Associate Professor, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam The impact of cultural tradition, norms, and mores of indigenous tribes of the Northeast region on the status of women in these communities has been glorified since the colonial period. Women from Assam, the most populace state of the region are believed to enjoy a status better than women …

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Principal, Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Jalandhar, Punjab The Punjab region was a cradle of vibrant women’s rights activism in the pre-independence era. It is ironically perceived today as an area where women are valued more for their ability to reproduce sons than for their intrinsic worth. The sex ratio (at birth) in the state stood at a …

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Founder, Zaiba Aapa Institute of Inclusive Education & Humanity Welfare Organisation HELPline, Bijbehara, Kashmir As you drive down the winding road from Srinagar to Anantnag, if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you might miss the turn that will take you to Zaiba Aapa Institute of Inclusive Education, Bijbehara. The leafy tree cover in …

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Founder, Dhisha and a Graduate student of Sociology As a young boy, Dinu read the extraordinary story Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. The story centers around a school in Tokyo during the Second World War. The school, run by Master Kobayashi, values freedom of expression and encourages students to embrace …

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Associate Professor, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana As a young research scholar in the early 2000s at Pune University, Oishik approached the famous feminist scholar, Professor Sharmila Rege to approve a series of workshops on Law and Sexuality under the umbrella of the Women’s Studies Centre she was heading. The proposal was carefully structured, …

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School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi Often on chilly New Delhi evenings in the winter, you can spot Rukmini emerging, against the setting sun, from the Kashmere Gate Metro Station, accompanied by her students. They make their way towards the Ambedkar University campus, walking through a shanty cluster. The walk is part of the …

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