Women's Feature Service

Tanya Pillay was born in Durban, South Africa, to Tamil parents, but found her karmic connection in Canada, where she grew up. Based in Toronto, Pillay combines her love for acting and penchant for hypnotism to pursue both careers successfully.

Though the Mahila Brigade has been around for the last 10 years, members are joining the brigade. The brigade help to deter dreaded criminals, perpetrators of crimes against women and even the police. Women from all walks of life,housewives, profess

The Bill's provision to penalise women for false complaints has come under attack. As the earlier examples bear out, certain forms of sexual harassment cannot be proven beyond reasonable doubt as may be possible with physical injury or other crimes

Ultimately, it was because of the courage of women like Chota Bai and the commitment of grassroots activists like Mamta Bai and Gyarsi Bai who brought them to Jaipur. Om Prakash and others like him could finally gain their freedom.

Indeed, the lack of safe public utilities such as public toilets and transport was a running thread throughout the three-day conference. There were 270 participants from 41 countries who attended the conference.