Women's Feature Service

Apart from sexual and gender-based violence, women are also deeply impacted by communal violence in other ways. Their experiences do not always mirror that of men.

For city residents, toilets are no big deal. But here's why the work of these two youngsters is not just commendable but vital. According to some studies by UNICEF and WHO, over 600 million Indians defecate in the open.

Malerkotla in Sangrur district of Punjab is an erstwhile princely riyasat with a population of one lakh Hindus and Muslims is an oasis of peace in a strife-torn land.

These are programmes under the government's Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, said to be the biggest nutritional intervention of its kind in the world.

What young women like Neha and Sunita need is access to proper information on the various contraceptive options available to young women like them, so that they can take informed decisions about this very important aspect of their lives.