breaking free

Rajni and Sarita Thanwal found a new lease of life when Sulabh International, a non-profit organisation, intervened and rehabilitated the duo.

Sushila Bishnoi, who was illegally married at the age of 12, had appealed to the court to dissolve her marriage.

Activist, writer and filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan’s 2003 film Gulabi Aaina (The Pink Mirror) was banned by the Central Board of Film Certification. It has finally released on Netflix worldwide. Sridhar speaks to TBI about the long wait, his journey, inspirations, and the film he is currently working on.

Odisha’s women are no longer just content with being wives, daughters, and mothers. More and more women from the state’s rural areas are flocking to its cities for jobs, and in the process discovering their independent and self-confident selves.

Sridhar Rangayan’s film ‘Breaking Free’ will be part of Indian Panorama - the government’s 21 non-fiction film showcase. It is a documentary that exposes the human rights violations faced by gay, lesbian and transgender persons due to section 377.