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Speaking About Rape Is Scary. For Some Writers, Fiction Can Help

“The first person to tell me I was gang-raped was a therapist, seven years after the fact,” novelist Jessica Knoll wrote in an essay for Lena Dunham and JenniKo...

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Bollywood

Why Kangana Ranaut Is The New Poster Girl For Indian Women

She may be hated for her honest, blunt opinions on matters. She may be envied for the kind of films that are offered to her, but there is no denying that KanganaRanaut is t...

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Hollywood

Stars Sign Letter Urging Leaders To Tackle Poverty By Addressing Gender Inequality

Sir Elton John was one of the more than 70 celebrities who urged world leaders to tackle poverty by addressing gender inequality, adding his name to an open letter to gover...

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Bollywood

Ali Zafar: Female Education Can Make World A Better Place.

Ali Zafar is decked up with his music and acting projects, but this doesn't mean that he will take a seat back on his social responsibilities. The actor believes that educa...

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Retroscope

Retroscope : The Date

I reached a little after 11 a.m. the hour family courts open in Bandra East. In the lobby stood my husband’s assistant. Seeing me, the man quickly shifted his ga...

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Gender

Menstrual Cycle Still A Barrier To Achieve Gender Equality

Adolescent girls in developing countries miss schools for at least five days every month — 60 days in a year during their menstrual cycle due to the lack of access to...

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Sustainable Development

Keeping The Water Flowing In Rural Villages

Keeping projects in business for the long term has been a constant theme of the Fixes column, and if sustainability has a poster child, it would be a water pump.   Tra...

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Alternative Entertainment

Iris Grace: Beautiful Paintings On New Book About Autism

In 2014 a five-year-old girl called Iris Grace began receiving widespread acclaim for some rather astonishing paintings.
They were sold to private art collectors for t...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope : Springtime For Gujarati Theatre

There is a growing demand for experimental work in Gujarati theatre, particularly if a younger audience is to be tapped, the demographic not attracted by the domestic ...

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Human Rights

62,500 Child Marriages In Tamil Nadu, Chennai Leads

Chennai tops the list of districts in TN with most married girls under 15 years of age, according to recent data released by Census 2011. With 5,480 girls under the age of ...

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