child rights

At 13, Surjeet Lodhi rallied children in Vidisha to fight alcohol abuse and child labour. By 17, he helped restore classrooms and hope across villages.

CRY India has impacted over 4.7 million children. This is the story of relentless hope, everyday heroes, and the power of believing in a better future.

In 1979, a young Air India purser, Rippan Kapur, gathered Rs 50 with friends to change children's lives. That small act grew into CRY, impacting over 4.7 million children. This is the story of relentless hope, everyday heroes, and the power of believing in a better future.

Amar Lal, once a child labourer in Rajasthan, was rescued from a quarry by Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi. Having gained an education and purpose, he's now fighting child exploitation as a lawyer.

In an exclusive Interview with Padma Shri awardee Shantha Sinha, a child rights activist, we uncover the roots of the anti-child labour movement in India. She shares how the movement based on management principles has stood the test of time.

We frequently hear ideologues using the moral appeal of this project to argue for an economic restructuring of the society. These approaches make little sense because they do not recognise that apart from being economically inefficient and thus an obstacle both to economic growth and social development, child labour is also a moral evil.

A collection of images by photojournalist Tanmoy Bhaduri gives you a glimpse into the lives of the adults and children who migrate to work in Bengal's brick fields.

A practice that can have severe long-term repercussions, it is time to recognise the problem of corporal punishment and eliminate it once and for all.

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.

Children are an integral part of the population, and even though they can't vote yet, their voices need to be heard. Which is why these children from West Bengal have begun a campaign to reach out to political candidates ahead of the elections.