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“We must absolutely protect what is ours. In a country blessed with such unique products, we must ensure that certain qualities and characteristics unique to a place must not be forgotten or usurped by outside vested interest.”

If countries like China, Singapore and Thailand can offer the right to basic healthcare services, why can't India? #RightToHealthcare

In this exclusive conversation, she speaks about her journey from being a petitioner to a lawyer in Mumbai, the support group she founded, and valuable advice she has for women going through a difficult time.

Choose the life you want. The law will be there to support you. But the strength lies in you.

27 women were lynched after being accused of witchcraft, followed by 24 in Odisha. This is not an old concept, but a reality, not just in rural areas, but a common mode of boycotting women even in urban cities.

Bonded labour in this day and age is more unseen, more hidden, but still ruthless. It has journeyed far and beyond its conventional contours.

Did you know there is punishment for those giving, taking, demanding and even abetting dowry?

Of the over 4 lakh prisoners in Indian jails, nearly 2.9 lakh pre-trial detainees and undertrials have been languishing for years as they await justice. But their voices are now being heard, thanks to these people.

One of the very first woman advocates of India, Lily Thomas fought to ensure convicted criminals don't find a place in our Parliament and State Legislatures.

It comes as no surprise that members of the Constituent Assembly—the framers of our Constitution—held fierce debates on the subject of language.