Despite NALSA, Transgender Persons Absent In Government Policies In West Bengal
Silk (28), a transwoman, was in for a shock as she went to cast her vote in Kalyani, in Nadia district of West Bengal in mid-April …
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Cost Of Sugar: Women Cane Cutters In Maharashtra
Neeta (name changed), a cane cutter in one of the many sugarcane farms in Beed district of central Maharashtra, was only in her early 30s when …
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How Farm Acts Affect Women In Agriculture
On 27 September 2020, three Farm Bills became law after receiving presidential assent. The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill …
Adivasi Women In Rajasthan’s Zawar Mines Reclaim Their Rights
Lakshmi Devi (56), a Bhil Adivasi woman from Kanpur village in Udaipur district in Rajasthan has not been able to harvest a single grain from the …
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Concerns of Raising The Age Of Marriage
In February 2020, the Finance Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new proposal to raise the legal age of marriage from 18 to 21. A …
Women Criminalised For Protecting Spiti Valley
For the past 6 months, Sonam Dolma (29) along with 15 women, has stood guard at the entrance gate everyday in Kaza town- the gateway to …
Women With Disabilities Invisibile In Covid Policy Responses
“My bhabhi is pregnant but has no place to deliver. We are scared of catching Covid. We’re still facing the (basic) challenges. The biggest challenge for …
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How the Government Diluted Forest Rights Of Adivasis during Lockdown
Policy decisions for forest diversion during the COVID19 lockdown which potentially dilute the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA) and undermine the decision-making authority of the Gram …
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We Fought For Our Right To Our Land With A FistFul Of Rice
Anna Kujur (53) is a fearless Adivasi leader from the Sundergarh district of Odisha. Sundergarh is a predominantly tribal district in north-west Odisha where over half …
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COVID-19 : Adivasi and Forest Dwelling Women Face The Brunt
Socio-cultural values and norms have traditionally excluded women from participation in community decision making fora and denied them equal inheritance and property rights, both under formal …
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