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In The Family Tree, Women Become Land Owners In India

65 year-old Basi behen* lives in a small village in the Narmada district of west Indian state of Gujarat. Married at 15, for close to five decades, she tilled a small plot ...

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Can Tiny Homes Solve Homelessness?

At least, that's the opinion of Alan Graham. But Graham, the CEO of Austin-based Mobile Loaves & Fishes, thinks he knows what the solution is: a sense of community. MLF...

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Human Rights

A First For The Country, Maharashtra Bans Social Boycott Ordered By The Khaps

Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to ban village councils from imposing social boycotts. In the majority of cases, it is women and people from lower cla...

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Human Rights

The Brutal Ways In Which Some Clan Councils In South Asia Punish Women

In India and other parts of South Asia, clan councils have long worked outside the legal system as enforcers of centuries-old social codes and traditions. Experts say these...

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Health

Outsmarting Polio

While a global campaign to vaccinate every child on the globe has reduced incidence of polio by 99 percent, wiping out the disease in the last handful of countries has prov...

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Alternative Entertainment

These Oh-So-Cool-Murals In ShahpurJat

A burst of colours, a dash of creativity and freedom of expression – Delhi’s tiny urban village, ShahpurJat, signifies all this and much more. Often touted as t...

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Human Rights

No Water, No Electricity & A Smoky Stove: The Life Of Shantabai

This village woman walks on a kuchcha road every day to fetch water. She then comes back home to cook on a mudchulha,
With no electricity in the house. You can help h...

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Bollywood

Aamir Khan Adopts Two Drought Affected Villages In Maharashtra.

Aamir Khan, who has always extended his support towards varied social causes, has decided to do something for the drought affected regions in Maharashtra. With several Boll...

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These Oh-So-Cool Wall Murals In Shahpur Jat Are Bound To Make You Stop And Stare

A burst of colours, a dash of creativity and freedom of expression – Delhi’s tiny urban village, Shahpur Jat, signifies all this and much more. Often touted as ...

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Women From Ages Of 60 To 90 Are Learning ABC's At School For Grannies

With the aim of reaching 100% literacy, this village has started a school for its uneducated grandmothers.
A school that is open for only two hours a day, where the un...

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