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Straight from the Heart~ Will the Domestic Violence Act, ever get relief for the abused, and not the prepetrator???

by Urmila Chanam | May 26, 2012 at 1:11 AM

Abuse in the classrooms and the victims.

by Urmila Chanam | May 5, 2012 at 6:43 PM

We don’t need no education Lots of hazards in the classroom!! -Pink Floyd … Read More»

DO YOU HAVE IT IN YOU????? The heroes of the Indian Army and what they stand for

by Urmila Chanam | March 24, 2012 at 11:17 PM

We live our victories in two ways, if you really ask me. … Read More»

Pink Pages and the 'hammam'- A journey through the plight of India’s transgender/eunuch/hijra/ simply the ‘third gender’.

by Urmila Chanam | March 18, 2012 at 3:24 AM

Somewhere someplace it’s still just a little before the crack of dawn. And no one else is present for this ‘ceremonial’ ritual other than the ‘dai-ma’ and her assistant. … Read More»

'Till death do us apart'- a story of violence in a marriage.

by Urmila Chanam | March 10, 2012 at 12:04 AM

And they lived happily ever after.Or so it was meant to be. … Read More»

Celebrating the woman on International Woman's Day, March 8th.

by Urmila Chanam | March 7, 2012 at 10:37 PM

Can you think of how far we actually have come girls? Today there is a graduation stream on Women’s Studies in Mumbai’s SNDT Women’s University!! … Read More»

'O Sweet Child of Mine'- the plight of the 3 million street children in India.

by Urmila Chanam | March 3, 2012 at 9:10 PM

When Shekhar, 12, a child on the street was found in Bangalore railway station three months ago by BOSCO he told them he wanted to go find his family. … Read More»

The path of finding sustainable development for the poor in rural India.

by Urmila Chanam | March 3, 2012 at 12:27 AM

I was the Business Development Officer (BDO) and the Officer-in-Charge of a very important government development program for rural India called the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme( NREGS). … Read More»

i hAd a dreAM

by Urmila Chanam | March 1, 2012 at 9:18 PM

i wOke up and tHoughT i haD had a bEautiFUl dreaM..... goD smilED n told me it wAS 'reAl'.......... n wishED me all da joY. ... i criED a tear in diSbelieF was It reaLLy happeneing???? … Read More»

The rights ,or the lack of it, of the unemployed in the interview table.

by Urmila Chanam | February 28, 2012 at 7:23 AM

I am sure unemployed don't have rights, or that's what I was made to feel once while I faced an interview two years back with an interview panel in a 7-year old organization into social development ca … Read More»