind was to do something that could change the lives of...

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