Women's Feature Service

After facing oppression and discrimination for several years, Dalits in a village in Madhya Prdesh are bravely fighting for their rights and the rights of their children. This is how.

Members of the Village Child Protection Committee (VCPC) in Deulgaon Tad village of Maharashtra are raising their voices to uphold the basic rights of children. This is how.

Vacha foundation with centres in many slums across Mumbai and Gujarat is helping young girls speak up against patriarchy in a very strong and inspiring way.

Deepti Priya Mehrotra writes about meeting Irom Sharmila, becoming friends with her, and observing her struggle. Here she appeals to those have constantly worried for Irom that now is the time to carry her struggle forward.

Coming to Mumbai from Andhra Pradesh in search of livelihood, to working in Dharavi slum as vegetable seller, domestic worker and more. This is the story of one woman, and many others like her who are fighting for their rights.

There are many facets to the person that was Mahasweta Devi, who passed away at 90, active till recently doing what she loved best – giving voice and power to the people through her activism and her writing.

Flavia Agnes is a noted gender rights lawyer and director of Majlis, a Mumbai-based organisation that provides legal initiatives for women. She is a strong supporter of legal pluralism and the premise of ‘reforms from within’.

Chanda was engaged when she was just a year-and-a-half old. This is how she conquered one hurdle after another to fulfil her dreams and is helping many others do the same.

Meet Urmila Chanam, a health-activist who is fighting taboos and myths around menstruation and is spreading awareness about menstrual hygiene across India.

Alokananda Roy, for years has been using the arts, especially traditional dance and music, to change lives of convicts of the Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata.