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Why Women’s Empowerment Must Start With Land Rights

Property and citizenship are in many ways what define us, and they interact in fascinating ways.
To understand how property ownership strengthens people’s abilit...

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Love Wins At Seattle South Asian Film Festival

The 11th annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival begins Friday, Oct. 14, with a special focus on Bangladeshi cinema.
The 10-day festival — whose theme is &ldquo...

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Mira Nair To Donate 'Queen Of Katwe' Money To Mumbai Street Children

When Mira Nair's 'Salaam¬ Bombay' released in 1988, the proceeds from the film was used to establish a trust to cater to the needs of street children. With Nair's 'Quee...

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Meet The 23-Year-Old Who Has Trained More Than 300 Rural Children In Using The Personal Computer

Kainat Ansari first learnt to operate a PC when she was in Class 6. Now, in less than two years, she has introduced the PC to more than 300 children in rural India, enablin...

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True Review Television - Prime Time’s Little Thespian

During Navratri, a cable channel made capital with Falguni Pathak live all nine days at a venue in suburban Mumbai. The entrance must have been unimaginable, but judging fr...

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Meet The Indian Girl Who Won $1 Million Hult Prize & Is Solving Transportation Issues In Kenya

“Lags in the transportation system are a big issue in many countries and it is something that is often overlooked even though people use it on a daily basis. When tra...

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WHO Calls For Higher Taxes On Sugary Drinks

The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Tuesday to raise taxes on sugary drinks it blames for fuelling global epidemics of obesity and diabetes, saying this ...

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India’s Hunger Crisis Worse Than Bangladesh, Nepal

Reductions in the prevalence of undernourishment, child stunting, child mortality and child wasting (low weight for height) have led to the improvement in Global Hunger Ind...

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Sonali Bendre Launches The 'Healthy Conversations' Initiative By Revital H Woman

Revital H Woman recently launched the 'Healthy Conversations' initiative to bring the health of Indian women in focus .This initiative aims to reach over 2 million women ac...

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CRY Report Highlights Indian Gender Data Gaps To Be Filled

In order to tackle the underlying gender inequality that holds girls back, India has to re strategize and undertake focused investment. With a population of 225 million, gi...

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