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Deepika Padukone As Bhansali’s Mastani Is A True Role Model For Gender Equality

Perhaps one of the most glaring, disturbing symbols of the regressive patriarchy inherent in our traditions is our treatment of the Indian widow. She has been forced to end...

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Sustainable Development

Swachh Bharat: World Bank Approves Rs 10,000-Crore Loan To Support Campaign

The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion (nearly Rs 10,036.5 crore) loan for the ambitious Clean India campaign to support the Indian government&...

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TV

Of Demons And Social Pressure

Life OK?s new prime time starter is Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re. Unlike its predecessors, it has had an unimpressive beginning. Model Town, the site of the narrative is most con...

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Farhan Akhtar Helps DD Series On Women Empowerment Reach Out On Digital Platforms

Actor Farhan Akhtar, who is UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, has come on the Doordarshan series Main Kuchh Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon as the narrator to help address...

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Gender

13 Women Who Transformed The World Of Economics.

Economist Justin Wolfers recently wrote about how female economists are airbrushed out of academic discussion when they have a male co-author. We decided to bring...

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How Would Tech Entrepreneurs Recode The Foreign Aid System?

Foreign aid agencies have started to pay more attention to the world of tech entrepreneurs in seeking solutions to some of the biggest challenges on the planet. But what do...

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Bollywood

Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon' Narrated By Farhan Akhtar Redefines Edutainment

Mumbai, November 18, 2015 (Washington Bangla Radio): To address regressive practices such as sex selection, early marriage, early and repeated pregnancies, under-nutrition ...

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Health

The Breast Milk Elixir

Current estimates backed by the World Health Organization and Unicef are that optimal breast-feeding would save 800,000 children’s lives a year in developing countrie...

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Gender

Simple Ways Tech Companies Can Fight Gender Inequality

With Intel’s recent move to promote better hiring practices, many tech companies have begun to take a harder look at issues of diversity in the workplace. At the VMwo...

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Hollywood

Rhys Ifans Slams Wild Animal Circuses

Rhys Ifans has joined Animal Defenders Internationalto help wild animals forced to perform in circuses, slamming the outdated practice as “cruel”.His passionate...

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