How life is improving in India's poorest region

Many villages had no school, no health centre, no ration shop, no approach road, no post office, no telephone, no electricity, and perhaps even no convenient source of drin...

Call to focus election on child poverty in New Zealand

Children’s Commissioner, Dr Russell Wills, wants motorists, the well-off and the elderly to take less from taxpayers so that more public funding can go into tackling ...

SALMA

Synopsis

Poignant portrait of well-known Indian Tamil poet Salma. She spent twenty-five years of her life behind closed doors, at first in her e...

‘Unequal care work blocks gender equality’- UN expert

Unpaid care work like cooking, caring for children and elderly leads to poverty and
isolation of women if not identified, says Magdalena Sepúlveda, Special Rapp...

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan honoured for tackling social issues

Aamir Khan is huge in Bollywood, a superstar actor, director and producer, sometimes called the “Tom Hanks of India.”
But between films –- “Dho...

I lost the relevance of God in my life in my childhood days: Mahesh Bhatt

God has always had less relevance in the life of producer writer Mahesh Bhatt who says his dissatisfaction stemmed from unfulfilled of fundamental longings.

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Domestic violence in India: Women’s existence ‘privatized’

As domestic violence and women’s rights matters in India continue to make headlines in the international press, one woman is working to elevate the issues in a troubl...

There’s still hope: An introduction to India’s healthcare initiatives

Dr Poonam Kuruganti August 17, 2012 at 7:58 pm

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