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Mumbai Girls and Women Now Go for ‘Folk Dance’ With Vengeance
Only until a couple of years ago, every 'nukkad' (street corner) in Mumbai had some form of dance class teaching people to match steps with the latest hit Hindi film song.
‘Pink Ribbons’ Campaign Draws Questions
Whilst most focus their attention on the carnival and cheery atmosphere the campaign presents, there is a small group of activists - including those who have battled breast cancer - who have been raising some hard-hitting questions:
Asha Roy Hailed as India’s Fastest Woman
This 21-year-old from Ghanshyampur, a village in Singur in Hooghly district of West Bengal, also ran the fastest in the 200m, clocking 24.36 seconds, and anchored Bengal's 4x100m relay team, which won the silver with a timing of 47.29 seconds at th
Dr Rafat Seema Fights for Prisoners’ Rights in India
That was when Dr Rafat Seema, 42, a teacher by profession, who is now working on her second doctorate, felt she had to step in to help the women in these families. She met with a lot of resistance initially, and people advised her against involving
Agriculture-Related Enterprise Empowers Rural Women in Bengal
It takes the women two-three days on an average to convert about three quintals of paddy into rice. When the weather is cloudy the paddy dries slowly taking up to eight days.
