“We were wanderers. Moving constantly without much of a reason, until that day. From no plans to structured road-maps to help villages get the basic facility of light, we have come a long way, and yet it feels that a longer journey awaits”
“The issues we raise affect not just women, but men as well. And, that is why our band has so many male supporters. At the end of the day, gender equality is not shifting oppression from one to the other. It is about eliminating it altogether.”
A recent decision by the Kerala government stated that amends would be made to the Labour law: these include directives to employers to limit women employees to work eight hours a day and provide a chair or stool, allowing them to sit.
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The anxiety and stress were bogging her down. As the exams grew close, her hopes of attempting them were dwindling. She was even considering dropping out.
The project that Saloni has undertaken in this village is to set-up a social enterprise in partnership with an NGO, BAIF Development Research Foundation, for the tribal bamboo artists of Dang. These artists earn a meagre living by making jewellery and bamboo products, while keeping the culture alive.