I saw Rose this morning near the chapel, sitting alone, quiet. Was she praying? I couldn’t say. Last Monday Her baby died. ‘Mummy!’ the baby had cried all day, in pain. In pouring rain … Read More»

Jyoti Bairagi, a 20 year old woman, lived in Partla - a remote village in India’s Madhya Pradesh state. … Read More»

Scene 1 : I was interviewing the leader a political party for a story. As I was packing up, he told me, ‘you are so smart! … Read More»

‘The new girl in office is a slut’ Says Aaron, my colleague, in a ‘matter of fact’ tone. ‘But, how can you utter such words?’ I say, ‘You barely know her!’ Aaron looks annoyed and bitter … Read More»

Rihana, 27, lives in a slum of India’s Ahmedabad city. … Read More»

‘Bee, sit down,’ ‘Bee, don’t go out’ ‘Bee, don’t run, don’t shout’ All day, the flat next door Reverberates with the sound of ‘don’t’ Amidst lives Bee… an 8 year old … Read More»

Women farm workers in rural India labor as hard as men do, but are paid half of what men are. … Read More»

In my country, lot is happening to make women empowerment real. 33% of the seats in the parliament is reserved for the women. In rural India, village council must have 50% women members. … Read More»

Achungmei Kamei comes from Tamenglong district of Manipur. … Read More»

A group of women have broken into what has been a male bastion for centuries: Farming. … Read More»