Sustaining Sanitation

With the Prime Minister riding high on the publicity of the Swachh Bharat Mission, clean India seems to be an achievable dream today, but statistics say otherwise.

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Wonder Where the Women Are

The advent of the 21st century may have boosted feminist movements and given women voices, but a study shows that in the world of cinema, we essentially live in a world tha...

India's Deepening Gender Imbalance

The sex ratio at birth for most Indian states is below normal India’s problem of gender imbalance may be deepening, with virtually all corners of the country now affe...

Missing Women: In India Child Sex Ratio Has Worsened

An extension of attitudes that leads to missing girls translates into missing women from the workforce and missing women in leadership roles.“More than 100 million wo...

Aruna Raje Patil: Committed To Feminism

Aruna Raje Patil passed out of FTII with a gold medal in 1969 becoming the first trained woman technician in the industry.
At the beginning of her career Aruna Raje w...

Bollywood Could Bring Feminism To The Masses. Why Doesn't It?

A few days before the release of 2016 Bollywood hit “Dangal” (“Wrestling Bout”), which is based on the true story of two medal-winning Indian female...

One Step Forward, Two Back – India’s Uneven Progress In Correcting Gender Imbalance

India’s sex ratio at birth – or the number of girl children born for every 1,000 boys born – has improved slightly over the last 10 years. But there are n...

Health Policy Focuses On Expanding Access, Quality: Secy

Expanding access of medical facilities, reducing treatment costs and improving quality are the three major objectives of the recently-released National Health Policy, a top...

Indian Women Eat 13% Less Protein Than Men: Survey Finds

Women across India consume 13% lesser protein than men, a survey by Delhi-based mobile health and fitness company HealthifyMe has revealed. The report, titled HealthifyMete...