Big B sponsors 2 women athletes for CWG, World Championship & Asian Games ’14

Global cinema icon and champion of various social causes, Amitabh Bachchan has often sparked laudatory initiatives towards the betterment of society, such as Polio Eradicat...

Charity's film about woman who cannot cry goes viral

A short film released by the charity WATER is LIFE focuses on a young Indian girl born into dire slum conditions, who is unable to cry despite the suffering she experiences...

Women Empowerment in India

Women empowerment is a debatable subject. At earlier time they were getting equal status with men. But they had faced some difficulties during post-Vedic and epic ages. Man...

Women represent just 36% of news media bylines and appearances

In news media, it’s still a man’s world. Male journalists make up 63% of by lines in print, Internet and wire news media, according to a recent report from the ...

India’s ‘Womanifesto:’ How central are women’s rights to this year’s elections?

The gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus in New Delhi in December 2012 marked a sharp turning point for the debate on women’s rights in India...

Most Ratified Human Rights Treaty is 25 Years Old

Augustine J. Veliath invites writers everywhere to own and use this powerful tool, the CRC.

Nearly 25 years ago, the world made a promise to childr...

Reproductive rights and wrongs: How discrimination blights maternity care

Last week, Brazil becomes the first country to pay compensation to the family of a woman who died in childbirth as a result of negligence and discriminatory practices in ma...

Farhan Akhtar strums for a cause

Farhan Akhtar is a busy man who wears many hats. He’s a writer, director, actor, singer and a tireless campaigner for gender equality. Adjudged the best actor for his...

Happily Ever After…?

A telegram announced her arrival into this world. Just three words, but how they changed our lives. I had to wait six months to see her. When my eyes fell upon her sleeping...