Nari Adalats: Changing Lives at the Community Level
In my last blog, I briefly discussed the system of Nari Adalats (Women’s courts) run […]
Domestic Abuse: A Right Granted by Society?
What is domestic abuse? Is it limited to a wife being abused by her husband or […]
Bringing the Period to the Workplace
Chums. Time of the Month. Visit from Aunt Flo. Stomach pain. Code Red. Red Wedding […]
She: The Invisible Bread Earner (Part I)
“Who is the head of family?” I asked a boy from Chikiti Block of Odisha. […]
Panchayati Divorce: Its Implications and Legal Sanctity
“Is your husband your friend as well?” I asked.* A question that was included in […]
The Cultural Legacy of a Social Evil: Dowry
Dowry (Dahej pratha) in India has very complex and complicated history. It didn’t used to […]
Finding Community in Healthcare Activism
I am lying on my bed with my eyes open, trying to push myself out […]
Feminism in India: Part 2
Feminism… I have always thought it was a catch-all phrase for everything about a woman’s […]
Women’s Empowerment: Building a Bridge
There were 12 of us. All young women. We had stuffed ourselves into an already […]
Women and the Environment
For the AIF Midpoint Thematic Conference, my co-fellows and I visited Jagori Grameen in Himachal […]